THE AMAZING

That album cover of clouds in the sky with no blue in sight certainly describes the music here. Melancholic is the word but these guys are from Sweden of course one of my favourite countries when it comes to my music. Guitarist Reine Fiske and singer Christoffer Gunrup lead the way here. The former for his shimmering guitar leads and folky style at times. The latter for his dreamy vocals and compositions. Yes this is folky psychedelia with a dream pop flavour at times. I'm a pretty big fan of this band with "Ambulance" being my current favourite from them. What a great start to their careers though with this 2009 release. The tracks shown here on PA are from the vinyl record while I have the cd with three more songs on it. Interesting that two of the three tracks they didn't include on the vinyl are the two most melancholic pieces on here. Sad is the word for both "Romanian" and "The Strangest Thing".

I'm such a fan of the opener "The Kirwan Song" named after Danny Kirwan who composed "Sunny Side Of Heaven" that this is based off of. Drums are prominent on this one along with that guitar and dreamy vocals. "Dragon" is a folky tune with reserved vocals. "Beach House" is the other tune left off of the vinyl version. Laid back acoustic guitar as vocals join in after a minute. I like the multi vocal section that comes and goes with the wordless sounds. "Code II" is a top three and the most powerful sounding track on here. The two guest organists are on this one creating atmosphere and more. Spacey psychedelia right here when the vocals step aside each time. "Deportation" is another top three for me. A brighter more uptempo sound. So different like the previous track. The calm is cool with those wordless melodies. Love the guitar throughout. "Dead" is my final top three although "Is It Likely" is so close to making this group. Some rare passion too the vocals on that one. "Dead" has distorted guitar and more of a Rock sound, even though it's mid paced and dreamy as well. Vocals just before a minute. Love this one! "Had To Keep Walking" is by far the longest piece at 11 minutes.

It's easy to drift away listening to this type of music and it certainly makes me feel good. There are so many bands that guitarist Reine Fiske is in that I'm such big fan of. What a talented musician. Check him out with THE AMAZING.