Coming through the fire that was 1996’s First Band on the Moon, today, The Cardigans remain one of those bands that became suddenly popular with their third life-changing album. Of its many celebrated singles, “My Favourite Game” made them instantly famous, thanks to MTV – today’s Twitter/ Instagram reality, all of which threw them into a vortex of pop mayhem. “Erase/Rewind” swiftly followed while the hurricane raged on. Fast forward to album four, 1998’s Grand Turismo – that was when I got to spend 10 precious minutes with keyboard and guitar player Lars-Olof Johansson. We spoke about the journey, part four for Sweden’s favourite band of their generation, one of a six-part rollercoaster ride we know and love to this day.
