One of the saddest pieces of band news late last year was the demise of our favourite Swedish country duo Fifth Floor, and having just accepted that they were no more we get 2 little glimpses of what might have been in the shape of 2 singles culled from their final acoustic session. Always good value for money live and with a recorded output that was able to balance between the light hearted on one hand while equally adept at delivering songs with great tension and pathos. Th

Fifth Floor's album launch had seemed to jinxed from the very start, with opposition coming in the shape of Brothers Osborne and football in the shape of England v Brazil. When you then also factor in the sad and somewhat shady demise of the Sound Lounge meaning a last minute change in venue, and a support act losing their voice, you could be forgiven for thinking that this was the launch that was not meant to be. Fortunately all was eventually to turn out well. The Grosven

Our love of Fifth Floor started at the launch of their EP which was on a barge on the Thames where they revealed themselves as having a remarkable ear for a good melody. When you also factor in that Moa Bergström and Matilda Christiansson are from Sweden and therefore not writing in their native language their achievements are all the greater. Having seen them a couple of times over the summer, I've been struck by quite how far they've come since that first night on the Thame