Beagle was a major music force in 1992, and brought the power pop sound from Sweden to the US. In 1997, Magnus Borjeson, brainchild of the legendary group formed his new band Favorita. After the album was complete, the record label had problems surviving and never released it to the public. Years later, he started another pop band, Metro Jets – but rumors of a Beagle/Favorita reunion continued to circulate throughout the web. Now, the entire Favorita album, plus a bevy of bonus tracks have been released. Magnus made Favorita, a lot harder in sound than Beagle was, with the buzz-punk guitar of “Unamerican Activities” and the excellent single “I Can Change the World.” Lots of Favorita is wild, manic and full of noise, like “Seven Comforts” but Magnus never gave up a good hook in his music. Like Pulp, Supergrass or Manic Street Peachers, Favorita can hold it’s own to the punk-pop made during the mid ninties. In the middle of the album the melodies start to poke through the noise on “Slowfox and Waltz” and the relaxed ballad “Innocence.” Other songs, like “Now” just demand to be played loud and it’s hard to resist the hook of the great chorus on “Left of right.” Enjoy this recently unearthed treasure while it’s here! Excellent music for fans of hard guitar Brit-pop.
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Listen to “I can change the world (yeah)”