Entertainment Weekly 9/25/98



The Cardigans
Gran Turismo

Fans of the Swedish band's too-cute '60s kitsch are in for a shock:
The follow-up to First Band on the Moon dumps their bubbly retro sound in favor of an unexpectedly sophisticated lite-electronica groove.
"We were just curious to try it out," says singer Nina Persson.
"We've been doing music with a retro ideal for so long. We wanted to do something more current."