Artist: Astrid Williamson
Title: Here Come The Vikings
Label: One Little Indian
Genre: Indie
Bitrate: 191kbit av.
Time: 00:40:57
Size: 58.96 mb
Rip Date: 2009-05-09
Str Date: 2009-06-09
01. Store 3:54
02. Sing The Body Electric 4:07
03. Shut Your Mouth 3:46
04. How You Take My Breath Away 4:06
05. Crashing Minis 5:23
06. Falling Down 3:04
07. Pinned 3:32
08. Slake 3:47
09. Eve 5:00
10. The Stars Are Beautiful 4:18
Release Notes:
Here Come The Vikings , the 4th solo album by Brighton-based cult
singer songwriter Astrid Williamson, is a compelling and mercurial
collection of tracks, that veer across abrasive rock, pop, torch song
and soul.
Previously in respected indie trio Goya Dress, Here Come The Vikings is
Astrid s most aggressively gorgeous record to date. Hailing from the
remote Shetland Islands she s been pegged as a folkie on her last
couple of efforts, but that disregards both her sprawling versatility
as an artist and her previous inclinations to rock to ecstatic,
exhilarating heights. Not so with Here Come The Vikings - electric
Astrid is back with a vengeance.
As a vocalist, Astrid has collaborated with the likes of Electronic,
Arthur Baker, This Mortal Coil/Hope Blister originator Ivo
Watts-Russell and European luminary Stephan Eicher, plus arranging and
producing the music for British comedian Robert Newman s recent History
Of The World Backwards BBC TV series. Running her own label,
Incarnation (via One Little Indian) she released electronica album Air
Conditioning by Oskar.
Here Come the Vikings is a bold, self-assured effort resplendent in
detailed artful arrangements exploring the mysteries of faith, gender
dynamics, and physical love. Even without the electric component, the
music remains vivid and full of emotion.