2010 is not over yet and a hearty thank you goes out to All Scandanavian for reminding us of this fact. Incredible music is still being released, even at this late hour of the year. So who is it? Who waited until November 30th to give us an album that, in the span of a few hours, has taken priority over all other reviews? Meadowland, that’s who.
And let us be clear: This is Meadowland from Sweden, not Meadowland from the U.S. This is Meadowland with masterful guitarists/singers Josef Bernberg and Robin Tinglöf, not Meadowland Band from New Jersey, a power pop group comprised of 13 year olds. Just to be clear.
The bio and Oaks of Mamre press release state:
“Meadowland have consolidated their previous live performance experience into an intimate stage presence that bears witness to both their technical finesse and lyrical sensitivity. Harbours endeavours to bring that sensitivity to the studio, providing the listener with a full-length album experience reminiscent of the previous singles, but comprising entirely new material, and exhibiting more coherent production.”
Done and done. Sounds like it was virtually effortless, too. You would never guess that before this collaboration, neither frontman had much interest in acoustic music.
With just nine tender songs, Harbours will make you pause for a quiet moment. It will inspire you to retreat from the busy holiday season and rest your weary wallet for awhile. Indeed, that seems to be the inspiration behind Meadowland’s union in the first place. As the story goes, Bernberg and Tinglöf wanted to recapture their lost fascination for music. They were experiencing “the onset of creative asphyxiation as the responsibilities of adulthood began taking their toll.” We applaud these artists. They did not succumb to this ugly, criminal plight. Hopefully you won’t either.
Harbours is available on iTunes.
1. Whitby Jet
2. Silence
3. Bring to Me
4. Buttercups
5. Best of You
6. What It Is
7. Likes of You and Me
8. Sweet and Low
9. I Could Be Waiting
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