Sambassadeur – European
[Labrador, 2010]
This is the music that never grows in America, this is the most european music of all. A signature style of the swedish town of Gothenburg that you hear every second of the album. The third Sambassadeur album makes me believe that the line of songs that tend to appear out of nowhere in your mind every now and then is about to get a couple of new additions. What’s interesting that there’s not too much to say about the album. Sweet, but not too sugary songs. You’re exactly where you want to be - as it goes in the opening track, Stranded. Simple, melodic, with Anna Persson’s beautiful vocals, these are the songs as if from the other side of the film screen, of an arthouse romantic movie. They create spring around you, get through the window with warm sunlight, like firefoxes light up the grass at night. This is the music to take with you for a weekend by the sea or lake, with a picnic with friends. Or when you’re walking alone, it still creates the feeling of a warm company.
A few glimpses: Cheerful and one of the “friendliest” songs, Days, thoughtful Forward is All, melodic Albatross – a gem of the album, with the purity of lyrics and melody, about losing and finding your way.
I was happier alone
Cut my hair just like a boy.
A beautiful, smart, but not abstruse, album. European makes life a bit more simple and full of light.
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