Before taking some well-deserved time off over the summer, guest blogger Pär Berglund from the great blog Meadow Music again invites us on a musical trip around the Swedish meadow, this one presenting no less than seven artists and as many tracks available for free download. Enough said, and we’ll leave you to the checking out, liking and downloading…

Petter Söderberg, former member of Amical, is Chikan as solo artist. His EP ‘I Like You Better (When You’re Drunk)’ is his own mix of electronica, dirty indie and personal vocals. The great title track certainly got my attention. Download with a Right Click + Save As here!

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Pokerface’s (photo) new album ‘Transeo’ is something quite different and hard to describe, but I’d say it’s an intense experimental mix of jazz, electronica and progressive rock. Half of the songs are from excellent live recordings, which somehow places the music in a grandiose context. Download with a Right Click + Save As here!

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Barrett Elmore is an interesting band with its base in psychedelia influenced by mysticism, Nordic folk music and Pink Floyd. They create a very soothing and beautiful mellow ambience on their debut album ‘Woodlands’. Download with a Right Click + Save As here!

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Daniel Hedin aka Le Days released his debut album ‘Dead People On Tape’ recently. On it he’s looking through the eyes of dead people and paints a desolate, tragic and dark world. You can understand why if you look at the photos from the CD booklet. A very impressive and emotional effort. Download with a Right Click + Save As here!

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Lovisa Lindström caught my attention for her strong personal expression. Another singer/songwriter, but with a special feeling in her voice that makes her stand out. Download with a Right Click + Save As here!

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I’ll finish with a couple of rock acts which at the same time are comebacks from two of my favorite bands. Alouatta, dirty, energetic and with Karl Buhre’s special vocals in the front, released their EP ‘DIY’ the other day. A full length album is on it’s way. Download with a Right Click + Save As here!

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And while we’re talking about energy there’s The Rumble, a band that usually take over everything with their rock energy. They still do, but they also show a different side on their new EP ‘Expectations’ with more laid back, bluesy rock like in the track you can listen to here. Download with a Right Click + Save As here!

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