![]() ![]() ![]() The dance music scene is more fragmented now, and perhaps as a response, the group has adjusted its approach. When Swedish House Mafia hit their peak, EDM was at the center of pop. The sprawling 17-track album is richer in texture and grander in scope than previous releases, but the group’s forays into menacing, murkier sounds prove less satisfying than the crystalized euphoria that made them crowd pleasers. Last summer, they made another dramatic announcement: The band was back together, signed to Republic and ready to release a new record, Paradise Again. After that triumphant last tour, the group receded, popping up only every few years for one-off sets. Swedish House Mafia steamroll their way into emotion, the blithest shortcut to bliss. The lyrics are cloying, the sentiment overbearing, the stomping lead-up to the beat drop just short of suffocating. “ Don’t You Worry Child” twisted inane, earnest vocals into a song that sounded boundless.
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