Mai
Still need a kiss
Nacopajaz
Johanna Wedin is at her best when the landscape she creates is comprised of haunting, dreamy tones, with her voice slipping through this artic scenery like fog given motion by a soft breeze. Luckily, this is majority of her debut album "Still need a kiss", which often feels like a warm mix of Decibully, Trespasser William, and Taken By Trees. Compositions like "You should come" and opener "Snowing downtown" encapsulate the beauty of being isolated with one's thoughts, a theme that I often find myself exploring in these autumn months (especially now that the American East Coast is no longer plagued by 90 degree [32 Celsius] days in October). While there is really nothing to forcefully complain about on Mai's first effort, there is a slight unevenness in tone and delivery that keeps this record from becoming a wintry classic. That said, Wedin's sophomore effort may easily correct these missteps, and that would truly be something.
- Lars Garvey Laing-Peterson
