I think I found Broder Daniel a bit too late. I would've absolutely loved the band when I was a teenager, but I only found it in uni when I could appreciate the music, but it never became that important to me. This sound was already a bit old at that time. There's something very 90s in the sound of this album. The already mentioned album Cruel Town is perhaps a bit more modern when it comes to sounds but it's also lacking some of the youthful power of this album.
The album starts with noisy overdriven guitars in the song I'll Be Gone, which kicks the show forwards properly with stomping rock beat and noisy guitars. It also already features Broder Daniel's trademark piercing guitar solo sound. Dark Heart is probably the most well known song from the album. It's the sort of obvious hit song from the album, with it's fantastic intro. Old In Just One Day pushes the sounds even further up. The big sounds of the song remind me of British Sea Power. You Bury Me also has a fantastic showmanship in its melodies and strength. The song is a bit slower than the ones before, which gives it a bit more room to breath. Happy People Never Fantasize continues on similar vein. There's something that reminds me of The Stone Roses in the drumming of this song. Whirlwind has a proper power pop tempo, but the melody is slightly boring. The Name is Brother Daniel is almost like a title track for the band. Broder means brother in swedish. There's a good fast-tempo stomping in the song, but again, the melody leaves room for improvement. Love Doesn't Leave also sounds like a hit song. There's something in the melody that makes it stand out from the other songs. Dream My Days Away kicks in beautifully with piercing guitars that are soon accompanied by galloping drums. This would be a good introduction to the band if you were to listen to just one of the songs. The album ends with No Time for Us, which is by far the cheeriest of the songs on the album in terms of sound. I guess it's good to end on a more cheery note.
Since the band gained its biggest success from being in the film Fucking Åmål, I'll link here a music video for Whirlwind, which features scenes from the movie. The combination of the teenage angst and Broder Daniel's music is really powerful. If you haven't seen the film, I wholeheartedly recommend watching it.
The biggest problem with this album, I think is that all the songs sound really similar. It's almost like one long song. The band has recognised Jesus And Mary Chain as their biggest influence, which is quite clear from the music, but to my mind, they're only taking on one small part of that sound into their music and they do not explore all the potential that this sound would offer. On the later albums, their sound diversified a little bit and would probably say that Cruel Town is their best album, but there's some fantastic power in this album nevertheless.
Listen to the album on Spotify.
The album starts with noisy overdriven guitars in the song I'll Be Gone, which kicks the show forwards properly with stomping rock beat and noisy guitars. It also already features Broder Daniel's trademark piercing guitar solo sound. Dark Heart is probably the most well known song from the album. It's the sort of obvious hit song from the album, with it's fantastic intro. Old In Just One Day pushes the sounds even further up. The big sounds of the song remind me of British Sea Power. You Bury Me also has a fantastic showmanship in its melodies and strength. The song is a bit slower than the ones before, which gives it a bit more room to breath. Happy People Never Fantasize continues on similar vein. There's something that reminds me of The Stone Roses in the drumming of this song. Whirlwind has a proper power pop tempo, but the melody is slightly boring. The Name is Brother Daniel is almost like a title track for the band. Broder means brother in swedish. There's a good fast-tempo stomping in the song, but again, the melody leaves room for improvement. Love Doesn't Leave also sounds like a hit song. There's something in the melody that makes it stand out from the other songs. Dream My Days Away kicks in beautifully with piercing guitars that are soon accompanied by galloping drums. This would be a good introduction to the band if you were to listen to just one of the songs. The album ends with No Time for Us, which is by far the cheeriest of the songs on the album in terms of sound. I guess it's good to end on a more cheery note.
Since the band gained its biggest success from being in the film Fucking Åmål, I'll link here a music video for Whirlwind, which features scenes from the movie. The combination of the teenage angst and Broder Daniel's music is really powerful. If you haven't seen the film, I wholeheartedly recommend watching it.
The biggest problem with this album, I think is that all the songs sound really similar. It's almost like one long song. The band has recognised Jesus And Mary Chain as their biggest influence, which is quite clear from the music, but to my mind, they're only taking on one small part of that sound into their music and they do not explore all the potential that this sound would offer. On the later albums, their sound diversified a little bit and would probably say that Cruel Town is their best album, but there's some fantastic power in this album nevertheless.
Listen to the album on Spotify.
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