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Swedish indie has now built up a loyal following, and there are club nights devoted exclusively to it from Berlin to Tokyo. But just what is Swedish indie? Why is it so big today? And what is it about this music that makes people in far-off lands set up clubs, websites and festivals in its honor?

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Andres Lokko is a Swedish music journalist who lives in London. He says that while the word “indie” is often associated in other countries with guitar-based music, in Sweden it has a broader meaning. “The Swedish definition of indie has much more in common with the original term: that it is independent music,” he says. “What would be labeled electronica or some other genre in the UK or the States is defined as indie in Sweden, whereas the music that is actually guitar-based – the post-Oasis pop songs – is considered to be pretty much mainstream.”

clipped from www.sweden.se Sweet Swede music Swedish indie was recently described in the UK’s daily newspaper The Guardian as “impossibly lovely,” and, indeed, the music is characterized by sweet melodies that are often melancholic but always catchy. “You can tell that music is Swedish just from the melody,” says Lokko. “Because English is the language of pop music, there is always more emphasis in Sweden on melodies. And Sweden is cold, so maybe we need sweeter melodies. José González and Hello Saferide are two of the brightest shining indie stars in Sweden