MP3: Familjen - Det var jag
I really wanted to like the new Familjen album "Mänskligheten", but it is tragically marred by gratuitous neo-soul diva vocals. Not that the debut "Det snurrar i min skalle" was wholly immune, but one track ("Kom säger dom") and a b-side ("Feber") make it the exception, not the rule. It's not all bad for the new one though, lead single "När planeterna stannat" is a solid dancefloor stomper and the instrumental "Viggo" would fit right in on Håkan Lidbo's interesting "Musiken från framtiden" comp. My favorite track though, would have to be "Det var jag", which sounds like a combination of those two tracks into something greater. It's got the driving beat and bassline of the former as well as the Eastern melody of the latter and is supremely catchy in the way I expect from Familjen. And no damn distracting vox. Thank god.
Familjen - Det var jag