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    Erik Jonasson: Like a Funeral

    Apart from being a major exporter of music, what do we really know about Sweden? First, the country requires that all its employers provide free massage, there's an average of 1,836,000 meatballs eaten daily in all of Ikea's 313 stores worldwide, and 89.9 percent of the population speak English -- including Erik Jonasson.

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    By Ariana Morgenstern • Sep 15, 2016 • 1 min read

    Apart from being a major exporter of music, what do we really know about Sweden? First, the country requires that all its employers provide free massage, there's an average of 1,836,000 meatballs eaten daily in all of Ikea's 313 stores worldwide, and 89.9 percent of the population speak English. This last fact may explain why Erik Jonasson's pensive and promising pop is so moving. Take a listen to "Like a Funeral."

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