Lav's Music Corner

Susanne Sundfor is a Norwegian singer-songwriter who first broke out with a sound that combined classical instrumentation with electronic elements in the early 2010s. Her previous album Music For People In Trouble  in 2017 shifted her style in a more folk and conventional singer-songwriter direction a style that is continued and expanded upon on blomi . Review by Lav: Susanne has always been one of those artists that I liked a LOT more than the popular consensus, the first piece of evidence being how much her songs and albums have appeared in my decade retrospective video series. I was thrilled earlier this year when Susanne announced her long-awaited return with an album that would expand on the shift in sound she undertook on Music For People In Trouble  and after a pair of enjoyable singles this was becoming one of my most anticipated albums of the year. Turns out those instincts were solid because Blomi  is wonderful.  The record launched with an absolutely gorge...

5.  Over  - Chvrches I've declared Chvrches back in the past just for them to turn around and drop another incredibly forgettable album so I'm certainly not gearing up to make that mistake again. What I will say for this song is that it has the infectious energy and hard-hitting synthetic beats of the band's best work. But the youthful energy is traded out for this more somber emotional response met with a more measured performance.  Listen 4.  Done (Let's Get It)  - Yaeji This is probably the one song this week that I wanted to like a lot more than I do. I like the sound of the song quite a bit and Yaeji as usual does quite a good job at making it functionally dancy while also finding a way to infuse her personality and a consistent message throughout. My main problem with the song is just the hook, which doesn't feel nearly as sticky as I was hoping for as a genuine climax to the song. Listen 3.  Nadja  - Unknown Mortal Orchestra Compared to the last...