Free Ride is a bit of an odd debut album for Swedish singer Micadelia, as with the exception of one song, it’s a covers album. That means we only have one song – “Sadness”– on which to judge her songwriting ability, but that isn’t the point: this is an album of performances, of re-interpretations. Despite the fact that there’s no common theme to the song or artist choice (featuring two Led Zeppelin selections, two from Neil Young, and others from Nirvana, Robyn/Kleerup, The Beatles, and so on) the album largely works because of its conciseness and quite a breezy, laid-back feel. None of the songs here are hugely challenging nor bleak, and as such they suit Mika Sundkvist’s soft voice. Free Ride is quite a restrained debut, almost like an extended demo or trial run. Apparently Micadelia is thinking of releasing more self-penned material in future, which is an interesting prospect given that “Sadness”, her only writing contribution here, is as quietly, unassumingly impressive as the album as a whole.
Alias | free ride |
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Extra | free ride |
Name | free ride |
专辑别名 | micadelic |
原始名称 | Free Ride |
发行时间 | 2009-02-18 |
名称 | free ride |
唱片公司 | diesel music |
收藏数 | 44 |
歌手 | micadelia |
类别 | 录音室专辑 |
语言 | 英语 |
风格 | 流行 pop |