The Rest of the Best is a two-volume compilation by Swedish rock band The Cardigans. It features 36 tracks, including B-sides, alternate versions, demos and soundtrack features spanning the entire career of the band. The Rest Of the Best is the third B-side compilation by The Cardigans, superseding The Other Side of the Moon released in 1997 and the Best Of released in 2008.
We are delighted to release these compilations. Songs that for various reasons were left out of our studio albums. Now our audience can listen through all B sides in chronological order and it’s a pure joy to reminisce all the way back to 1993. It’s almost like a forgotten record, or rather four. We hope you’ll enjoy the 13 year ride!
In 2019, the six studio albums of the Cardigans were remastered and in February of that year UMG reissued them on vinyl. The remasters also appeared on streaming platforms.[2] In the following year, the band continued touring and enjoyed a resurgence in popularity due to their song "Step On Me" becoming viral on TikTok.[3]
In February 2024, test pressings of a compilation of the band with the working title The Rest of the Best started appearing on Discogs and were later posted by the band on social media.[4][5][6] In July, the compilation was officially announced and made available for pre-order.[1]
The volume was compiled by the Cardigans and remastered by Ryan Smith at Sterling Sound in New York City. The artwork is a collage of photographs of the band taken by Martin Bogren.[1]
Content
The compilation includes B-sides, alternate versions, demos, and soundtrack features, for a total of 36 tracks. The first volume includes 20 tracks recorded between 1993-1996, where the second volume includes 16 tracks recorded between 1997-2005.[1] It supersedes the band's two previous B-side compilations, The Other Side Of the Moon released in Japan and Australia in 1997 and the Best Of released in 2008, containing the tracks "The Boys Are Back In Town", "Mr. Crowley", "Iron Man (First Try)", and "Cocktail Party Bloody Cocktail Party", previously only released on the former.
The tracks "Das Model (’00)", "For What It's Worth (Polar Session '01)", "Communication (Polar Session '01)", "You're The Storm (Sandkvie Session)", and "You're The Storm (First Demo)" were previously only available as B-sides or on promo records, whilst the track "Great Divide ('96 Demo)" was previously unreleased.
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