On this debut release, Dree Paterson displays a hugely polished talent and appears adept at a variety of musical styles. If we were to be cynical, we could view this as a “musical CV” since her chosen styles are so disparate on occasion. She seems more than content to deliver several musical ideas and see which sticks…almost to try and gauge which will be most commercially viable, as if she’s not bothered with which one she finds success – as long as someone with the right connections likes one of them, that’s a good start. Even the title of this show reel, ‘A Louder Side of Me’, sounds like some kind of exercise in public relations…
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New video from Nina Persson
As part of the ongoing promotion for her 2014 solo release ‘Animal Heart’, one-time Cardigans vocalist has issued a new video, which you can view in full below.
SHOOT THE CRICKET – Life Has Taught Me EP
Shoot The Cricket seems an odd name to give a recording project. Kind of distinctive, yet not especially good, it’s the kind of band name where you’d have to wonder which names were considered inferior… Regardless, it’s the music that’s important – and on this 2013 EP ‘Life Has Taught Me’, the duo (comprising sisters Jeje and Lesal Bognar) serve up some intermittently enjoyable piano-based pop.
Nina Persson: New album artwork and upcoming live dates
As reported last week, sometime Cardigans vocalist Nina Persson releases her debut solo album in early 2014. The live dates to promote the release have now been confirmed… You can check out the artwork and list of live dates below.
‘Animal Heart’, a new video from Nina Persson
Nina Persson, best known for being frontwoman with Swedish alt-pop sensations The Cardigans will release ‘Animal Heart’ – her first solo record – early in 2014.
Although The Cardigans have not released any new music since 2005, Persson has been involved with other projects, including A Camp, The Citizens Band and a guest appearance on Manic Street Preachers’ single ‘Your Love Alone Is Not Enough’, as well as starting a family.