Long Gone Before Daylight is now regarded by many as their finest work and is something of a cult album. Maybe it was a conscious decision for the band to put out something more low-key and sombre to their previous material so they didn’t go through another ‘ Lovefool’ situation. Long Gone Before Daylight under-performed and their follow up, Super Extra Gravity (another strong release) came out with barely any promo attached. ‘ For What It’s Worth’ landed just outside the top 30 and got them a performance on CD:UK, but it wasn’t the huge hit it should have been. As the rest of the band put in a gorgeous performance as the song plays out, Nina does a wordless ad-lib that’s just as moving thanks to her incredibly human and striking delivery. As she repeats the chorus, “for what it’s worth I love and what is worse I really do” the steady sadness eventually turns into an impassioned cry before the delicate and perfectly nuanced guitar solo appears. Nina’s vocal performance is one of the best of her career as she captures the pain and heartbreak of the lyrics as she sings about when the word love enters a relationship - “things have been worse, And we had fun fun fun, ’til I said I love you”. The first single, ‘ For What It’s Worth’ is one of the most devastatingly beautiful songs the band put their name to. She brought that approach with a tinge of country to Long Gone Before Daylight. Nina Persson had released an Americana inspired album under the A Camp name in 2001 that had a more organic sound. Sadly their commercial stock had fallen somewhat for their very best era.Īfter a five-year gap, The Cardigans returned with their masterpiece, Long Gone Before Daylight in 2003. Let’s just forget about the Tom Jones duet for now. The singles from, Life all reached the top ’s Gran Turismo album gave them some decent sized hit singles, (‘ My Favourite Game’, ‘ Erase/Rewind’). In the UK the band were relatively successful for the last half of the 90s. ‘ Lovefool’ is a fine single, but The Cardigans are one of the most frustrating examples as they have six excellent and very varied records. History is filled with great bands whose excellent back catalogues have been dwarfed by having one huge hit ( The Boo Radleys, The B-52’s, Prefab Sprout and here in the US, Dexys Midnight Runners). The tide seems to be turning somewhat as Mitski’s instant classic single, ‘ Nobody’ owed a huge debt to ‘ Lovefool’ and the incredible Japanese Breakfast have started covering it at shows. It was telling that when all their albums were reissued recently, the accompanying album, First Band On The Moon was the only one that received a US release.
Andy, who is sitting in front begins singing along before it cuts away to him asking, “what ever happened to those guys?” Here in America, The Cardigans reputation is sadly one of being a one hit wonder thanks to ‘ Lovefool’ appearing on the Romeo & Juliet soundtrack. He begins singing ‘Lovefool’ by The Cardigans repeatedly in a high-pitched voice which has the desired effect as she starts to complain. Then touring until 7 December.There’s a scene in the American version of The Office where Jim is trying to get a rise out of his workmate Karen. Despite celebrating Gran Turismo, they sound much more comfortable once they’ve left it behind.Īt 02 Academy, Glasgow, 4 December. The lovely Communication and the playful breakthrough hit Lovefool from 1996 sound particularly glorious. The sublime, unsettling Higher and a singalong My Favourite Game finally score a difficult triumph, before Persson switches to a natty green outfit with a rosette and the band are drenched in colour for a 45-minute romp through their back catalogue. I dont know what youre looking for You havent found it baby, thats for sure You rip me up, you spread me all around In the dust of the deed of time And this is no case of lust you see Its not a matter of you versus me Its fine the way you want me on your own But in the end its always me alone Im losing my favorite game Youre losing your. With guitarist Oskar Humlebo ably replacing Peter Svensson (who declined the reunion) and the sound ever improving, the country-tinged Junk of the Hearts doesn’t sound out of place in today’s world of Taylor Swift et al. She remains a fabulous frontperson and if she’s disappointed by the closed balcony and the hall’s empty spaces, it doesn’t show. Her face is concentrated, her vocals soaring and emotional, her lyrics illustrated by darting hand movements. Persson – now a mother and cancer survivor – says she has developed the “thicker skin” needed to perform these songs but, clad in funereal black, she is certainly reliving them. While one yearns for the album’s clarity, the melodramatic tunes of Erase/Rewind, the Abba-esque Hanging Around and the beautifully sad Explode are strong enough to escape the murk. Still, this does give opener Paralyzed – which starts with the line “This is where your sanity gives in” – a weird, unsettling power.
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