FallulahCountry of origin:Denmark Type of music generally:Alternative pop, rock Status:Most recent release, All My Eyes Are Open (2020) See also:Fallulah's site Comparisons:Florence and the Machine, Rainbirds' Katharina Franck Covers/own material:Own General comments:Fallulah is basically Marie Apetri and her band, who do pop rock lead by with Apetri's impressive, empassioned, powerful voice a la Florence and the Machine. Vocalist Marie Apetri sings with verve and a touch of bluesy rasp, and her vocals are certainly the star of the show. (sophiagurley@hotmail.com) Recommended first album:The Black Cat Neighbourhood Recordings:
The Black Cat NeighbourhoodRelease info:2010—Sony/RCA—88697 75824 2 Availability:Wide Ecto priority:Highly recommended for pop fans Group members:Marie Apetri—vocals, backing vocals, tambourine, keyboards, claps, sampling, tom, tambourin, glockenspiel, circuit dialog keys, woodwinds, mini-clarinet, March drum, piano, bells, whistles, magic dripdrop, stomping, bass, ukulele, midi-harp, hairy bongo drums, glass, box with nuts & bolts, marimbo, meows, percussion, toy guitar, melotron, fantasy keys Guest artists:Morten Segaard Anderson—guitar (1, 12); acoustic guitar, banjo, backing vocals (4); sho-bro guitar (9) Produced by:Frodolin; co-produced by Marie Apetri Comments:This is a strong, well-constructed, and varied collection of pop/rock songs, bouncy and catchy from the very first moment. "Hey You" and "I Lay my Head" reminds me so much of Rainbirds and Splashdown, both in overall song structure and the vocals. The song that I can't resist is the poppy, energetic "Bridges" with its tantalizing and strange section where the vocals slide off beat in the middle of the song—it messes with my head (in a good way) each time I hear it. (sophiagurley@hotmail.com) EscapismRelease info:2013—Sony—88765448772 Availability:Wide Ecto priority:Highly recommended Group members:Maria Apetri—vocals, drums, keys, claps, thighs, synth bass, melodica, ukulele, toms, marimba, tambourine, Costa Rican steel tin, stomps, drum programming, piano, whistling Guest artists:A. Wanngren—keys (1, 10-12); omnichord (1); bass (4, 11-13); trumpet (4); trombone (4, 12); guitar (10, 11, 13) Produced by:Maria Apetri (1-4, 8-13); The Rural (2); L. Howe (5, 7); J. Bryan (6); T. Nissen (8, 9); J. Parker (10) Comments:More smart alternative pop with slightly different moods and a lot of catchy melodies and choruses. I really love this album. (JoAnn Whetsell) Perfect TenseRelease info:2016—Instant Records—INS000082 Availability:Wide Ecto priority:Highly recommended Comments:I love the incredibly catch title track ("Social Club" and "Bob Dylan" are also pretty good), but overall I don't enjoy this album as much as her first two. (JoAnn Whetsell) |
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