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Artist | Shout Out Louds
Title | Ease My Mind
Genre | Indie Format | Album
Source | CDDA Time | 46:26
Label | Sony Music Store | 2017
Catalog | 88985452122 Rip | 2017
Bitrate | 259 kbps Size | 90.44 MB
Freq | 44.1 kHz Encoder | Lame 3.98.4
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01. Jumbo Jet 5:32
02. Paola 4:43
03. Porcelain 3:29
04. White Suzuki 4:21
05. No Logic 3:24
06. Ease My Mind 4:57
07. Oh Oh 3:35
08. Throw Some Light 4:10
09. Crying Game 4:05
10. Angel 3:27
11. Souvenirs 4:43
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Formed in Stockholm by childhood friends Adam Olenius (vocals), Ted Malmros
(bass), and Carl von Arbin (guitars), Shout Out Louds found an
international audience during the early 2000s with their peppy Swedish pop.
The lineup began taking shape in 2001, with drummer Eric Edman and
keyboardist Bebban Stenborg climbing aboard shortly thereafter. Shout Out
Louds wasted little time writing songs, the first three of which formed the
basis of their first demo tape. The music caught the ear of Filip Wilen,
owner of Sweden's Bud Fox Recordings, and he quickly signed the group to
his label.
Bringing with them a mood of gentle introspection, Shout Out Louds return
with their aptly titled fifth effort "Ease My Mind". A warmly layered and
self-reflective collection that is easy on the palate, the veteran band
intentionally set out to create an album of dreamy escapist pop to act as a
balm during a time of global discord and fear. In an era of rallying cries
and impassioned artistic statements, the Stockholm quartet instead focus
their lens inward to carry on doing what they do best: make appealing,
slightly wistful indie pop. After 2010's low-key Phil Ek-produced "Work"
album, Shout Out Louds opted to produce themselves, successfully stringing
together their best attributes to record the excellent and more diverse
"Optica" in 2013.
Tonally, "Ease My Mind" falls somewhere in between those releases, with the
mellow vibes of the former and the vibrant synth and dream pop textures of
the latter. The band's knack for writing hooky guitar pop has remained
consistent over the years and they offer a handful of gems here like the
sunny "Paola", the hazy "White Suzuki", and the shoegazey "Crying Game".
With its lush production and appealing slow groove, the Bebban
Stenborg-sung title track is another album high point. At its brightest and
densest, like on lead single "Oh Oh", "Ease My Mind" reaches the splendor
the Shout Out Louds have proven themselves capable of.
There is a sameness to the tone and tempo of many of the tracks causing
much of the album to blend together, but if the whole affair doesn't quite
reach the artistic highs of earlier releases, the band certainly make good
on their soothing intent.
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