Instead, Swedish House Mafia intrigue when they reformulate dance music history. Most of the record is palatable but unremarkable – an algorithmic play for radio airtime. After the split, Angello continued to work on his own while Axwell and Ingrosso formed performed as a duo. Their final track Don’t you worry child became their most successful. The group formed in 2008 but split again in 2013. These moments of respite among 17 tracks are too few. Swedish House Mafia is a DJ trio from Sweden, consisting of Axwell, Steve Angello and Sebastian Ingrosso. Redlight samples the Police’s Roxanne, splicing Sting’s yearning hook over a menacing techno beat to surprisingly enjoyable effect, while It Gets Better flirts with the processed synths of the Prodigy’s 1997 single Smack My Bitch Up, pairing them with a hammering bassline. In its livelier moments, the album tries to revive sounds in new contexts. Tracks play like pastiches: Lifetime apes Starboy-era the Weeknd in its undulating rhythm and 070 Shake’s falsetto vocals the syncopated modular synth sounds of Time are better articulated on Floating Points’ 2015 record Elaenia. At its worst, Paradise Again is derivative and dated. Ten years later, the Swedish supergroup – DJs Axwell, Steve Angello and Sebastian Ingrosso – reboot this hybrid pop-club music for their debut album. Sounding like the saccharine climax of a Made in Chelsea episode, its emotive vocal and pop melody, paired with bright synths and a thumping kick drum, set the template for coming hits by the likes of Avicii and Kygo.

The headlining spot was subtly revealed Sunday night (March 27) prior to Hardwell’s set at this year’s Ultra festival. Next year, Swedish House Mafia will return to the Ultra stage after their 2022 world tour. Swedish House Mafia’s 2012 hit single Don’t You Worry Child embodied the commercial boom of EDM throughout the 2010s. Ultra Miami has already tapped its 2023 headliner.

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