Album of the Day

Sweden's most successful musical export since ABBA, Roxette ushered in the new millennium with ROOM SERVICE. The seventh studio album from Per Gessle and Marie Fredriksson turns 20 this month but its pop-rock ear candy still tastes sweet on a dozen originals including “Real Sugar,” “The Centre of the Heart” and “Milk and Toast and Honey.” Called by Allmusic “a case study in songcraft and pop smarts,” the collection is well balanced between ballads and uptempo tracks, with Fredriksson's alternately driving and alluring vocals particularly outstanding. Because Roxette's U.S. label went bust a month before its scheduled release, the album wasn't issued in America but thanks to digital services you can – and should – treat yourself to ROOM SERVICE.