Pitchfork

Swedish garage rockers Mando Diao want to take us back to a time when Swedish garage rock was all the rage (oh, say, 2002). To that end, they're bringing their album Ode to Ochrasy, which first hit shelves last year via Majesty/EMI Music Sweden, to North America on April 24 via Mute Records.

The disc was recorded in the spring of 2006 and produced by the band with help from Björn Olsson (ex-Soundtrack of Our Lives). "Long Before Rock'n'roll", the album's rompin', stompin' first single, is available as an exclusive free download for 24 hours only by clicking on the link below. After those 24 hours are over, it will be available as a stream.

Mando Diao have scattered performances scheduled from now through early March, most of which take place in their native Sweden. The boys will, however, make their way to the U.S. this spring for a series of dates, including several at SXSW.

Tracklist:

01 Welcome Home Luc Robitaille
02 Killer Kaczynski
03 Long Before Rock'n'roll
04 The Wildfire
05 You Don't Understand Me
06 Tony Zoulias
07 Amsterdam
08 TV & Me
09 Josephine
10 The New Boy
11 Morning Paper Dirt
12 Good Morning Herr Horst
13 Song for Aberdeen
14 Ochrasy

Dates:

01-11 Stockholm, Sweden - Rockbjömen at Hovet
01-20 Gothenburg, Sweden - P3 Guld at Storan
01-26 Helsinki, Finland - Tavastia
01-27 Umeå, Sweden - Amplified Festival
01-30 Stockholm, Sweden - Grammisgalan at Hovet
01-31 Växjö, Sweden - Cafe de Lux
02-01 Linköping, Sweden - Platens
02-08 Sälen, Sweden - HC
02-09 Eskilstuna, Sweden - Raw
02-10 Örebro, Sweden - Satin
02-14 Åre, Sweden - Bygget
02-16 Madrid, Spain - La Riviera
02-17 Barcelona, Spain - Apolo
02-21 Stockholm, Sweden - Nalen
02-22 Gothenburg, Sweden - Trägårn
02-23 Huskvarna, Sweden - Folkets Park
02-24 Hultsfred, Sweden - Metropol
02-28 Hässleholm, Sweden - Markan
03-01 Copenhagen, Denmark - Rust
03-02 Malmö, Sweden - KB
03-03 Karlskrona, Sweden - Kino
03-14-18 Austin, TX - SXSW