Label: Music Is My Girlfriend

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Reviews: Stars In Coma - You're still frozen in time / Starflower - Moment in the sun / The Tidy Ups - Dizzy heights
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Stars In Coma - You're still frozen in timeStars In Coma
You're still frozen in time
Music Is My Girlfriend/Plastilina Records

5

Think back to the time when The Field Mice released their EP "Sensitive", add some melancholic electro beat, the 80's synth and a thinner version of Pelle Almquvist's voice, with a tiny flashback to London, to The Beatles. This is Stars In Coma. Not flashy or classy. "You're still frozen in time" ain't giving that wow feeling, but rather a conclusion of alright pop music with a general positive impression and a few hits. When listening to "I saw my heart passing by" I had to look at the playlist, to make sure it wasn't Andreas Jonsson's "Sing for me", parenthesis: meaning high quality, therefore their best track. Vocalist André Brorsson has, sadly, a too fragile and ordinary voice, sometimes too whiny, to reach the top. Chris Martin is fragile and whiny, but importantly eccentric. Maybe André needs to twist it up to make his sound more tweepoppy, more special. Well, I think of London when I listen to this. I bet my head that this will be suitable to the taste of 'Londoners'. Right now I'm wondering if the lath in Sweden is placed high up above, coming to the scene of pop and indie.
- Therese Buxfäldt

Wed, Jul 9th, 2008 00:00:00

Starflower
Moment in the sun
Music Is My Girlfriend

First the bad news about this Finnish quartet -- they only have one song of which 10 variations appear on this record. The good news is that it's a really good song, so even though I keep checking to see if I've inadvertently repeated a number I just heard a few minutes ago, it's nonetheless a thoroughly enjoyable listen. Their sound is (to quote their website) "mellow and cheerful" pop reminiscent of Starlet that foregrounds singer Antti's mediocre yet appropriately earnest vocal delivery and bright guitars. I'll hope for more variety on their next record, but this marks a bright debut from a young band with a lot of promise.
- Nancy Baym

Wed, Oct 11th, 2006 00:00:00

The Tidy Ups
Dizzy heights
Music Is My Girlfriend

It's got all the trademarks of Swedish twee - horns, girlish vocals that are just a little off, lo-fi production, fast effervescent melodies with a slightly 50s swing beat. It's even got a handclap solo on "Lack of nourishment" (the EP's highlight). It's almost enough to make you jump up and down on the CD in hopes it'll break except for that the songs have enough depth to hold interest over repeated listenings. It's vehemently not for those who don't like twee, but if you're an enthusiast, give it a listen.
- Nancy Baym

Wed, Oct 11th, 2006 00:00:00