CritiqueBrainz Reviews. No one has reviewed this release group yet. Be the first to write a review. ![]() Sophie Hunger Monday's Ghost Two Gentlemen CD+DVD TWOGTL0931783 4 May 09 INDEPENDENT Description: 25 year-old Swiss singer-songwriter Sophie Hunger brilliant and adventurous new album, 'Monday's Ghost' entwines folk harmonies and rock instrumentation; from the haunting, brass-influenced 'Shape' with its sparse instrumental voices, to the coarser, yet paradoxically 'music-box'-sounding 'Walzer Fur Niemend'. Further album highlights include 'House Of Gods' with its eerie and rather enigmatic atmosphere, 'Rise And Fall' that begins similar to a Germanic piano sonata and 'Sophie Hunger Blues', a traditional story-telling, stripped-down blues ballad at its heart that pays homage to Dylan. ![]() Accompanying the album is a very special music film, 'Citylights' which gives an exclusive insight into the intensity of Sophie Hunger's performances. Monday's Ghost' delivers well-crafted, haunting, emotional and atmospheric folk with guitar, piano, trombone, flute, bass and harmonica instrumentation. The album captures the listener from the outset with its melancholy sensibility, Sophie's beautifully fragile voice and peculiar arrangements and sound effects. [one_half last=”no”] NBHAP Rating: 3/5 [/one_half] [one_half last=”yes”] Supermoon Release-Date: Label: Tracklist: 1. Love Is Not The Answer 4. Superman Woman 5. Die ganze Welt 6. The Age Of Lavender 8. La Chanson d’Helene 9. We Are The Living 10. Queen Drifter [/one_half] She’s been around As a diplomat’s daughter often moved around the world with her family when she was a kid. Though growing up with punk and jazz music alike – which you nowadays still can hear in her own music – it took a while until the Swiss-born with the distinctive voice and no musical and local boundaries took up making music. And now we have her fifth effort here, one which was made in various guest rooms all over the world. And one that also sounds like being born in very different places and situations A rollercoaster ride And unfortunately not really a pleasant one, at least in the beginning. After the rollercoaster start it becomes more fluent: Fathr bears a delicately tricky beat work and a vibrant singing performance. Also the mysterious rhythm work of the following song is intriguing. Some of those songs in the middle of the record could use a minute more to fully spread their magic, though. Toyo 45a manual. Mixed feelings Behind the good middle part of the album hides a weaker shadow though: The track Heicho is more than weird. Not only because of the Swiss German, but also thanks to the high-pitched vocals in the beginning and end, a stylistic device more at home in plastic pop or electronic music. The closing Queen Drifter is a solid song, but the refrain prances on the edge of thick cheesiness.
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