Tag: Niklas Nygårds
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Episode 2213: August 2025 New Music 8: Kathleen Edwards, The Beaches
The August 2025 New Music Train wraps up its journey with a special trip to Älmhult, the town in Sweden where the first Ikea store was opened. As you might suspect, Niklas Nygards is the guide and he took along new music from Kathleen Edwards and The Beaches. This episode is Hotstuff.
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Episode 2127: April 2025 New Music 9: Wet Leg, Sunday (1994), Ally Venable, Samantha Fish, The Riven
The April 2025 New Music Train is earning it this month! Today, it takes off for Sweden to pick up Niklas Nygards and then heads back across the Atlantic to Illinois where Sunny Varney jumps on board. Along the way, you’ll hear about new work from Wet Leg, Sunday (1994), Ally Venable, Samantha Fish and wrap it up with The Riven, who are from Sweden!
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Episode 2097: March 2025 New Music 4: Mei Semones, Viagra Boys
The March 2025 New Music Train makes another intercontinental journey in this episode. First, Jay Ignacio hops on in Louisville and then the train makes the long haul to Sweden – with a detour to Ipswich, UK! Jay discusses new music from Mei Semones, while Niklas picks out a tune from the Viagra Boys.
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Episode 2061: January 2025 New Music 4: Willow Avalon, Mogwai, Kite, Ben Kweller, Coco
The New Music train is back on the tracks for 2025! Today the train makes one of its famous intercontinental journeys, chugging from New York City to Sweden. That means Jason Goebel and Niklas Nygards will steer you into their picks from January 2025: Willow Avalon, Mogwai, Kite, Ben Kweller and Coco.
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Episode 2036: Listeners Pick the Best Music of 2024 Part 13: Tiny Stills, Sunday (1994), Nada Surf, Waxahatchee
Happy New Year and welcome to the Best of 2024 series! Our listeners are choosing their favorite album and song from last year and today we have Niklas Nygards and Justin Steiner offering up their choices for best song and album of 2024. Niklas checks in with Tiny Stills’ “Am I Dead Yet?” as song of the year and he gives the nod to Sunday (1994) for best album. Justin goes for Nada Surf’s Moon Mirror for his album and Waxahatchee’s “Right Back to It” as his song. Thanks guys!
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Episode 1933: July 2024 New Music 8: Augustin Parsy, The Lathums, Lo Rays, The Linda Lindas
The July 2024 New Music train is in European territory today, making the journey from Sweden to Scotland. That means Niklas Nygårds and Roger Grace are on board and in this episode they tell us about new songs from Augustin Parsy, The Lathums, Lo Rays and The Linda Lindas. Plus, the worldwide debut of Roger’s theme music!
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Episode 1923: Niklas’ June 2024 New Music: Fantastic Cat, Indochine, Sabrina Carpenter
In a development that should surprise no one, Patrick messed up and failed to include Niklas Nygards’ contribution to June 2024 New Music. We correct that oversight on today’s episode and Niklas tells us about tunes from Fantastic Cat, Indochine and Sabrina Carpenter.
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Episode 1847: March 2024 New Music Seven: Jesper Lindell, Division 7, Sheer Mag, Lesbian Bed Death, These Wicked Rivers
The March 2024 New Music train is chugging overtime again, crossing the pond from Sweden to the suburbs of Chicago. That can only mean Niklas Nygards and Sunny Varney and they discuss new LPs from Jesper Lindell, Division 7, Sheer Mag, Lesbian Bed Death and These Wicked Rivers.
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Episode 1781: Listeners Pick the Best Music of 2023, Part 11
From the suburbs of Washington D.C. to a snowy Sweden, it’s more Best of 2023 picks on today’s episode. Phil Ingrassia discusses Bethany Cosentino and Jenny Owen Youngs, while Niklas Nygards loved Neon Waltz and Blur.
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Episode 1744: October 2023 New Music: Panopticon, Plini, Thåström and The Hellacopters, Terra, Israel Nash
Two voices we’re sure you will recognize take us through some new music picks from last month. Steven Routledge and Niklas Nygards are on hand to discuss new work from Panopticon, Plini, Thåström and The Hellacopters, Terra and Israel Nash.