I'll be moving my regular blogging day to Wednesdays for the time being, since my spring Masters class is on Thursdays.
We'll begin my countdown of my Top 10 albums of the year today.
Liima is not exactly a new band. Liima is the project of the three members of Danish electro-pop band Efterklang and Finnish percussionist Tatu Ronnko.
While this band's sound doesn't stray too far away from where Efterklang normally toils, it's different enough to make my ears perk up. Efterklang are a great band, but they've not strayed too far from where they started their careers.
Liima put Ronnko's skills to good use on this album, with the music being much more percussive and fuller sounding than the sometimes spacy sound of Efterklang. The music has the textured and angled pop styles of Brian Eno, pushed in a bit more of an aggressive and melodic direction. The vocals are very reminiscent of John Cale, detached, but melodic and emotional.
Sometimes it takes a new person's vision to push a band out of a rut. It seems Efterklang found an similar minded collaborator that can enhance their sound and push them in new directions.
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