Strayfolk
s/t
self-released
There're currently more unoriginal alt.country artists from Scandinavia than tortillas in Mexico. Strayfolk, from Göteborg, is another one of these bands to put on the pile. Their self-released album from late last year is a very ordinary affair with slide guitars, lyrics about "been down every road that's around here" and being stuck in a small town, plus all the other ingredients that are meant to give you that feeling of driving on Highway 66 clad in blue jeans and a fleece shirt, sipping on a Bud. The problem is that even though I love country music very much and Strayfolk do country music pretty well, I wish they'd make it their own. It would be so much more interesting and personal if they'd been able to convey feelings about life in Göteborg, instead of drowning themselves in tired clichés, but somehow I doubt that this is what they've set as their goal or purpose.
- Simon Tagestam