cool blog idea.
i think ill check this band out (and post my opinion afterwards).

OK, so I heard it... And enjoyed it very much!
It also reminds me like hell of something, but I cant put my finger on it at the moment. If I remember Ill let you know.
I'd say they sound very new wave influenced, unlike Coldplay (which is a band I cant stand).

... and i figured it out.
Comsat Angels. I see a lot of influence from this band in Kent.
This is actually praise btw, since the Comsats were a brilliant band. They were more overtly bleak than Kent though, since the Swedes have a knack for hiding their forlorn mood behind a more accessible sonic structure.

Still, I think you would enjoy "Sleep No More", "Chasing Shadows" and "My Mind's Eye" by the Comsat Angels.

Ah, a reply! Nice! I will check Comsat Angels out!

I just figured out you're talking about the same Kent who had a lot of radio success in these areas with the song "If You Were Here" ("Om Du Var Här") quite a few years (must be about 11 or 12) ago. That song comes off the album "Isola", which also features the other song I know from them, namely "747".

Frankly, I didn't know Kent are a Swedish band, nor that they normally sing in Swedish and only have an English version of two of their albums. Would love to hear those two mentioned songs in Swedish one day.

EDIT: don't know if you know, but "Du & Jag Döden" is Swedish for "You & I Death". Maybe that helps you further in giving those emotions an appropriate place...

Written by Thryce on 16.02.2008 at 15:41

I just figured out you're talking about the same Kent who had a lot of radio success in these areas with the song "If You Were Here" ("Om Du Var Här") quite a few years (must be about 11 or 12) ago. That song comes off the album "Isola", which also features the other song I know from them, namely "747".

Frankly, I didn't know Kent are a Swedish band, nor that they normally sing in Swedish and only have an English version of two of their albums. Would love to hear those two mentioned songs in Swedish one day.

They have re-recorded two of their albums in English, but quite unsuccesfully. I haven't heard the English songs, but I think they would lose a lot of their 'touch' in Engish.

Wait...what!? Kent...here!?

The lyrics is in the line with the music. In 18 years, you can count the "positive" songs on one hand. And they seem to get more bitter for every record they realise. In think Kent is either a love or hate band. One the love side you have people who thing they are lyrical geniuses and Jocke is the best vocalist ever heard. On the hate side, they think the vocalist is "whiny" and the lyrics is a bad attempt for so-called-poetry, a band only for angsty teenagers.

Written by Torelli on 17.02.2008 at 12:55

Wait...what!? Kent...here!?

Haha. If will read the future episodes of this blog, you will have more of those moments.

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The lyrics is in the line with the music. In 18 years, you can count the "positive" songs on one hand. And they seem to get more bitter for every record they realise. In think Kent is either a love or hate band. One the love side you have people who thing they are lyrical geniuses and Jocke is the best vocalist ever heard. On the hate side, they think the vocalist is "whiny" and the lyrics is a bad attempt for so-called-poetry, a band only for angsty teenagers.

And on what side are you?

Written by Lucas on 17.02.2008 at 15:41



Haha. If will read the future episodes of this blog, you will have more of those moments.

Good, I look forward to it. It's always good when someone doesn't limit themself to tr00 music, as they tend to miss good music along the way.


Me veiw of Kent? It depends on my mood actually. They are hugelly overrated, atleast by the swedish press(nearly every magasine rate every album 5 of 5 or 4 of 5). Still, I respect them for making there own music. They do have a quite a fanbase of those in the early teens(that also like to state Kent as an insperation for their "(razor)poetry" ). But one shouln't jugde a band based on their fanbase, besides, their are plenty of people in their 30s or 40s who listen to kent aswell.

I like specific songs they have done, rather then a hole album. For example we have Musik non stop(swedish version), an awsome song with cathcy basslines and even an hint of disco flavor! Then we have "Dom andra"(the others) which also is a good song, with an incredible cathy melancolic whistling! We also have the crown of swedish teenage angst, "Om du var här"(If you were here). That song is a quilty pleasure of mine.

But oh well, their latest album is kind of good actually( "Tillbaka till samtiden"). Somehow, I think it reflects the swedes hidden biterness quite well.

I haven't heard the latest.. the only one I've heard is Du & Jag Döden, and perhaps a bit of Hagnesta Hill too. I want to check out their other stuff, but they only sell the english versions here. Havent found others around here, though i have not done my "extensive-super-search" yet.

I don't listen to Kent but I can enjoy their music sometimes. Still, I've always admired them. It's probably the only famous mainstream band in Sweden I have great respect for. Why? Because they're unique and have become famous for actually making music which stands out from the masses and doesn't sound like anything else in the mainstream scene.

As Warman I can enjoy their music from time to time but it's not something I listen to on a regular basis. It's good though and when you listen to it you have no doubt that these guys knows how to handle their instruments and write lyrics.
Nice idea for a blog by the way

Written by Warman on 17.02.2008 at 21:31

..Kent..

Written by GT on 23.02.2008 at 16:20

..Kent..

I quoted you both cause I have a question, even if you both don't really listen to the band: what should I get next, considering I own Du & Jag Döden and love it's tranquil bitterness? (And I don't want any english titled albums from them) Recommendations?

Written by Lucas on 25.02.2008 at 21:11

Written by Warman on 17.02.2008 at 21:31

..Kent..

Written by GT on 23.02.2008 at 16:20

..Kent..

I quoted you both cause I have a question, even if you both don't really listen to the band: what should I get next, considering I own Du & Jag Döden and love it's tranquil bitterness? (And I don't want any english titled albums from them) Recommendations?

Honestly I don't know. The only times I listen to the band is when it's on the radio in the morning, so I have no idea what their albums are called or which is the better one to get, but I can ask around.

Written by Lucas on 25.02.2008 at 21:11

I quoted you both cause I have a question, even if you both don't really listen to the band: what should I get next, considering I own Du & Jag Döden and love it's tranquil bitterness? (And I don't want any english titled albums from them) Recommendations?

Vapen & ammunition is without doubt their most popular album but I think Verkligen and Hagnesta Hill are supposed to be the best according to the critics. Me myself, I have nothing against the singles from the latest one: Tillbaka till samtiden. Sorry for not giving a more specifik answer.

Alright, I'll download some samples etc. from the albums you mentioned and I should be able to figure it out. Thanks both.

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