Nialler9 — Swedish label Sincerely Yours is on fire at the moment. JJ, Kendal Johansson and now, CEO – the solo project from The Tough Alliance’s Eric Berglund who delivers a slice of Balearic pop with ‘Come With Me’. The track is taken from CEO’s d... more info

Big Stereo — ceo – “come with me” ceo is proof that just having half of The Tough Alliance still leads to brilliant things. Eric Berglund’s solo album might be one of the most anticipated Summer albums — at least in these parts. Lead single “Come With... more info

The Culture Of Me — No one knows "pop" better in the new millennium than CEO, who is basically Eric Berglund from one of our favorite slow-oozing electronic acts The Tough Alliance. Berglund burst back onto the scene just a few short weeks ago under... more info

NME - Radar — This teaser video popped up today. It's for Eric Berglunds of the Tough Alliance's new solo project, CEO. Guess what number 1) It's shrouded in mystery. Guess what number 2) It's really exciting. The themes I've identified are: running frantical... more info

Stereogum — Over the past year, Brooklyn duo Tanlines have been role models for the remix route to launching a new project, letting expectations for their own material take shape around the outlines of their redo-resume. They've turned in some great ones, tweaki... more info

Pitchfork - Forkcast — Been a while since we heard from these Swedes, but the Tough Alliance have a new remix EP out, titled Prison Break, featuring handiwork from El Guincho, jj, and Woolfy, among others. Here the Juan Maclean take on "A New Chance", the title track to TT... more info

Pasta Primavera — Jonathan Pierce from the band Elkland has taken a break from major label duties (Columbia) with that band to work with a new group, The Drums, which also features Jacob Graham of Horse Shoes.  They remind of The Tough Alliance only a bit more spar... more info

Pasta Primavera — The other day our friends Butter Team highlighted an ace cover of The Zombies’ classic “Hung Up On A Dream” by The Tough Alliance.  TTA have always had that 60s pop sound wrapped in modern electronic psychedelia so this cover comes off perfe... more info

Discobelle.net — Lake Heartbeat is the new project from 90’s Swedish indiepop icon Janne Kask (formerly of a group called Brainpool). The quiet pop single “Between Dreams” was produced by Dan Lissvik (of Studio fame) and was just released on Service which happe... more info

Its Getting Boring By The Sea — Air France (Joel and Henrik) arrive on a wave of hyperbole and big praise from the likes of Pitchfork and Rough Trade. ‘No Way Down’ first emerged in 2008 and enamoured all who heard it, these ears included. It is only now in the third m... more info