Swedish House Mafia - Paradise Again ALBUM REVIEW

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Acclaimed Swedish house producers Axwell, Steve Angello, and Sebastian Ingrosso make up the supergroup of hitmakers known as Swedish House Mafia. After 2012, the name pretty much disappeared for nearly a decade while the three producers still worked separately, even together in duos in some cases. All of a sudden, back in 2021, the name started popping up again, dropping a couple of loose singles. One of them, “Moth to a Flame,” ended up featuring one of the biggest musicians in the world right now, The Weeknd. It became such a success that it not only ended up on this album, Paradise Again, but it also ended up on the deluxe edition of The Weeknd’s latest album Dawn FM. They even shared a set at Coachella together just last night. Believe it or not, Paradise Again is the group’s first studio album. Does it live up to the decade-long hype? Let’s get into it.

Admittedly, house and EDM music has really grown off me and my ever-evolving music taste in the past couple of years. There are a couple of standouts to me like DJ Sabrina the Teenage DJ, so with that in mind, I really wasn’t looking forward to this album. Although, against all odds, this album worked surprisingly well. The cohesion of the darker house sound mixed with pop, R&B, and a little bit of trap ended up working very well. Something else that most acts during that age of house do nowadays is live in the past, and SHM has been able to successfully update their sound without sounding dated. It’s something I really do respect with this album, especially since it’s genuinely a fun listen with great bangers back-to-back. Paradise Again is a worthy debut album. Swedish House Mafia do the impossible and make the comeback that every act desires.


9/10


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Paradise Again is a Universal Music Group / Republic Records / SSA Recordings release.

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