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• Artist: The Cardigans
• Album: Long Gone Before Daylight
• Label: Stockholm / Koch
• Year of Release: 2004
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• Reviewed by: dscanland on 2004-07-13

It's been a long, long time since "Lovefool" ("Love me, love me, say that you love me") and the Cardigans are still going strong. They released their attempt at an electro-rock album (might call it trip-hop but not quite there) with 1998's Grand Turismo and haven't been heard from since. There were a couple solo projects in-between but nothing as the Cardigans. Now that the group is refreshed we get introduced to the new sound of the Swedish pop outfit. Long Gone Before Daylight is an extremely personal album that previous fans may run from but there is a lot to offer here. It does take a couple listens to catch the melancholy that comes across in the brilliant pop songs like "You're The Storm". And it is rare that Peter gets to rock out with his guitar. One of the loudest guitar sounds comes on "A Good Horse" that has a lot in common with a Sheryl Crow sound. With songs this personal, you have to spend time with the album. I liked the songs in doses of about 3-4 but I found myself wishing that there were a few more rockers on the album. "Live and Learn" was a little more upbeat but still lacking. So as the Cardigans experiment with yet another sound, fans will scratch their heads and new fans will get confused on the next release. At least the Cardigans are a band that do what they want to. Nina's vocal's are one of the highlights on this personal album.

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