Johannes Vidén & Bluebird Association
October 02, 2009 By: Pär Berglund Category: Rock
Johannes Vidén & Bluebird Association have released a 4-track EP, “Days of Defeat”, to give us a taste of their upcoming album. And it turns into a nostalgic trip back in time, where my thoughts first of all go to The Band, but also to Springsteen and to the passionate sixties.
Four tracks of somewhat different character, but with the same nice, roomy retro ambience. Three of the songs are in English and one in Swedish. I really like the English ones, but my favourite one is the song in Swedish, “Den sista färden”, which contains lyrics inspired by Harry Martinsson’s “Vägen till Klockrike” (”The Road”).
Johannes has a fervor and a glow in his voice that really lifts the songs. Sometimes he reminds me of Levon Helm, but more often of Magnus Carlsson in Weeping Willows, and when he sings in Swedish I can feel a touch of the warmth from Plura Jonsson in Eldkvarn.
You can listen to the entire EP “Days of Defeat” on their Myspace page, and here below you can explore and download two of the tracks:
