What is with the Swedes and their infectious indie pop? There has to be something in the water over there that makes them churn out hook laden music time and time again. Sweden’s The LK definitely do nothing to dispel this image. They seem to picking up where their fellow countrymen have left off by creating infectious electro-pop that makes it almost impossible to sit still. I mean I’m listening to them as I’m writing this post and I can’t help but dance in my chair and attempt to hum along.

The LK will be right here in Austin for SXSW in support of their stateside release of their debut album Vs. The Snow, which is due out March 4th on Kora Records.

More info and mp3s after the jump…

The LK is the collaboration between Lindefelt, abstract sound artist, and Fredrik, pop visionary and songwriter par excellence. Fusing musique concrète-style collages of sound with iconic pop arrangements, the typical LK song is both gradually mind-invading and comfortingly direct. Recorded with a minimum of equipment, VS. the Snow was built largely by gluing pieces of Lindefelt’s abstract sounds, lyrics and voice to Fredrik’s simple, beautiful melodies and chords. The resulting 11 (including 1 bonus song for kora) tracks make for a crisp, fuzzy, stylish, melancholy noise-pop cocktail with a human warmth and dark sense of humor.

The LK – Private Life of a Cat (mp3)
The LK - Blackboy vs. The Snow (mp3)