Hari and Aino, who are a five piece and not a duo as their name may suggest, have made an album perfect for those warm hazy summer days. The band who hail from Stockholm have managed to create a sound that links the commercial pop brilliance of Blondie to the well crafted indie pop of Camera Obscura.The self titled album is the follow up to the long sold out limited EP they released on Cloudberry Records last year which made the indie pop world sit up and take notice. Luckily two of those songs appear here.
On first listen the songs sound solid and consistent which is good in itself but several plays later you can hear the things that make them so distinct. From opener Gold, which really should be a single, to singer Andrea doing her best Debbie Harry impressions on I Will Leave or Second Song there is not one weak track here, not one filler nor one dull moment.
It's a lovely, happy affair which is guaranteed to produce a smile or two which is something that is far removed from many of the CD's that indie mp3 get sent to review. If lush female vocals and jangling guitars are your thing then this beautiful little album is for you. If not give it a try anyway and put an indie pop smile on your face!
The band have made tracks available from the album as free downloads:
Hari and Aino - Seasons
Hari and Aino - Finland
Hari and Aino - Your Heartache and Mine
Hari and Aino - Second song
The album is out now on Plastilina Records.
Bonus download. Together with tracks 3 & 4 above this is the whole Cloudberry EP.
Hari and Aino - Buy An Island
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Totally agree Tom, it's a great album.
Incredible sound!
Yeah, I love Hari and Aino! i'll make a review for them soon!
Hey i got some interview with hari and aino. check my site at http://www.mellonzine.com/