MP3: Esther - Throw a spanner
It might just be that I'm a terrible crank, but Esther's enthusiastic indiepop rings hollow to me. Too formulaic? Maybe that's the issue - they're so good at emulating the standard Göteborg indie sound that they forgot to inject their own personality into the mix. The matching outfits should've been a tip-off. Fit for easy listening, but oh so empty! I almost wish they were worse so I wouldn't have to struggle so much with this write-up. Writing about bad music is easy; writing about boring but competent music is more tedious than listening to it.
Esther - Throw a spanner