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As many people no doubt discovered in Sunday's The New York Times, "Stockholm Is More Than Abba's Town." The same article also brought to my attention the startling news that Christopher Walken once said or did something, possibly humorous, involving cowbells-- can any Pitchfork readers give me more information about this hot tip? What the Grey Lady left out, though, is that Sweden's music scene is more than Stockholm: Jens Lekman, the Knife, the Tough Alliance, the Honeydrips, Love Is All and many others hail from Gothenburg, while I'm From Barcelona call Jönköping home, the Radio Dept. and the LK come from Malmö, and newcomers Marching Band are based in Linköping. This duo of Erik Sunbring and Jacob Lind play low-key, folk-touched indie pop on "Feel Good About It", from their forthcoming album produced by Adam Lasus (Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Yo La Tengo, Lilys). Sunbring and Lind trade high, close harmonies and reassuring words over a warm, slightly ramshackle backing of acoustic guitar, piano, drums, and light electronic effects, like the Shins sliding down better-fitting chutes. Is Linköping more than Marching Band's town? Dear Ryan Schreiber, I would love to go find out.

MP3:> Marching Band: "Feel Good About It"
[from MySpace and a forthcoming album due 07/22/08]