Headphones On

That's Sweden in the distance from Denmark, but you can pretend it's Scotland right?

I was giving a listen to the new Pelle Carlberg album (formerly of Swedish rock giants¹ Edson) and had to double check that I'd selected the right artist more than once. On several points during this record, Pelle has quite obviously written songs for Belle & Sebastian. Tell me these songs don't sound like every one's favorite Scots...

I mean, geesh.. from the lyric twisting to the titles and hand claps. I like Pelle, always have, but HOLY BELLE & SEBASTIAN, Batman. So on that note, bonus B&S and Edson material today...

¹ hehehehe
²My memories of this song are becoming ridiculous over the years. At the end of SxSW 2006, Little Elpees took over the mic at Karaoke Underground at the old Red Scoot and announced to a room full of punk kids, "This is punk rock where we come from." He then lead us in the worst karaoke version of this song, EVER. I'm still surprised that we didn't have beer bottles thrown at us.
³ Oh yes, a wimpy indiepop cover of the Darkness classic.

Buy some: Pelle Carlberg, Edson, Belle & Sebastian