First time on Viny,. 'Emmerdale' is the debut studio album by the Cardigans. It was originally released in Sweden on 18 February 1994 when The Cardigans were not even twenty years old, yet they were already able to write luscious, well-crafted pop gems.

Already widely known hit singles 'Rise And Shine' and 'Sick And Tired' are pure pop perfection while 'Over The Water' has this fearless carefreeness in it, 'It's Almost Magic. 'Cloudy Sky's Daydreaming' and 'Our Space' with it's hypnotic, somehow psychedelic rhythm also stand out. while 'Rise and Shine' is mile-a-minute perk-me-up. Singer Nina Persson's crystalline lullaby voice keeps it all sounding innocent as hell, but when she sinks her candy-coated teeth into a Black Sabbath cover 'Sabbath Bloody Sabbath' there a few sinister cavities exposed.