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One of the most pleasant surprises for me from 2009, Norwegian AIRBAG. At first I pigeonholed them as "just another PORCUPINE TREE wannabes", but the further I listened the more unfair this verdict seemed to me. OK, they're heavily influenced by BLACKFIELD, 80s-90s PINK FLOYD, nowadays ANATHEMA and Hogarth's MARILLION, but geez, you can't write such brilliant songs like "Colours" or "The Sounds that I hear" with JUST BEING INFLUENCED alone! They're talented, they know their music very well, they have a feeling of taste and measure. I'm highly recommending AIRBAG's debut album to anyone who's into Atmospheric Rock/Prog (fans of the bands mentioned above should bother first), take a listen, you won't regret!