Stockholm syndrome: Why we can't resist Swedish pop (ft. Zara Larsson)

Stockholm syndrome: Why we can't resist Swedish pop (ft. Zara Larsson)

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How does a country of 10 million people dominate the global pop charts? From ABBA's Eurovision breakthrough to Max Martin's methodical hit-making, Sweden has quietly engineered a kind of musical Stockholm Syndrome: we've all become captives to their sound without realizing it. Listen to the crystalline vocal production and deceptively simple chord progressions in tracks by Lisa, Childish Gambino, and Addison Rae, and you're hearing Sweden's sonic fingerprint so embedded in pop's DNA that it now defines the genre itself. We sit down with pop star Zara Larsson to explore her love letter to home, "Midnight Sun." As she puts it, "I can't really leave Sweden; it's just something that's like a part of who I am," a sentiment that captures how Swedish pop's unique blend of melancholy and euphoria, mirroring the country's extreme seasons, has made us all willing prisoners of Stockholm's musical empire.

Songs Discussed

Lisa ft. Rosalia: "New Woman"

Childish Gambino: "Lithonia"

Addison Rae: "Fame Is a Gun"

Bleachers: "Tiny Moves"

Zara Larsson: "Midnight Sun"

Robyn: "Show Me Love"

Robyn: "Dancing on My Own"

Nirvana "Smells Like Teen Spirit"

Brad Mehldau "Smells Like Teen Spirit"

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