Surprised there's been no mention of First Aid Kit yet Also....Josefin Ohrn and the Liberation Josefin Öhrn + The Liberation - Take Me Beyond
One of my favorite discoveries from last year was the now-long-gone duo Studio. Great for fans of baggy Madchester indie bands from the late 80s/early 90s.
Lots of Swedish Metal bands...Opeth, Pain of Salvation etc. In the mid 90s I really got into the new Swedish Folk Music scene. I have almost everything on the Northside label out of Minneapolis. Hedningarna Triakel Vasen Den Fule Garmarna Hoven Droven
Lovefool got some good rotation on radio and tv, i remember they even performed it on an episode of Beverly Hills 90210 Cardigans - Lovefool
Atlas - Bla Vardag. Great album. The closest comparison I can think of is Camel - Snow Goose or Gotic - Escenes.
Love Is All. Check out their album 'Nine Times The Same Song'. More than an element of X-Ray Spex about their music. My own favourite is the track 'Busy Doing Nothing'.