(Rating: 3.7/5)
Like most of others, knowing the quartet Amiina is due to their play as the string section for Sigur Ros. Honestly, I have certain expectation from them initially....nevertheless, their debut album ‘Kurr’ released in 2007 is a huge disappointment for me with those overly subtle, light, self-contained, polite, cautious instrumental post rock music…..like 4 shy girls sitting straight properly weaving scarf of songs motionlessly whispering each other quietly throughout the album…..quite a dull and tasteless debut!!
After 3 years of works, Amiina come back with this album released from their own label with addition of 2 members for drum and electronics……make their soft, intimate, melodic and more song based post rock music more lively and richly arranged this time with more up beat rhythm and electronic layers……seemingly a more ambitious move in this album and their music tend to be more bright, poppy and twee this time....reminds me of those familiar post rock/electro folk bands like mum, etc. or those from Morr's label!!
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