With tongue firmly in cheek, the Cardigans decided to play up the candyfloss arrangements of their debut for second album Life. Where Emmerdale studied an introverted melancholy, Life is undiminished in both its independent-minded exuberance ("Hey! Get Out of My Way") and zest to enjoy life with others ("Daddy's Car," "Gordon's Gardenparty"). The incredible production and quality of arrangement from the debut are here also, even more strikingly crisp and spot-on. (Over 50 instruments were used on the 14 songs included on the Minty Fresh American release.) Though the Cardigans planned Life as something of a joke, it became one of the finest pop albums of the '90s.
MP3: The Cardigans - Rise & Shine MP3: The Cardigans - Celia Inside IT'S THE CARDIGANS WEEK HERE AT FUCK YEAH! GO TEAM! And it wouldn't be a themed week without it starting late: For the rest of the week, we focus on the Cardigans and their albums, except for a couple. Today we start with "Life", the first exposure of them for myself and most of us in the States. I first heard the re...
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I'm having a general Cardigans day today, and found the video for "Sick And Tired" from their 1996 "Life" album. I've liked the album a lot for years but I'd never seen the video until today. For such a dour lyrical message, the music's so sweet and simple and the video suits it perfectly.Talking of Cardigans videos, Youtube also has the banned video for "My Favourite Game". It's bizarre that t...
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MP3: The Cardigans - Rise & Shine MP3: The Cardigans - Celia Inside IT'S THE CARDIGANS WEEK HERE AT FUCK YEAH! GO TEAM! And it wouldn't be a themed week without it starting late: For the rest of the week, we focus on the Cardigans and their albums, except for a couple. Today we start with "Life", the first exposure of them for myself and most of us in the States. I first heard the re...
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| Title | Lyrics | Buy |
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| 1 Carnival |
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| 2 Daddy's Car |
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| 3 Fine |
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| 4 Rise and Shine |
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| 5 Our Space |
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| 6 Celia Inside |
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| 7 Over the Water |
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| 8 Tomorrow |
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| 9 Sick and Tired |
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| 10 Beautiful One |
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| 11 Gordon's Gardenparty |
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| 12 Hey! Get Out of My Way |
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| 13 Sabbath Bloody Sabbath |
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| 14 Happy Meal [*] |
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