Best new Scandi music in October 2024

Swedish duo Smith & Thell have released a five-song collection that’s well worth getting acquainted with. A Chosen Family is their new EP, featuring five well-crafted tunes, each with a little something unique to offer. They’ve given us Smith & Thell country pop on Waste Of Time, Smith & Thell arena pop on Little Alter Boy, Smith & Thell pensive pop on At Least I Tried, and Smith & Thell at their most weird and wonderful on UFO. Plus, there’s the new single I Let The Good Ones Go – a gorgeous ballad with lyrics that strap you in to hear their rollercoaster story of gut punches and heart-string tugs.

She’s become one of Finland’s biggest artists in the past 12 months since her debut, and now Mirella is back with her latest release, Löytää Mut. With her first four singles, she’s clocked up an incredible 60 streams on Spotify alone, and with this new one – single number five – she looks set to add more big numbers to that tally. Featuring a sugar-sweet pop melody balanced out by some beautifully composed Nordic melancholia, and then topped off with strings aplenty – it’s a glittering addition to the young artist’s already sparkling repertoire.

A top-tier collaboration from the Nordic music world this month – when Sweden’s Molly Hammar paired with Norway’s Emma Steinbakken. Two performers who have more than proved their pop prowess in the past, both in terms of songwriting and the incredible vocals with which they deliver their hits. En Sista Chans ends up being the stunner that you’ll have expected it to be if you’re a fan of either – a dreamy mid-tempo that is going to serve us well as we cosy up on these autumnal evenings.

Everything Is Right is the brand-new single from Swedish duo Tomode, following the release of Visions Of You in the summer. On it, they’ve gifted us with a delectable slice of disco that’s authentic to the genre enough to take you right back to its ’70s heyday. I was on board with this before the chorus had even arrived on that very first, delightful listen – that production is just undeniable. It comes ahead of their debut album, Existential Disco, and I’m expecting more dreamy things already, given that title!

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