I like that I don’t have any ads on Swedesplease or Songs:Illinois. It frees me up to post whatever I want. I never have to fear about losing readers or not attracting enough. In fact for the past several years I’ve run this site more on the belief that driving people away with the most obscure Swedish music may be the best service I can provide.
I say this not because the music of Musette is offensive (it’s not) but because unlike a lot “blog rock” it doesn’t try to reel you in in the first 5 seconds with a catchy beat or hook. Musette and his brethren are making thoughtful, minimalist, experimental music. The debut release by Musette is Datum and comes out Feb. 24 on the new label Tona Serenad. The songs on Datum all arise out of specific events and experiences from days gone by. Below is “May 24″.
