Artist: Real Ones
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After seeing two great live shows, I made sure to snatch a copy of the Real Ones' latest effort. I listened to it when I got home and heard the beautiful harmonies and folk-rock sound and was just floored instantly. This band has a knack for writing great songs and, with perfect production, has delivered a damn fine album. "Home with the girls..." is just one of those records that gets better as it plays through, moreso with each listen. It's one of those albums that you can go back to a few weeks or even months later and still have the same feeling that Real Ones' songcraft is top-notch (at least for me). If you are unfamiliar with their sound, I'd suggest checking out the tracks "The long sentence" (complete with harpsichord), "Orlando" (with its peaceful harmonies), and the centerpiece "Ballad of an old man" (with their neighbourhood choir joining them on the chorus). Real Ones have spent a bit of time in my CD player lately and it's well deserved.
- Matt Giordano
To see a great band from Norway once when you live in the USA is a treat, but tto see them twice (and on consecutive nights) is just lucky (but moreso the benefit of living in a big city). The first night at Sin-E, Real Ones put on a very energetic set, which pleased the crowd a great deal. Although the sound was a bit muddy at times, I believe this was more a result of the venue's acoustics than the band. After playing their set which included such songs as the opener "Oh my", "Orlando", and the purely brilliant "Ballad of an old man", the band found themselves in the midst of accolading fans, with many lining up to buy their newest album "Home with the girls in the morning". Since I was going to review the Real Ones live set and had the chance to see them a second time, I surely took it. I had thought it would help me write a better review, to see the band in a different setting, to just get a better feel of their sound and was I glad to have done so. At the Living Room the next night, the band sounded even better. Each instrument was much more pronounced (and I must say I was expecting it, as the venue is better suited for more "acoustic" based bands). The band played the same songs mentioned above, plus "She's got me good" and my since-then-live-favourite "Bratislava". If I had to gauge how their stay in New York went, I'd say "very well."
- Matt Giordano
Julie Forchhammer from Norwegian management company Bpop responds to Edith Backlund's accusations that she was discriminated against (see this post from last week):
The truth is: Elvira Nikolaisen had to cancel the Debaser show on very short notice. Bpop never considered putting on any replacement act, as there were already three bands on the line up. I don't know why Edith Backlund thought that she would play instead of Elvira. I guess maybe some of the Swedes she work with, got a bit eager when they heard Elvira had to cancel? Vidar Vang, Real Ones and Jim Stärk has nothing at all to do with this.
Swedish singer/songwriter Edith Backlund was enlisted to fill in for Norwegian singer/songwriter Elvira Nikolaisen at Debaser tomorrow night, but the other acts (Vidar Vang, Jim Stärk and Real Ones) all balked at the purity of their Norwegian evening being ruined and cancelled the show.
Norwegian management/PR firm Bpop has decided to jump into the label business. They will now take it upon themselves to import their acts into neighboring Sweden via the newly founded imprint Bpop Music. Here's what they've got scheduled:
02/15 - Jim Stärk - "Jim Stärk"
03/15 - JR Ewing - "Maelstrom"
04/26 - Real Ones - "Home With The Girls In The Morning"
05/17 - WE - "Smugglers"
06/14 - Datarock - "Datarock Datarock"
07/12 - Vidar Vang - "Vidar Vang"
Distribution will be handled by V2 Scandinavia.