Overwrought images from a “Euro Summer” usually involve fat bouquets of Italian tomatoes, blue-domed Greek buildings, and country-agnostic bustier dresses in gingham and fruit prints. In Zara Larsson’s world, it’s where ’90s Malibu Barbie hits up Sweden for summer; where the sun never sets and everything is in Lisa Frank-esque, acidic HD. Midnight Sun , Larsson’s fifth studio album, is the soundtrack.

The 27-year-old is already more than a decade into her career, but this is the moment when Larsson is finally coming into view as pop’s main girl. Calling first upon longtime collaborator and friend MNEK (with whom she made one of her first hits, “Never Forget You”), Larsson built a core team that included emerging producer Margo XS and songwriter Helena Gao. On their first day, they made

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