For their 2016 album Haxan I wrote: "Dungen's CV for over a decade will read as a modern take on the 1971 Silence Records stable mixed with Mikael Ramel's Till Dej. The fact that the band defiantly sings in their native Swedish, and still manages to have a large cult following even here in America is something quite extraordinary."
For the 2015 album Allas Sak I stated: "Dungen continue with their brand of Swedish psychedelic progressive... pop. The latter perhaps a bit more pronounced this time."
In hearing their latest album, the above captures this album as well. At first, though, I thought Dungen might be headed in a folk rock direction, but ultimately they reel themselves back to their Swedish psychedelic pop core. I wasn't really in the market for another Dungen album, but a local record store had it, so why not give it a shot. While this isn't their best work - not even close really - it's still excellent. Which just demonstrates how high up the mountain Dungen can get at times. Hard to know when to stop with this group. They continue to age tremendously well.
Ownership: LP: 2022 Mexican Summer. Single sleeve with colorful inner bag. Acquired from Tiger Records here in town.
12/22/23 (new entry)
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