Thou Shall Not Pass

Again Sweden delivers; bless you Stockholm. I came across Thus:Owls a few days ago when I was researching Digits, I somehow landed on Patrick Watson’s myspace page and read that he is scheduled to tour Europe with them in early November.

Like many of my favourite Swedish bands (Shout Out Louds, Dag for Dag, The Radio Dept.) I have a strange emotional attraction to Thus:Owls, stemming from an undeniable beauty that somehow seems to give the music an illusive haunting quality. The bass lines are deep and full-sounding and singer Erika Alexanderssons’s voice echoes like a dream. Both minimalist and highly structured in parts, Thus:Owls’ music fuses jazz and pop music using common alliteration and simple timing. Borrowing many of classical music’s common intonations, Thus:Owls’ music has a grand operetta quality, relying on strict composition and timing to have an intensely shattering effect. There’s elements of nineteenth century romanticism and old-fashioned literature, drawing upon images of castles and celebratory feasts but beneath it all you can hear the sound of contemporary recording techniques and modern instrumental arrangements.

Alexandersson is the main song writer and she is also responsible for forming the band. Thus:Owls has released one album, titled Cardiac Malformations and it can be purchased from Hoob Records’ online shop.

Thus:Owls- Climbing The Fjelds Of Norway: MP3

 Thus:Owls- Myspace

 

Posted by Nick Fulton under Sweden