As legendary Swedish label Service resurfaces to put out its first music since 2012 – with a Tough Alliance/Embassy 7" – we look at the defining artists and releases that formed the backbone of the country's most exciting alternative music scene.

"I don’t really see a great deal of difference between my recent work and my ‘80s stuff. Some 30-40 years on I’m obviously a different person, but the musical preoccupations remain much the same.” Robert Haigh on his @unseenworlds.com trilogy of sublime piano music: open.substack.com/pub/andybeta...

Futureproofing #14: An interview with Philip Sherburne open.substack.com/pub/andrewry...

A video for the new Saint Etienne single. Spring is nearly here! Get yr copy here saint-etienne-official.myshopify.com/collections/... youtu.be/lBtvndvBGoI