This album is nearly a year old, and I'm willing to bet that most, if not all of us, in the Hartford area has never heard it before. Sambassadeur are a part of the Malmo, Sweden-based Labrador Records pedigree (pun intended), along with Acid House Kings and The Radio Dept. The sound is the usual Swedish twee sound, if Sarah Records was still in the biz and leaving Bristol, UK for Sweden. Lush, shimmering pop with pretty vocals that remind one of Saint Etienne one moment and fellow Swedes Cinnamon and The Cardigans the next. Does anyone remember a 4AD band called Swallow? Probably not, but I swear that "New Moon" reminds me of Swallow's "Sugar Your Mind". The dog days of summer are here, and Sambassadeur's self-titled album is perfect pop for mostly now people.
Labrador Records, 2005
Sambassadeur Myspace
"New Moon" MP3
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