The Cardigans: First Band on the Moon [STOCKHOLM]

Why you'll love it

First Band on the Moon put the Cardigans on the world map with "Lovefool" and became their best-selling album in the US.

This edition

• Remastered
• 180g vinyl
• Gatefold jacket
• Lyrics included

About the album

Sweet as candy on the surface, a little wicked underneath: that's the Cardigans' magic, and First Band on the Moon is where the world caught on. "Lovefool" was everywhere in 1996, helped along by Romeo + Juliet, and it still sounds like the sunniest heartache ever pressed to wax.

Producer Tore Johansson and guitarist Peter Svensson wrap Nina Persson's cool vocals in bright, clever arrangements; "Been It" bites, "Your New Cuckoo" swings, and "Heartbreaker" sneaks in a quote from Black Sabbath. Then there's the band's lounge-pop take on Sabbath's "Iron Man," which is as delightful as it sounds.

By 2010 it had sold around 664,000 copies in the United States. A little twee, perhaps, and none the worse for it.

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On Stockholm (cat# 5722169), a reissue of the 1996 album.