Max Koste - 1999

I’ll start off by saying that beyond the fact that he’s a Swedish multi-instrumentalist and producer, I know virtually nothing about Max Koste.  That’s not for lack of trying, I scoured the internet and could find almost nothing about him.  What I can tell you is that his new EP 1999 is a fantastic collection, which makes the fact that his internet presence is pretty much non-existent that much more confounding.  “Funk Baby” gets things started and is a massively infectious track with a laid-back, soulful psychedelic groove that digs in and sticks until the end.  That psychedelia is present throughout the EP from the indie pop of “Love Is A Game” and the shoegazer “Something In The Air” to the slow burning rockers “Never Knew How Much I Needed You” and “Nothing To Lose” (this one has a hint of The Pixies).  I would highly recommend hunting this one down.