Tomode

There’s no time for bad moods and laziness: Not only do Carl Leanderson and Viktor Westerberg celebrate life to the fullest, but they also rock their ultra-vital funk-pop so hard that even the most reluctant dancers immediately take to the dance floor. On their second EP from last year, “Riviera”, the duo show how freedom from worries and a relaxed view of the world can be translated into songs that follow all the rules of art. Sparkling disco numbers such as those from the heyday of the genre at the end of the 1970s are married with a modern production and made fit for the present. For the duo, the Riviera is a place of both natural beauty and commercial erosion where deep red sunsets are enjoyed on plastic loungers. That’s what modernity is like: beautiful and happy. But here and there, it is also infused with an underlying melancholy – a vibe that Tomode know how to set to music perfectly.