The Cardigans - Gran Turismo (FLAC) - 1998

The Cardigans are a Swedish rock band formed in Jönköping, Sweden, in 1992, by guitarist Peter Svensson, bassist Magnus Sveningsson, drummer Bengt Lagerberg, keyboardist Lars-Olof Johansson and lead singer Nina Persson, with the line-up remaining unchanged to this day.

Their debut album Emmerdale (1994) gave them a solid base in their home country and enjoyed some success abroad, especially in Japan. It was not until their second album Life (1995) that an international reputation was secured. Their popularity rose when their single "Lovefool", from the album First Band on the Moon (1996), was included in the soundtrack to the 1996 film version of Romeo + Juliet. Other singles included "Erase/Rewind" and "My Favourite Game" from the album Gran Turismo (1998). After a two-year hiatus the band returned recording and releasing their fifth album Long Gone Before Daylight (2003) a mellower country-laden record. Their last album Super Extra Gravity (2005), a continuation of the country music infused by pop sensibility and further maturing in the band's sound, was the best-selling Swedish album of that year. After a 2006 tour, the band embarked on a long five-year break from musical activities, before reuniting in 2012 to play several concerts. Overall the band sold over 15 million albums worldwide.

Gran Turismo is the fourth studio album by Swedish band The Cardigans, released internationally on October 1, 1998 and in November 1998 in the United States. It features a darker and more moody type of music, mixing with more electronic sounds.

In an interview in 2009, producer and sound engineer Tore Johansson commented on the dark sound of the record, which sets it apart from the warm, jammy feel of many other recordings made at Tambourine Studios: "It's a very cold and defined recording, no natural reverb or audio curtains: there's not a sound element on that disc which wasn't deliberately put there." Gran Turismo sold more than 3 million copies worldwide. Alternative metal band Deftones would later cover "Do You Believe" as a bonus track for their album Diamond Eyes.


Genre: Alternative rock, electronic rock, ambient rock.

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Track listing
01. "Paralyzed" (Nina Persson, Peter Svensson) – 4:54
02. "Erase/Rewind" (Persson, Svensson) – 3:35
03. "Explode" (Persson, Svensson) – 4:04
04. "Starter" (Persson, Svensson) – 3:49
05. "Hanging Around" (Persson, Svensson) – 3:40
06. "Higher" (Persson, Svensson) – 4:32
07. "Marvel Hill" (Persson, Magnus Sveningsson, Svensson) – 4:16
08. "My Favourite Game" (Persson, Svensson) – 3:36
09. "Do You Believe" (Persson, Svensson) – 3:19
10. "Junk of the Hearts" (Persson, Sveningsson, Svensson) – 4:07
11. "Nil" (Lars-Olof Johansson) – 2:18

Exact Audio Copy V1.1 from 23. June 2015