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80
Though the Cardigans planned Life as something of a joke, it became one of the finest pop albums of the '90s.
10y
80
This is insanely delicate, ill-advisedly chirrupy, impossibly namby-pamby easy listening music sung in high voices and played out on organ, snare and xylophone. It is also infectious, charming and life-affirming.
4y
a delicate, sweet and charming twee pop record it captures the sound of 60's pop extremely well making for a catchy and infectious record that is deeply underrated :)
Before the megahit, 'Lovefool,' The Cardigans were a breezy lounge/pop group releasing sonic candy to satiate the world's need for Swedish pop. Nina Persson's light vocals are so lovely and thoughtful; you almost forget that English is her second language. What is surprising about this album is it is consistency infectious and just packed with earworms. It's hard to go back and listen to a single song because the whole album is quality.
I love when Swedish pop bands sing in English as they ... read more
A cute, creative, and easy to listen release with plenty of charm.
Recs:
- Carnival
- Daddy's Car
- Tomorrow
- Beautiful One
- Hey! Get Out of My Way
- Closing Time
Carnival and Gordon's Gardenparty were by far the best songs on this album.
half of the song sound like children's songs which bipolar disorder...
still better than Super Extra Gravity
What a happy and delicate album, it's like a breath of fresh air, it's fucking beautiful. I don't know how to describe it, it's like watching a dog doing cute things or watching an old man picking flowers
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Track List
| 1 | Carnival 3:36 | 93 |
| 2 | Gordon's Gardenparty 3:19 | 84 |
| 3 | Daddy's Car 3:35 | 82 |
| 4 | Pikebubbles 3:05 | 78 |
| 5 | Tomorrow 3:03 | 80 |
| 6 | Beautiful One 3:27 | 80 |
| 7 | Travelling with Charley 4:09 | 81 |
| 8 | Fine 3:09 | 82 |
| 9 | Sunday Circus Song 3:56 | 75 |
| 10 | Hey! Get Out of My Way 3:30 | 83 |
| 11 | Closing Time 10:22 | 72 |
Total Length: 45 minutes
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