I've known about them for a while, but found out only recently that the wonderful Swedish electro-folk band Detektivbyrån had disbanded last year. Their anonymity means I don't expect anyone reading this to have heard of them, and their unique whimsy means I don't expect too many to be converted; a cool band Detektivbyrån are not: as this guy says, they are not a band you would show your friends (I appreciate the irony in this post). Judging by their touring schedules, they had little following outside their native Scandinavia. Detektivbyrån make music to be listened to in private, after a days hard toil. Xylophones, metalophones and accordions wash together with grace and clarity; I can't help but picture lush mountainsides in early spring, streams swollen by melt-water. Above all, the music they make is peaceful. There are no politics, no anguish or lost loves, just pure, beautifully orchestrated, quirky (but not gimmicky), music.
Both their albums, E18 Album and Wermland can be found here.
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