Sova (Dungen) (LP 2422 - 2423)

Dungen 4 (CD, Subliminal Sounds, 2008) ****  

Dungen Allas Sak (CD, Smalltown Supersound, 2015) ****  

Genre: pop rock, psychedelic rock

Places I remember: JB Hi Fi, Fopp

Fab, and all the other pimply hyperboles: Franks Kaktus ("Frank's Cactus") - Allas Sak

Gear costume: Sova - Allas Sak 

Active compensatory factors: Swedish band Dungen are fairly enigmatic. I first heard them via 4, bought in the sale racks at JB Hi Fi.

Clearly someone was surprised by the Swedish vocals and weren't sure what to make of it. Maybe they were thinking they were another ABBA, but this is a long way from their crafted female sung pop.

It's a pretty eclectic mix of psych sounds, alt-rock guitars, pop vocals, piano driven mood pieces and squalling fuzzed up guitar. All that makes for a heady mix of quirky psychedelic Beatley pop. I like! 

These are their 5th and 7th albums respectively. No, I don't know why it's called 4 either. 

Allas Sak sometimes has a tougher sound and at others is more prog rock oriented - it even has some flute! Consistent with both is the choice to sing in Swedish rather than English. I respect that. It sounds cool.

Where do they all belong? I'd be up for more if I ever go to Sweden.