Acid House Kings, formed in Stockholm, Sweden, 1991 by two brothers Niklas … Read Full Bio ↴Acid House Kings, formed in Stockholm, Sweden, 1991 by two brothers Niklas Angergård, Johan Angergård and their friend Joakim Ödlund. With immaculate taste in music stemming from a childhood of Elvis Presley, an almost complete set of Sarah singles and a 100% complete set of The Smiths singles, the band set out to define pop music.

Between 1992 and 2002, inspired by the 10 albums in 10 years from Felt, Acid House Kings released a trilogy of albums with one album released every fifth year. The first, Pop, look & listen! (1992) is maybe best left unmentioned. The band rate it 2.4 out of 5. On the second, Advantage Acid House Kings (1997), the aim was to make a The Smiths-for-very-sunny-days sort of album. This sort of succeeded, and the band rate it 3.8 out of 5.

In 2001, the band built their own, now famous, Summersound Studios. Here, Acid House Kings could
spend endless amounts of time to create the more sophisticated third album Mondays are like Tuesdays and Tuesdays are like Wednesdays (2002). Former guest
vocalist and present sister-in-law Julia Lannerheim was introduced as a full time member while Joakim Ödlund never showed up for recordings (his house was too far away from the studio). It’s an easy, breezy, beautiful album and the band rate 4.2 out of 5.

Spurred by the quality of “Mondays…”, Acid House Kings set out to break their own five years between albums record, while still yet again refining the meaning of pop music. The fourth album, Sing along with Acid House Kings (2005), is to date the crown jewel in the Acid House Kings catalogue and a should-have-been-in-the-Guinness-World-Records-book since it included a karaoke-DVD (yes, a karaoke-DVD) with the first 2000 copies. The press release stated untrendy is the new trend, while the music showed an unusual combination of sophistication and catchiness. The band rate the album 4.4 out of 5.

The newly-trimmed down trio of the Angergård brothers and Lannerheim released their latest effort Music Sounds Better With You in March 2011.

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London School of Economics
Acid House Kings Lyrics

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Don't forget that summer dress
You know, the one you wore
When you returned from
London School of Economics
I remember
Even the books you'd bought second-hand

Look back

Things were so easy
Look back
We had hopes and we had dreams
Look back

Even though we look the way
We always did before
I know there cannot be a new
Very first time
Call me nostalgic
I never said it was better or worse

Look back
Things were so easy
Look back
We had hopes and we had dreams
Look back

We lived novel lives
And we'd never miss out on anything

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Acid House Kings' song London School of Economics are a nostalgic reflection on a past relationship. The singer urges their former partner not to forget the summer dress they wore when they returned from the London School of Economics, a detail that serves as a symbol of the past. The singer clearly remembers the books their partner bought second-hand while studying, highlighting the intimacy and closeness they once shared.

The song's chorus, "Look back, things were so easy, Look back, we had hopes and we had dreams, Look back," emphasizes the comfort and ease of their past relationship. The singer acknowledges that, even though they may look the same as before, there can never be a new first time. The song's reflective tone suggests that the singer is reminiscing on a simpler, happier time in their life.

Overall, Acid House Kings' London School of Economics is a wistful and sentimental song that remembers the past with fondness and longing.

Line by Line Meaning

Don't forget that summer dress
Remember that dress you had for summer?

You know, the one you wore
You wore it all the time, don't forget it

When you returned from
After you came back from

London School of Economics
The school you went to in London

I remember
I recall

Even the books you'd bought second-hand
I remember the used books you bought

Look back
Reflect on the past

Things were so easy
Life was simpler then

We had hopes and we had dreams
We used to have aspirations and things we wanted to achieve

Even though we look the way
Even though we appear the same