For
some reason I don't seem to be able (or willing?) to follow current
music anymore but I certainly wouldn't miss the release of Ochre
Room's second album Box, Bar & Diamond. I saw the band live for the first time last September (Small Houses was also performing) and was immediately very impressed. Ochre Room represents
americana, alt.country and folk rock, and there is also a clear
presence of northern melancholy. The band hails from Tampere,
Finland, my very home town, which of course adds to the band's
significance.
There
is actually even more to Tampere folk rock than Ochre Room. Another
group Hi-Lo & In Between, that has been mentioned in this blog before,
has already released three full albums. Named after an album by
Townes Van Zandt, they follow a path fairly similar to Ochre Room. Their latest album came out in 2011.
Even
while I don't consider myself a major consumer of americana music at
this point, I highly appreciate the efforts of these bands. I enjoy
seeing them live and overall hearing the music.
Check
out a wonderful song called Other Side of the Town from Ochre Room's new
album, and why not other stuff too.
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