Boys

In the early 1990s, Sweden made a name for itself as the home of a certain brand of indie pop where the sticky sweet melodies are balanced by healthy dollops of noise and detachment. Many artists followed in the tradition as the years went on, and Umeå native Nora Karlsson was one of them. As a guitarist in the group HOLY, she contributed to a band who took that template and stretched it in weird ways; on her own, under the name Boys, she took a deep dive into classic Swedish noise pop. Karlsson began working on her own songs in 2012 at the age of 17, but it took her a few yea...