In Our Nature
Reviews
canuck
Reviewed 2007-12-05
Reviewed 2007-12-05
Sophomore album of classical-guitar based indie folk songs from this Swedish songwriter. He combines traditional classical guitar style with a more indie rock/ folk song structure and sound. His voice has a unique tone to it as well and it's often double-tracked or self-harmonizing. He once again goes the very-different-cover route with a cover of Massive Attack's "Teardrop" (track 5). Not quite as good as Veneer but it's good.
-Adrian
My picks: all are pretty good; the best: 2, 3, 5, 8 FCC: clean (I think)
1. med-slow. deep guitar sonorities and dark vocals.
2. med-fast. best of the album. nice driving guitar and hand-on-guitar percussion.
3. med-fast. great thumb-heavy guitar part. prominent backing vocals.
4. med-slow. subdued. chorus is a bit repetitive.
5. med-fast. nice parts. I don't know the original but this is good. ends a bit early and has a few misc notes at the end.
6. slow. good deliberate guitar part. pretty short (1:45)
7. med-slow. odd percussion (foot, clapping, wood blocks?) along with subdued guitar.
8. slow. lovely guitar sonorities, especially the thumb part. sliding, processed keyboard(?) part later on.
9. med-slow. deep guitar sonorities. more fragile vocals than some other songs.
10. long (8:10). mid tempo. gradually stronger guitar. harmony vocals. significant instrumental part near the end. nice, but a bit long.
-Adrian
My picks: all are pretty good; the best: 2, 3, 5, 8 FCC: clean (I think)
1. med-slow. deep guitar sonorities and dark vocals.
2. med-fast. best of the album. nice driving guitar and hand-on-guitar percussion.
3. med-fast. great thumb-heavy guitar part. prominent backing vocals.
4. med-slow. subdued. chorus is a bit repetitive.
5. med-fast. nice parts. I don't know the original but this is good. ends a bit early and has a few misc notes at the end.
6. slow. good deliberate guitar part. pretty short (1:45)
7. med-slow. odd percussion (foot, clapping, wood blocks?) along with subdued guitar.
8. slow. lovely guitar sonorities, especially the thumb part. sliding, processed keyboard(?) part later on.
9. med-slow. deep guitar sonorities. more fragile vocals than some other songs.
10. long (8:10). mid tempo. gradually stronger guitar. harmony vocals. significant instrumental part near the end. nice, but a bit long.
Recent airplay
Down The Line
Time Traveler — Jan 31, 2014
Killing For Love
FOLKTRONICA — May 31, 2013
Killing For Love
The Twilight Zone — Apr 19, 2009
Killing For Love
Gallows Radio — Mar 30, 2009
How Low, Down The Line
Time Traveler — Mar 12, 2008
Down The Line
Lost and Found — Feb 15, 2008
Charting
2007-12-24 — 2008-02-25
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Feb 17 | 1 |
| Feb 10 | 1 |
| Feb 3 | 2 |
| Jan 27 | 1 |
| Jan 20 | 3 |
| Jan 13 | 3 |
Track listing
| 1. | How Low | ||
| 2. | Down The Line | ||
| 3. | Killing For Love | ||
| 4. | In Our Nature | ||
| 5. | Teardrop | ||
| 6. | Abram | ||
| 7. | Time To Send Someone Away | ||
| 8. | The Nest | ||
| 9. | Fold | ||
| 10. | Cycling Trivialities |