I’m not going to sugar coat it. To say that I wasn’t slightly irritated in July 2021 by Swedish House Mafia (SHM) annoucing their return would be a lie. After traveling to both Chicago on February 20, 2013 and April 2, 2013 to Brooklyn for their One Last Tour events (both were amazing), I was emotionally, and financially, done with SHM. The hype was immense, and I had for the next eight years accepted that there wouldn’t be any more SHM tracks, until July 2021 when they announced their return.
While to this day, I’m still a bit irritated that perhaps it was just a marketing ploy, eight years is a long time for SHM to be broken up. People change, attitudes change, and we all know how the world has changed since 2020 when the pandemic changed us all.
Today, I gave SHM another chance, and was happy that I did.
The 17 track album Paradise Again includes tracks each with their own vibe, or energy, however they all carry a darkness. Whether it is by the bellowing vocals, or the dark and brooding builds of some interlude tracks, the dance/electro-pop album carries a weight with it.
Hits that we have all heard and love such as “Moth To A Flame” with The Weeknd is a beautiful build with vocals that match epicly. Seinabo Sey, a hit Swedish singer, steals the show with “Don’t Go Mad,” as we actually are for this track. A nu disco synth with her voice just works. “Calling On” is just that, with a sample from Cassietta George’s 1967 recording of “In the Garden” the track delivers beautiful feelings of sadness and joy in one.
Stream or download all 17 tracks here. What do you think of the album?
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