(This is only the second non-Swedish band to ever appear on Swedesplease but since the band has a lot of friends in Sweden (and Norway), and a bunch of swedes helped record the new record in Stockholm I though it would be fitting. Plus I’m travelling and had to steal this post from Songs:Illinois.)
Rubies, the California electro folk trio, are huge in Sweden (and Norway and Japan). They have friends among the highest level of Swedish pop cognoscenti including Karl Jonas Winqvist of Blood Music, Maria from The Concretes, and the up and coming electronic duo Studio. All these artists as well as members of Kings Of Convenience, Dan Judd and Leslie Feist helped out with the new record. Their new record, Explode From Center, was partially recorded in Stockholm and the bands website is peppered with live photos from their time in Sweden.
If you’re wondering what the band sounds like think Mama and The Papas (sans Papas) powered by cheap casios and electric guitars. For now there is no US release date, although the record should be available from Telle Records (Norway) and a single is supposed to be released through Rallye (Japan) in October.
“Diamonds On Fire” (w/Blood Music) performing acoustically outside a cafe in Stockholm: