Album Review
Rumskib – Rumskib
Wouldn’t the world be a dull place if it weren’t for independent bands. Music never gets better when the decisions are left up to the artist themselves. Some of today’s big companies catch onto ideas long after they have already outstayed their welcome. This could be well why even some of the retro sounding bands all sound alike.
Danish band Rumskib is essentially the brainchild of Keith Canisius, and this presents a strong and decent call back to the Shoegaze period of the early 90s. Whilst sounding not a note out of place from that era, it’s also a reminder to us that the music from all of the popular bands like My bloody Valentine, Curve and Lush can still stand strong in today’s music scene.
The confident open of “Hearts on Fire” is followed up by the distorted and raw sounding “Springtime”. Vocalist Tine Louise emulates this sound perfectly making it a welcome and yet familiar return from an almost forgotten sub genre of music.
Also showing a wide berth of songs, “Dreampoppers Tribute” is very much a fitting tribute to Cocteau Twins. It is instantly recognisable in the guitar, but when the chorus comes round it is very evident that Tine Louise can get her voice right up there too.
An album highlight however comes right nearer the end in the form of “Girl Afraid.” This spiralling dream tune highlights just how easy the band makes it all seem.
It’s a strong debut album from a small group of talented artists. Let’s hope they follow it up with further strong material that this album has plenty of.