| | Astrid Swan Poverina CD Astrid Swan Discography of CDs
For her 2007 Minty Fresh debut, POVERINA, Astrid Swan unfurls a colorful tapestry of indie-pop tunes. On this sophisticated and lushly arranged set of songs, the Finnish singer-songwriter inhabits the sonic territory in between Joanna Newsom and Tori Amos (in a good mood), sometimes recalling a female counterpart to Sufjan Stevens, as on the orchestral, waltz-like "They Need You If You Think You Love Them."
Composer: Astrid Swan.
Lyricist: Astrid Swan.
Personnel: Astrid Swan (vocals, electric guitar, clarinet, grand piano, Fender Rhodes piano, harpsichord, synthesizer, Moog synthesizer, glockenspiel, music box); Mikael Hakkarainen (guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, banjo); Michael McDonald (acoustic guitar); Nick Triani (electric guitar, tambourine); Mikael Hakkarainen (electric guitar); Ninni Poijarvi (violin); Jussi Tuhkanen, Juulia Niinirante, Jussi Tuhkanen (viola); Jimi Tenor (cello, flute, saxophone); Riikka Lampinen (cello); Jay Kortehisto (flute); Mongo Aaltonen (flugelhorn); Jay Kortehisto (trombone); Tero Toivonen (euphonium); Astrid Swan (glockenspiel); Janne Lehtinen (bass instrument); Hannu Risku (double bass); Heikki Tikka (drums); Ninni Poijarvi, Heikka Tikka, Heikki Tikka (drum); Nick Triani (tambourine); Abdissa 'Mamba' Assefa, Tapio "Mongo" Aaltonen, Abdissa "Mamba" Assefa (percussion); Tuomas Toivonen (programming); Jukka Eskola (trumpet, flugelhorn); Markku Veijonsuo (trombone, euphonium); Tapani Varis (double bass).
Audio Mixer: Nick Triani.
Recording information: Petrax Studio, Finland; Soundtracks Studio. Poverina Music | List Price | $13.97 (You save $2.58) | | Category | Rock/Pop Albums, Rock CDs | | Label | Minty Fresh | | Orig Year | 2007 | | All Time Sales Rank | 258332  | | CD Universe Part number | 7417012 | | Catalog number | 70075 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | May 22, 2007 | | Studio/Live | Studio | | Mono/Stereo | Stereo | | Producer | Astrid Swan; Nick Triani; Nick Triani | | Engineer | Nick Triani | | Personnel | Michael Mcdonald, Jimi Tenor, Jukka Eskola, Abdissa 'Mamba' Assefa, Hannu Risku, Janne Lehtinen, Jay Kortehisto, Jussi Tuhkanen, Juulia Niinirante, Markku Veijonsuo, Mikael Hakkarainen, Mongo Aaltonen, Nick Triani, Ninni Poijarvi, Riikka Lampinen, Tapani Varis, Tuomas Toivonen, Astrid Swan, Tero Toivonen, Heikki Tikka |
Astrid Swan Poverina Songs | 1. | They Need You If They Think You Love Them |
| 2. | Poverina |
| 3. | Rock 'N' Roll Blonde |
| 4. | Ten Degrees/To the North |
| 5. | Good Girl |
| 6. | Life in a Container |
| 7. | Old-Fashioned Couple |
| 8. | War |
| 9. | Dad Said |
| 10. | Kinda Tea You Like to Cry In, The |
| 11. | Second Chance |
| Poverina Review
GuidelinesRemember to focus your comments on Astrid Swan Poverina CD. Check our review guidelines for specific details regarding customer review policy. To submit your review, please fill out the above form and click "Submit Review." A staff member will then verify your review meets our guidelines. Upon approval, your review will be published within a few days. Please do not use this form to comment on web site errors or for order related questions. If you have concerns of this nature, please contact customer service by filling out this form.
Purchase Poverina CD To buy, Click on price to add to cart | American Music Club Everclear CD (1991)
Poverina
$11.65 EVERCLEAR, AMC's finest hour and one the '90s' most powerful albums, is simultaneously lush and searing, heartache and despair borne out in elegant arrangements that combine fragile prettiness and soul-baring howls of pain. Multi-instrumentalist Bruce Kaphan rose to the occasion of his production debut. The canyons of reverb on the instruments are strangely appropriate, highlighting the almost decadent, tragically beautiful feel of the songs. Keyboards, pedal steel, and acoustic guitars drift like abandoned ships swirling around in a colorfully tempestuous sea full of unknown nautical demons. Guitarist Vudi contributes some of the most artful, non-traditional sounds ever concocted by a "rock" axeman.
The album begins with a slow, soulful lament to a love who's either sleeping or dead, before taking up the subject of mortality more fully in the anthemic "Rise," written by Eitzel for an AIDS-stricken friend. Eitzel observes the trials of those around him on "Ex-Girlfriend," but "Sick of Food" turns his gaze inward, breathlessly describing his ...
| | You Really Got Me-Best Of The Kinks CD (2000) (Import) United Kingdom
Poverina
$9.25
| | Get Yer Boots On: The Best Of Slade CD (2004)
Poverina
$9.99
| | Cannabis Corpse Blunted At Birth CD (2007)
Poverina
$11.39
| | Trembling Blue Stars Last Holy Writer CD (2007) (Import) United Kingdom
Poverina
$15.25 Truth be told, the Trembling Blue Stars routine was getting kind of stale by the release of Seven Autumn Flowers in 2004. With that album they crossed the line that divides reliable and predictable; no longer did the morose lyrics, melancholy vocals, minor chords and cheesy synths make a positive impression. Luckily for fans of the band, The Last Holy Writer is a comeback of sorts, certainly an improvement, and maybe even one of their finest records. How did they do it? It's hard to say because on the surface it seems like not much has changed sound or mood-wise. There's still a preponderance of downbeat lyrics and Bob Wratten hasn't suddenly traded in his mope for a smile, no fear of that anytime soon. The building blocks of their sound are mostly the same too. What makes a difference here is a boost in the overall energy level from unrelenting gloom to mostly sad, a slightly expanded sonic palette that makes room for field recordings and a wider range of drum sounds, and most importantly, some really good songs. Chief among them are the Beth Arzy-sung "Idyllwild" which, much like Helen Reddy on the last album, fairly bursts out of the speakers like sun through the clouds, "Darker, Colder, Slower," which has the kind dramatic shifts in dynamics and tone TBS Records need ...
| | Baroness First & Second CD (2008) (Import)
Poverina
$17.69
| | Revisited, Vol. 2 CD (1995)
Poverina
$15.05
| | Gene Harris Brotherhood CD (1995)
Poverina
$7.95
| | Dusty Springfield Very Best Of CD (2005) (Import) Germany; Remastered
Poverina
$15.75
| | Matthew Sweet Platinum & Gold Collection CD (2004) Remastered
Poverina
$7.69 Recorded between 1991 & 1999. Includes liner notes by Jared Patterson.
Matthew Sweet contributed one of the finest records of the '90s, 1991's Girlfriend, and while his work has rarely visited the lofty heights achieved by that album, he has crafted several solid and sometimes wonderful albums since then. BMG's Platinum & Gold Collection gathers up 12 of Sweet's tunes and lays them down in chronological order, taking three tracks from Girlfriend, two from the follow-up, Altered Beast, three from his most commercially successful album, 100% Fun, two from Blue Sky on Mars, and one from In Reverse. Sweet's best (and best-known) songs are here ("Girlfriend," "I've Been Waiting," "The Ugly Truth," and "Sick of Myself") as well as some less likely tracks that weren't found on 2000's Time Capsule: The Best of Matthew Sweet. "Falling" is one of those songs, and it is one of the many hidden gems lurking on each of Sweet's albums. A minor-chord, Neil Young-inspired ballad, it features a spiraling, often breathtaking guitar solo running throughout and one of Sweet's most heartfelt vocals. Platinum & Gold also picks up the track "Superdeformed" from 1993's No Alternative collection, and while ...
| | Kat Vipers Summer Bloody Time CD (2006)
Poverina
$12.79
| | Ralfi Pagan CD (1970) Remastered; Reissued; Limited Edition; Digipak
Poverina
$11.49
| | Blind Alley Destination Destiny CD (2007)
Poverina
$13.85
| | Gods Of Thunder Vol. 2-Gods Of Thunder CD (2007) (Import)
Poverina
$43.35
|
|
|