Friday Cardigans Blogging

Chris Hayes: "Ever wonder what happened to the Cardigans? Here’s your answer." Unfortunately, the video that Chris links to sucks. The truth, however, is that the Cardigans have some good post-"Love Fool" work, notably including "I Need Some Fine Wine" off 2005's Super-Extra Gravity:

So there. In other music news I just got the Yeah Yeah Yeahs Is Is EP and I see no reason that other Yeah Yeah Yeahs fans wouldn't like it every bit as much as I did.

Comments

The first two Cardigans albums were great. Then 'Lovefool' appeared and it was all downhill.

Posted by dan | August 24, 2007 5:36 PM

You fooled me, love. I thought you were referring to sweaters. Matthew, "pleas" blog more about fashion.

Posted by Gregorio | August 24, 2007 5:52 PM

"Lovefool" is great. The best pseudo-Beatles song since Badfinger.

Posted by Jeffrey Davis | August 24, 2007 6:01 PM

If it's up-to-the-minute sugary Swedish indie pop you're after, look no further than Club 8.

Posted by JSE | August 24, 2007 6:06 PM

>Friday Cardigans Blogging
I don't know who the band is, but I was expecting a clip of Mr. Rogers, given the post's title.

Posted by bartkid | August 24, 2007 6:12 PM

Way to improve on my lame joke, bartkid. But god the cardigans suck, and no man should like them. Goes for the band as well.

Posted by Gregorio | August 24, 2007 6:21 PM

'First Band On The Moon' is their best album, but 'Lovefool' is the worst track on that album. I doubt that many Americans have heard the first two albums, though, back when they were still twee. The Swedes do good twee: see Club 8, as mentioned.

And here's your Swedish pop motherlode.

Posted by pseudonymous in nc | August 24, 2007 6:38 PM

Yeah Yeah Yeahs rock!

Posted by Spazatura | August 24, 2007 9:14 PM

what a free fall

Posted by JC | August 24, 2007 11:00 PM

good tune.

Posted by MP | August 25, 2007 1:32 AM

Lovefool is kitsch. And it's catchy. But I forgot, it must suck because it's popular and has a melody.

Posted by bill | August 25, 2007 2:03 AM

yeah a good tune, for sure. maybe their best tune. not quite lucky 3, but a good effort nonetheless.

Posted by JC | August 25, 2007 2:37 AM

How can a mocking ironic song about sexual obsession be "kitsch". You got a private definition of kitsch?

Posted by Jeffrey Davis | August 25, 2007 7:49 AM

Not only does the video suck, but it's over 7 years old. Doesn't really answer the question "what ever happened to the Cardigans".

Posted by Chaz | August 25, 2007 2:57 PM

'Well, here goes the last of the Brudenells!'
[If we're going to make bad wordplays on "cardigan"]

Posted by rea | August 25, 2007 7:50 PM