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Trollheart · 02-14-2015, 05:52 AM

Yes, but who are they?

Artiste: Blush
Nationality: Swiss
Album: Lifelines
Year: 2015
Label: Reelmusic Switzerland
Genre: Pop/Rock
Tracks:
I wonder
Brilliant skies
Lifelines
Great place
You are the one
Broken glass
Storm
Strange to meet you now
Love
Mountains high
A place in my heart

Chronological position: ? album
Familiarity: Zero
Interesting factoid: I can find nothing out about this band, even from their own website, which is in Swiss, other than that they are, well, Swiss.
Initial impression: Great hooky rock/pop melodies and a very warm vocal.
Best track(s): I wonder, Lifelines, great place, You are the one, Love, A place in my heart
Worst track(s): Nothing
Comments: The fact that there is a mutil-denominational pop girl group also called Blush, who seem to be very popular, helps me no end in tracking down information on this Swiss combo. I can’t even tell you if this is their debut, second or twentieth album. From the album cover it looks to be two guys, but that could be a wrong guess. Originally, I thought this was the girl group, but thought to myself she has a deep voice hasn’t she? Anyway, it isn’t and the closest I can come to with these guys is a sort of cross between maybe Imagine Dragons and Snow Patrol, with strong melodies and a kind of mixture of synthpop and indie rock. Yeah, I know: I’m really bad at describing these genres.

Nevertheless, opener I wonder is a great slice of pop/rock with a superbly solid melody, while the title track has some expressive piano against a bouncing beat that tends more on the rock side than the pop. The vocalist’s voice probably sounds a little boyband for some, but I don’t get the empty, vacuous feeling from this that I do from bands like Blue or Nsync. There’s a lot of emotion in this music, and again I feel they come closest to Snow Patrol in sound. Great acoustic guitar on You are the one, though the ending is a little sudden. There’s a nice celtic feel to Storm, touch of The Waterboys there. A simple song title like Love yields a really beautiful and deep little song, and in general these guys appear to be a whole lot more than they at first appear on the surface. Wish I knew who they fuck they are!
Overall impression: Superb album, and if it’s a debut so much the better.
Hum Factor: 7
Surprise Factor: 9
Intention: Find out who they hell these guys are!

02-14-2015, 05:52 AM	#211 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,996	Yes, but who are they? Artiste: Blush Nationality: Swiss Album: Lifelines Year: 2015 Label: Reelmusic Switzerland Genre: Pop/Rock Tracks: I wonder Brilliant skies Lifelines Great place You are the one Broken glass Storm Strange to meet you now Love Mountains high A place in my heart Chronological position: ? album Familiarity: Zero Interesting factoid: I can find nothing out about this band, even from their own website, which is in Swiss, other than that they are, well, Swiss. Initial impression: Great hooky rock/pop melodies and a very warm vocal. Best track(s): I wonder, Lifelines, great place, You are the one, Love, A place in my heart Worst track(s): Nothing Comments: The fact that there is a mutil-denominational pop girl group also called Blush, who seem to be very popular, helps me no end in tracking down information on this Swiss combo. I can’t even tell you if this is their debut, second or twentieth album. From the album cover it looks to be two guys, but that could be a wrong guess. Originally, I thought this was the girl group, but thought to myself she has a deep voice hasn’t she? Anyway, it isn’t and the closest I can come to with these guys is a sort of cross between maybe Imagine Dragons and Snow Patrol, with strong melodies and a kind of mixture of synthpop and indie rock. Yeah, I know: I’m really bad at describing these genres. Nevertheless, opener I wonder is a great slice of pop/rock with a superbly solid melody, while the title track has some expressive piano against a bouncing beat that tends more on the rock side than the pop. The vocalist’s voice probably sounds a little boyband for some, but I don’t get the empty, vacuous feeling from this that I do from bands like Blue or Nsync. There’s a lot of emotion in this music, and again I feel they come closest to Snow Patrol in sound. Great acoustic guitar on You are the one, though the ending is a little sudden. There’s a nice celtic feel to Storm, touch of The Waterboys there. A simple song title like Love yields a really beautiful and deep little song, and in general these guys appear to be a whole lot more than they at first appear on the surface. Wish I knew who they fuck they are! Overall impression: Superb album, and if it’s a debut so much the better. Hum Factor: 7 Surprise Factor: 9 Intention: Find out who they hell these guys are! __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018