After self-releasing a couple of singles and EP’s, Swedish band Two Year Vacation have rightfully been picked up by a major label. Their upcoming debut album is full of songs that a press release calls ‘reminiscent of warm summer days spent by the ocean: beams of sunlight on your skin, feet buried in the sand, cold beverage in hand, and worries banished beyond sea’.

Their music is a fascinating blend of rock, Caribbean kraut, and disco, dubbed ‘tropical disco kraut pop’ by the band. In case you wonder what that sounds like: their new single I Forgot Your Name (But I Like You) is a wonderful example.

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Werner Schlosser

Music industry watcher and journalist. Worked at a CD club, a record store chain and was editor in chief of an entertainment trade magazine. Has been in the radio business since 1987, producing and presenting shows. Was music director of several stations. Also, he developed the European Border Breakers Chart, Music Moves Europe Talent Chart and ESNS Chart.