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The Legends
Over And Over Labrador Records

Article written by Ged M - Jun 28, 2009

The Legends: Over And Over

‘Seconds Away’ was described as “the noisiest single ever to come out of Sweden”. There’s much feedback and guitar overload on the record but it still shows off the melodic streak that all Swedes seem to have in their DNA – even the distortion sounds sweet. The one man band behind The Legends, Johan Angergård (also of Acid House Kings and Club 8), claims that he follows his heart, which is clearly given over to My Bloody Valentine, Shop Assistants, New Order, Jesus and Mary Chain and M83, and as much at home on the dancefloor as in the studio if the fizzing Stereolabby synth-beat of ‘Something Strange Will Happen’ is anything to go by.

The title track is tinkly pop mixed with wall-of-sound woosh and ‘You Won’ is cool and spacey. Both are worth hearing but there’s a sense throughout of ‘deja entendu’. With its combi-influences of indie, Motown, shoegaze and C86, Over and Over is the sort of album that wears its influences visibly and shamelessly, like the badges on a satchel at Twee As Fuck. The Amazon effect means that if you like the originals you’ll like the Legends but, because the album never transcends the influences, the Legends will only remain a cult of the cardi-set.

Links:
http://www.labrador.se/artists/legends.php3
http://www.myspace.com/heknowsthesun

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