February
2007
Hello Saferide
Oh my gosh I’ve been so out of touch with my own site. I had started the listening post as an MP3 blog to stream out some lush music which found its way to me by the interweb or otherwise, but it kinda never really got started.
Kicking off the return post then is a Sweedish singer songwriter, going under the name Hello Saferide aka Annika Norlin softly drifted across my last.fm player today. Almost like that time when that distinct Sunday roast fragrance manages to creep upstairs and draw you in. From reading her myspace page, it becomes clear that her stage name was inspired by an intelligent bus driver in a drug addicted neighborhood, glad that clears that one up then.
Playlist
- Hello Saferide - San Francisco
- Hello Saferide - Valentines Day
What you’ll find here are sharp lyrics and simple instrumental manipulation, telling a story sung by an edgy voice with a distinct Scandinavian accent which at times can fit awkwardly into an Americanisation, but this works to Annika’s advantage here and surprisingly adds something unique.
The track San Francisco, is a spring time tune, very upbeat with an electric athemic feeling. Backed by a full band and backing singers, it’s worth holding on right to the end for the backing vocals slam and baselines, cheesy yes, but very catchy. Valentines Day is one of those simple tracks with classical style finger picking and harmonies, quite soothing.
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