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Hometown: Stockholm, Sweden
Niki & The Dove are Malin Dahlström and Gustaf Karlöf, two Swedish music vets who reinvented themselves as electro-pop musicians and made a splash with their 2012 debut album Instinct, on venerable grunge label Sub Pop. The duo’s dance music is edgy EDM with a healthy pop sensibility that seems to take equal parts inspiration from Stevie Nicks and Prince. Their tunes are crafted with an ear toward the organic instead of the metallic beats that many electronic musicians favor, which makes them stand out in a sea of electro-pop artists.
Listen: “Tomorrow”