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This album has been torturing me for being in that grey area between being a brilliantine approved entry and just a something-only-i-found-amazingly-brilliant – but the most scary part of describing Jevelen’s style is mentioning that he is in a way the Swedish equivalent of an electronic Prince (however dubious that might appear...).

Juvelen (Swedish for "Jewel") has a knack for creating dead-drop-straight-forward POP gems minus the cheese. The melodies are crystallized beyond belief in the most basic and uncompressed ways, it’s almost effortlessly & immediately absorbed from the chirps of the faux harps to the tinkling drops of diamonds sound, it exuberates with a frosty air of freshness & an everything-looks-beautiful-in-slow-motion-like ricochet.

The debut brings back the innocent joy of the real 90s pop but sculptures & cuts it clean with a 21st century laser intensity - though, what makes the debut '1’ an even case of Love or Hate is probably the ‘Muscles’ syndrome where some thought his vocals were the most horrible thing to hit the music industry while others embraced its artistic qualities – here Juvelen performs with an amazingly annoying low key sexy prince-purple-rain-era-like squeal that could either make it into your system or just shut it down.

Tracklist:
01. Don't Mess
02. Hanna
03. Baby,When You're Gone
04. They Don't Love You
05. Everytime
06. Watch Your Step
07. Money Don't Talk
08. Facts Of Life
09. A Dream
10. Summer-Spring

1 sums the insatiable Swedish pop scene in one record & going through these 10 tracks of infectious synthesizer heavy pop/slightly- r&b hybrid – all your smash hits/top of the pop days will come rushing back in flashes. Everyone from fans of Janet/Michael Jackson to George Michael to Hot Chip will appreciate this because it will make you dance with the biggest I-love-pop smile on your face.

Produced by Patrik Berger, who worked on Robyn's self-titled album.

It’s like drinking toxic fruit flavored liquefied jewels... Heart throbbing.