Fresh from a powerful performance at 2008’s Lollapalooza festival, Sweden’s Sofia Talvik is now poised to conquer the States with the release of her devastatingly beautiful third album. It’s a record of staggering elegance, with the faintest trace of Scandinavian twee and youthful exuberance. She combines modal chord changes and beautiful 60’s euro-pop production with the gentle singing of a 70’s folk songstress. (Chrisr CD Baby)