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The salient points


  • Erik Hassle has ginger hair and is from Sweden.

  • He attended the same musical secondary school as Robyn, which is probably where he learned to make heartbreaking pop songs that you can (sort of) dance to.

  • This, for example, is a lovely slice of maudlin emopop.

  • His Swedish debut album 'Hassle' was released in the UK as 'Pieces' and is brilliant in either country.

  • In 2010 he released a covers EP which included this rather lovely take on Rihanna's 'Russian Roulette'.

  • 'Mariefred Sessions' was a six-track EP released in 2011 and featured collaborations with a Swedish indie band.

  • We know. We know. We're sure he'll pull it back around.





News

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From The Briefing

‘Are You Leaving’: a Robynesque if slightly boring-sleeved song by Erik Hassle
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February 21, 2011 in The Briefing
A nice new EP thing from Erik Hassle
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October 20, 2010 in The Briefing
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January 19, 2010 in The Briefing
The Newsdump, Jan 13 2010: from Nutini’s hope for a Brit to Frankie’s request for more road grit
Eyes down, look in: » Benjamin Button-esque singing tramp ...
January 13, 2010 in The Briefing
Starsmith’s Erik Hassle remix: it’s the same but different
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January 7, 2010 in The Briefing