Envelopes - Here comes the windEnvelopes
Here comes the wind
Brille

9

Despite them paraphrasing Bonnie Tyler, sometimes cramming one to many ideas into a song, and a some general "wackiness", Envelopes are utterly charming. I love their first album, so it's great to hear that they've managed to get even better for their second one. They've got magnificent melodies, alternating boy/girl vocals (something that all bands would be better off with, as far as I'm concerned), original lyrics and they sound a bit like a mix between Beat Happening, Violent Femmes and Velvet Underground, but without coming across as dated (they sound very 2008, in a good way). I've been listening to this album now constantly for many weeks, and my love for it just grows day by day. "Here comes the wind" is a super fresh and varied album that deserves to be heard by everyone, and it makes me hope for a long and productive career from Envelopes.
- Simon Tagestam