The World Is Saved

構成数 : 1枚
合計収録時間 : 00:53:15
Personnel: Stina Nordenstam (vocals, guitar, keyboards); Stina Nordenstam; Mattias Torell (guitar, mandolin, bass guitar); Jakob Ruthberg (violin, viola); Isabel Blomme (cello); Per "Texas" Johansson , Per "Rusktrask" Johansson (flute, clarinet, saxophone); Goran Kajfes (trumpet); John Eriksson (vibraphone, marimba, drum); Jonas Sjoblom (vibraphone, drums, percussion); Johan Berthling (acoustic bass, acoustic bass guitar, bass guitar); Magnus Ostrom (drums); Dave Osterberg (programming); Bjorn Eriksson (French horn); Jesper Nordenstrom (piano, organ); Magnus Carlson (background vocals). Audio Mixer: Tchad Blake. Recording information: Atlantis Grammophone, Stockholm, Sweden; David's Studio, Stockholm, Sweden; Stina's Apartment, Stockholm, Sweden; Traxton Recording, Stockholm, Sweden. Photographer: Jonas Linell. Arranger: Stina Nordenstam. Breathy Swedish chanteuse Stina Nordenstam draws on jazz, electronica, post rock, smooth, sultry lounge, and the confessional singer/songwriter tradition to create unique, beautiful pop music. THE WORLD IS SAVED, the follow-up to Nordenstam's critically lauded THIS IS STINA NORDENSTAM, brings together many of the elements that seemed to be at odds on the artist's previous efforts. Winding, immediately disarming melodies are cloaked in breezy orchestral pop, shuffling, downtempo trip-hop, warm soul-jazz grooves, and intimate chamber pieces here. While this may sound on paper like a stylistic mash-up, THE WORLD IS SAVED is remarkably cohesive. Shot through with a plaintive melancholy that almost demands the album be listened to alone, on a rainy night, while gazing out the window. It has the shiny accessibility that made THIS IS so enjoyable, but is moodier, more sophisticated, and ultimately, more deeply affecting . At the center of this impact, of course, are Nordenstam's poetic lyrics and her voice, which is frail, ethereal, and capable of breaking an unsuspecting listener's heart.
録音 : ステレオ (Studio)