Mando Diao “Good Times” // Release
Mando Diao “Good Times” // Release - May, 12th 2017 The most challenging period in Swedish rock band, Mando Diao’s career to date has yielded perhaps their best album ever. Good Times is a manifesto on love and friendship in dark times. Reset, start over: When Mando Diao’ new album, their eighth, is released in a few days, everything will be totally different – and yet some things will be familiar and even better than before. In a certain sense, Good Times is a back-to-the-future-album by the biggest, Swedish rock band of all time. The twelve songs combine classic, Mando Diao virtues with the Swedes’ diverse musical influences and experiences. The album simultaneously marks the end of one chapter and the beginning of a new, exciting one on their unique career path. But first things first. After 19 years, singer and guitarist, Gustaf Norén, left the band, in June, 2015. He left on friendly terms, to be able to devote himself to other projects outside of music. “It was his decision, he didn’t want to lead this life anymore,” Mando Diao mastermind, Björn Dixgård, says. Loosing a singer, of all things, is obviously a setback that most bands don’t recover from. Not Mando Diao: Björn Dixgård has always been identifiable as the main frontman because of his distinct voice; moreover, he’s one of the best songwriters ever – and not just for European rock music. Mando Diao isn’t merely a business enterprise; first and foremost, its members are just really good friends. These musicians’ deep connection is the unshakable basis for everything they do together, which means the band’s potential breakup can continue to be a theoretical thought experiment, as Dixgård explains.
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