No Fear of Pop presents: Iberia. 

Since ABBA or let’s say since Ace of Base at the latest, the catchiness, perfection or at least the superiority of Swedish pop music may have become a cliché of the feuilleton. But, having said that, counter-evidence is yet to be adduced. Also Iberia won’t help shattering the image of those sublimely chanting vikings. Gothenburgians Maja Mathé Milner and Alexander Palmestål (known for prior involvement with Makthaverskan und Pistol Disco) divide their time between Berlin and their Swedish home town in which they are loosely connected to the legendary Service label. Which means: Sounds oscillating between sugar pop and balearic beaches, one foot in the 90ies, sailing dangerously near the winds of kitsch without ever loosing their compass. One may add a dash of Crystal Castles-esque aggression to complete this grand and presumptuous mixture, foredoomed anywhere beyond the borders of Sweden. Most certainly.
(Henning Lahmann / No Fear of Pop)

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