[This Just In] Kristoffer Ragnstam – Wrong Side Of The Room
Another “This Just In” today features a look at the new album from Kristoffer Ragnstam. Enjoy Joe’s thoughts on the album below.
When it comes to Swedish singer/ songwriter types, we have become very familiar with the likes of Jens Lekman in the indie world in the past couple years. But if Jens and his brand of swedish geek pop
are not your thing, you don’t even have to leave Sweden to find another take on indie pop courtesy of Kristoffer Ragnstam.
Ragnstam prefers more of a power pop approach to things, if you can pardon that overused description, and interjects lyrics that are fun, and sometimes quite thoughtful, which can be rare from popsters at times.
On his second full length album, Wrong Side Of The Room, Ragnstam grabs the listener by hand and whirls you around the room on the first song, “Stop On Top” and barely lets go through the first four upbeat and sugary sweet tunes. And the album is not without a nice punch as well, which brings to mind fellow Swede Sondre Lerche and his most recent album Phantom Punch, which is a good companion album to Wrong Side Of The Room.
Wrong Side Of The Room hits your local indie stores shelves this week via Blu Hammock Records and you can expect to hear some of the songs from us as well. In the meantime, enjoy a free download of “Swing That Tambourine” below.
