The Cardigans are often pigeonholed as descendants of ABBA's lightweight Swede-pop lineage by listeners familiar only with the band's 1996 hit "Lovefool." Actually, the Cardigans' body of work -- four albums' worth, to date -- includes everything from jazzy lounge pop to mopey trip-hop to Black Sabbath covers. The band could even make a case for out-Sweding ABBA -- four out of the five Cardigans' last names end in "sson." Guitarist Peter Svensson and bassist Magnus Sveningsson formed the Cardigans in October 1992 in Jonkoping, a small city in the south of Sweden. The two had played together in various metal bands for several years, though Svensson also had jazz leanings. The Cardigans, however, was a more pop-oriented project in its conception. The lineup was rounded out with drummer Bengt Lagerberg, guitarist/keyboardist Lasse Johansson and vocalist Nina Persson. The Cardigans released their first album, Emmerdale, in May 1994. The album, not released in America, was a success in Sweden, where it was named the year's best album by the readers of the music magazine Slitz. The Cardigans 1995 album Life was licensed for U.S. ... Continue here Andrew Fraker

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