According to the liner notes the band currently resides in Frankfurt, Germany. However, I'm wondering if they are originally from Denmark. Band members are Jacob Vetter, Ravel Meeth, Tilmann Kollner (there is an umlaut over the "o" ) and Marcel Meeth (Yes, brothers).
A bit of a Motown flavor with a dash of Chicago and a sprinkle of Maroon 5.
HOWEVER, as much as I hate to say this (only because it sounds critical), the lead vocalist has captured my attention much stronger than with Maroon 5. Maybe not as smooth as Peter Cetera (Chicago) but not bad for a new group! (The space between my nose and upper lip get longer as I bounce my head to the beat.)
Oh, maaaaaan.....I have just checked out their myspace website for the very first time and there are pictures of Japanese CD shops with hand written pops saying that "they've topped Maroon 5" etc...Well, there goes my vain "originality" flying out the window....look how it flutters away...
But I must add that there is a bit of 80's pop music embedded in here too. Especially "They Don't Even Care". Sort of boy bandish but not so much that you want to go puke in a nearby coffee cup. (Oh, I don't really dislike all boy bands...ehem)
Track 7, "Too Many Ways" is a jazzy acoustic little ditty...if you are an Amos Lee fan, like me, you might like this. Kind of makes me want to go out for a walk with a cigarette in hand and flick it onto the rail tracks or somethin'. (I don't smoke and I don't recommend littering either.)
Mmmm, track 8 "Long Road". I like the lyrics...."it's a long long road to love".
Track 9, "so far so good, came this far without losing our heads" is how the track "Everybody Runs" starts. My Thoughts exactly. I haven't tired of the album once so far.
Track 10 "Ghost" was a little too slow for me, but that might just be the mood I'm in today.
Track 11 "Onetwothree" reminds me of another song I can't remember the title of (a Simply Red song maybe?)
Anyway, the album gets 4 stars out of my 5 star rating!
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