ARTiST: The Genuine Fakes
ALBUM: The Genuine Fakes
BiTRATE: 208kbps avg
QUALiTY: EAC Secure Mode / LAME 3.97 Final / -V2 --vbr-new / 44.100Khz
LABEL: Kool Kat
GENRE: Rock
SiZE: 60.29 megs
PLAYTiME: 0h 38min 55sec total
RiP DATE: 2011-04-07
STORE DATE: 2011-03-15
Track List:
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01. The Genuine Fakes 0:51
02. The Promise 3:04
03. Something New 3:30
04. When Reality Hits You 3:08
05. Star 3:45
06. If You Then I 3:50
07. I Don't Want It 3:50
08. Irreplaceable 3:19
09. Mindset 3:25
10. C'mon Linda 4:06
11. Whatever Comes Your Way 6:07
Release Notes:
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All you need to know about the Geniune Fakes is this quote: "The Genuine Fakes
are proof of Sweden's seemingly inexhaustible font of pop genius. Hitting all
the right marks, they walk you thru the major required classes in the school of
pop - Ken Stringfellow (The Posies)" Johan Bergqvist formed the band in
S÷dermalm (part of Stockholm) with like-minded musicians. They start the album
with their own theme song! It reminded me of the much loved band, The
Merrymakers with it's optimistic "Have you heard, there's a brand new band in
town!"
The bright shiny tone continues on "The Promise" and fans of Swedish pop will be
thrilled by the loud melodic chords and big harmonies. "Something New" and "When
Reality Hits You" have classic power pop structures and incredibly catchy
choruses. The production is very Jellyfish-like, polished and worth many repeat
listens. Although the compositions suffer from a lack of variety in the albums
middle, they still manage to belt it out with plenty of thematic energy. Johan
even managed to redo the BeyoncΘ ballad, ôIrreplaceableö and make it a power pop
song as well. However, the album could have used a ballad as the bombast here
might wear down the average listener. That mentioned this is a superior power
pop album, that easily gets a Top Ten nomination for 2011. - Powerpopaholic