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This post is long overdue.

Before I left for Australia, I set out to find some new music for the 20ish hours of air travel. One of the things I’ve been trying to do is pick up some of the music that influences my favorite musicians.

Andy Osenga has gone on and on about how great “Long Gone Before Daylight” from The Cardigans is. I knew nothing of them, hadn’t listened to any online samples, and had no recommendations from anybody else (other than maybe, indirectly, Geof). It’s very rare that I buy music like that.

What else is rare is that I’ll absolutely love a new (to my collection) artist the first time through. Usually it takes me some time to warm up to some new music. Even if I think it’s good, sometimes I’ve got to hear it a few times before I’m crazy about it.

I managed to wait until I was on the plane from Atlanta to Los Angeles to start listening. I was amazed. And that plane ride was really quick. The Cardigans spent many, many hours playing on the iPod. I listened on the plane, in the data center (centre) setting up servers, walking around Melbourne, and even one night when I couldn’t sleep.

Bottom line: it’s not exactly a new release (2003 or 2004, I think), but it’s really good. If you’re looking for something different, and you have never heard The Cardigans before, I’d suggest trying them out. I’m glad I did.