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Let Me Introduce My Friends

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Audio CD (25 Sep 2006)
Number of Discs: 1
Label: Interpop
ASIN: B000H80LWM
Other Editions: Audio CD | MP3 Download

Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 73,167 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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'Let Me Introduce My Friends' is the debut album from Skando-pop collective I'm From Barcelona. Eclectic feel-good music for the the indie dancefloor, this album is sure to appealto fans of bands such as the Flaming Lips and The Polyphonic Spree. Includes the single 'We're From Barcelona'.

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4.0 out of 5 stars I am from Barcelona, 3 Feb 2007

By	E. A Solinas "ea_solinas" (MD USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 10 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)

Fawlty Towers fans are going to recognize the name of I'm From Barcelona -- that's what the waiter Manuel always says to explain odd stuff: "I am from Barcelona!"

But their debut album "Let Me Introduce My Friends" is nothing like Spanish music. Instead, this lovable, enormous Swedish band sounds sort of like a cross between Architecture in Helsinki and the Polyphonic Spree -- sunny, twinkly, shimmery pop music.

It opens with Emanuel Lundgren drawling, "Daaaaaaamn!/Oversleeping again/Daaaaaaaaamn!/I can't believe I did it once again." He then describes what he'll have to do to "make it on time." It's a mundane topic for a pop song, but it's framed with a sparkling pop tune full of catchy guitar, twinkly xylophone and the occasional bell chime.

The songs that follow are in the same mold -- the lyrics are about confusion, chicken pox, broken hearts, stamp collecting, and finding a spot for the perfect treehouse. And the songs wrapped in them are just as charming: folky pop, driving guitars, twee little sugarpuffs, shimmery bell-augmented pop, and the sprawling orchestral sound of "Olakola."

"Let Me Introduce My Friends" is basically pop for people who like bands with a slightly sugary sound, but a pleasant melody as well. "Let Me Introduce My Friends" is basically all sunshine, spring grass and childlike fun -- very charming.

You can't really single out any band members, since there are almost thirty of them, but the instrumentation is nicely polished and solidly played. The songs are wrapped in unstoppable swirling riffs, banjo, solid percussion, sweeps of wobbly and/or sputtering synth, rattling bells and what sounds like a xylophone.

Lundgren has a nice smooth voice, although at times he sounds a bit like he's singing a nursery rhyme. The lyrics are a bit short and simplistic, but they do admittedly sum up the childlike enthusiasm of the music ("You know I can't believe I'm telling everyone that I know/That every stamp in my collection is a place we could go!").

"Let Me Introduce My Friends" has rather simple songwriting, but deliciously twee pop and some solid, catchy tunes. Nice, unpretentious fun.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Why aren't they bigger?, 8 Jun 2007

By	Billy No mates (London) - See all my reviews

Summer's here and it's time for lots of sunshine pop. Despite being nearly a year old, this album totally hits that spot. It's summery guitar pop along the lines of the Polyphonic Spree - but better. I was instantly hooked and those I have played it to feel the same. It's very catchy. In fact, there is a risk that it becomes so catchy that it pollutes your every waking moment - going round and around in your head. I can't understand why they are not everywhere.

Have a listen on amazon. You may have heard the beginning of Collecting Stamps on the T Mobile advert. Don't be put off by that. It's a great song.

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