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PAINTED PALMS - Forever


Reese Donohue and Christopher Prudhomme make no secret of their preference for 60s psychpop. All twelve tracks of their debut feature vocal arrangements and melodies that could have been written by "The" bands like the Tremeloes, the Kinks or the Beach Boys.

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PAINTED PALMS - Forever


Aus ihrer Vorliebe für 60s-Psychpop machen Reese Donohue und Christopher Prudhomme kein Geheimnis. Alle zwölf Tracks ihres Debüts warten mit Gesangsarrangements und Melodien auf, die aus der Feder von „The“-Bands wie den Tremeloes, den Kinks oder auch den Beach Boys stammen könnten.

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THE INTERSPHERE - Relations In The Unseen


With a violently beautiful noise thunderstorm the Mannheimers lure into the world of their fourth album to show within the opener that their songs are full of surprising twists - like here the melodic chorus. The furious start is followed by a carefree Donots-style alternative rocker.

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THE INTERSPHERE - Relations In The Unseen


Mit einem heftig-schönen Noise-Gewitter locken die Mannheimer in die Welt ihres vierten Albums, um noch innerhalb des Openers zu zeigen, dass ihre Songs voller überraschender Wendungen stecken – wie hier der melodiöse Chorus.

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CHAMPS - Down Like Gold


Michael and David Champion from Great Britain show a very fine feeling for old fashioned melodies. Their spectrum ranges from the 80s Don-Henley feeling ("Only A Bullet ...") to odd 50s Western film music ("Pretty Much (Since Last November)") to Fleedwood Mac bonds ("My Spirit Is Broken").

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CHAMPS - Down Like Gold


Ein ausgesprochen feines Gespür für old fashioned Melodien legen Michael und David Champion aus Großbritannien an den Tag.

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BLAUDZUN - Promises Of No Man's Land


Fortunately, quality still sometimes prevails these days. In the Netherlands, for example, where the songwriting of Johannes Sigmond alias Blaudzun (a tribute to the Danish cyclist of the same name and world champion in the 1966 team time trial) is very popular.

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BLAUDZUN - Promises Of No Man’s Land


Qualität setzt sich zum Glück heutzutage doch noch manchmal durch.

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ERLEND APNESETH - Blikkspor


Attention, not for people who can't play the violin. The Hardanger-Fiddle version of this instrument sounds almost pure here. Erlend Apneseth, a 23-year-old Norwegian, has won prizes with this instrument in many competitions in his home country and is one of the elite fiddlers there.

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ERLEND APNESETH - Blikkspor


Achtung, nichts für Leute, die Geigenklänge nicht abkönnen. Denn hier erklingt dieses Instrument in der Variante Hardanger-Fiddle nahezu pur.

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