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Artist......: Azure Blue
Album.......: Rule of Thirds
Label.......: MatinΘe Recordings
Genre.......: Indie
Catnr.......: matcd059
Source......: CD
Rip.date....: 2017-11-22
Str.date....: 2011-12-00
Quality.....: 897kbps/44.1kHz/2 channels
Url.........: http://matineerecordings.com
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1. Fingers 4:09
2. The Catcher In The Rye 3:19
3. Seasons 3:00
4. Little Confusions 3:06
5. Long Way Down 3:04
6. Dreamy Eyes 4:07
7. The Shore 5:06
8. Two Hearts 2:43
9. Chesil Beach 4:49
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,: Azure Blue is the new project from Tobias Isaksson, a talented :,
: songwriter and colorful profile on the Swedish pop scene. His :
:' former bands Irene and Laurel Music were signed to respected ':
,: Swedish label Labrador Records and attracted worldwide :,
: recognition. With Azure Blue, Tobias has made a fresh start and :
:' surpassed all his previous work. ':
,: :,
: On the surface, Azure Blue is a sparkling wave that flows :
:' relatively unconcerned into a distant sunset, but beneath that ':
,: it is riddled with references. Together with producer pseudonym :,
: Midnight Ruler, Tobias has created a modern yet timeless record :
:' with analog drum machines, vintage synths, and airy ':
,: arrangements. æRule of ThirdsÆ shamelessly flirts with AOR, New :,
: Wave and New Romantic in a way that takes New Order, The :
:' Go-Betweens, and Roxy Music's æAvalonÆ album on a journey to ':
,: 2012. :,
: :
:' While lyrically the album is a vortex of references ranging ':
,: from favorite movies to records to the literary works of Klas :,
: ╓stergren and Ernest Hemingway, it is mostly a touching :
:' autobiographical story that processes three ruptured ':
,: relationships and an inevitable move from Gothenburg to :,
: Stockholm. :
:' ':
,: Album opener æFingersÆ is an inspired cover version of a song :,
: originally recorded by Grant McLennan of the Go-Betweens and the :
:' perfect preview of the hypnotic pop found throughout this ':
,: record. First single æThe Catcher In The RyeÆ sweeps and soars :,
: in all the right places and has one of those memorable choruses :
:' that sticks in your head for days. Thanks in part to heavy ':
,: rotation on Swedish National Radio, the song has enjoyed :,
: significant exposure already including strong praise in the :
:' music press. ':
,: :,
: æSeasonsÆ is an especially ambitious track mixing rich soaring :
:' vocals with strings and keyboards that recall the venerable OMD ':
,: discography. Second single æLittle ConfusionsÆ is a shimmering :,
: pop song that The Cure would be proud to call their own, while :
:' æLong Way DownÆ is earnest and melodic and æDreamy EyesÆ sounds ':
,: like an early Depeche Mode classic. :,
: :
:' As it draws to a close, the album exposes its ties to the ':
,: contemporary Nordic pop scene with the captivating and hypnotic :,
: æThe ShoreÆ sounding like the best song the Radio Dept. never :
:' wrote, and æTwo HeartsÆ starting off like Swedish band Airliner ':
,: before reaching a wonderfully catchy conclusion. Final track :,
: æChesil BeachÆ is a poignant letter to a former flame, with :
:' sincere vocals set to another hypnotic pop masterpiece. ':
,: :,
: An elegant, melodic and intelligent album, æRule of ThirdsÆ is a :
:' promising debut for Azure Blue and an extraordinary new release ':
,: for the MatinΘe catalog. Watch for select Swedish shows late :,
: this year and an international tour in 2012. :
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