In the summer of 2012, Finnish power pop musician/singer-songwriter Esa Linna released the ‘She’s Not A Human Being’ EP, gaining a few positive notices from genre-specific websites.  On the plus side, Linna more than proved himself in the musical department by playing a variety of instruments himself, while the presence of ex-Jellyfish man Roger Joseph Manning Jr gave things a definite lift.  Less fortunately, the vocals were often a little flat.  Viewing that EP as a sample of future things, is his 2013 record ‘This Is Who I Am’ stronger?

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