Just like easy- to- assemble furniture, 50 cent hotdogs, and Robyn, Swedish* innovation is hard to ignore.
* (And yes, Ikea, Robyn and Lykke Li really are the only Swedish things I could think of)
Those Songs that Lift My Spirits [sometimes]
Jolene - Dolly Parton (but the White Stripes cover is my favourite)
Video Games - Lana Del Rey
Lover’s Spit - Broken Social Scene
Skinny Love - Bon Iver
Sadness is a Blessing - Lykke Li
Lover to Lover - Florence + The Machine
Samson - Regina Spektor
Shelter - The XX
Lovesong - Adele
Lay, Lady, Lay - Bob Dylan
If You Could Read My Mind - Gordon Lightfoot
Here, There and Everywhere - The Beatles
