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Mando Diao - Hurricane Bar (2005)

This is probably one of the most criminally underlooked albums of the last several years. Mando Diao is the best modern garage rock album I've ever heard, and my favourite Swedish album of all time. Diao blends the melodic voices and guitars of Brit-rock bands like Oasis and the dirty, inner-city simplicity of The Strokes or The Yeah Yeah Yeahs, along with a touch of Motown-style blues. "God Knows" is one of my top songs of all time. If you like this album, check out their earlier work on their first album Bring 'Em In.

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