LOVER'S END

I've anticipated quite a few albums this year, but many (if not all) have left me feeling very disappointed. Moon Safari announced Lover's End a few months ago, and I've sat with eager anticipation ever since, and I'm pleased to report that the boys from Sweden have not let me down.

As much as I love their 2008 2-disc effort, [blomljud], it could have benefitted from a little bit of trimming here and there. There were some songs that just didn't quite register with me the way some others did. The ones that did register, however, are some truly inspired pieces of work. Lover's End scales things back considerably to one CD with about 51 minutes of music, and there is not one wasted moment.

Where [blomljud] is arguably the pinnacle of pure unfiltered happiness, Lover's End is... Well, not quite as happy. The music itself is as joyous and flowery as ever, but the subject matter is a whole different beast. Lover's End finds Moon Safari branching way out, leaving the countryside of [blomljud] and moving to the city. The songwriting is more inwardly focused and much more personal than anything I've heard from them before.

How's it work? Pretty damn well. Their unique blend of Swedish progressive rock and all-male glee club choirboy singing is better than ever. Their voices are beautiful, and the music is tighter and more focused. Nothing here is as flat-out catchy as some of the stuff on [blomljud], but with Lover's End I feel like Moon Safari has crafted a more accessible but no less unique, powerful, and sometimes-brilliant piece of music.

Lover's End sees Moon Safari blasting their career forward at sickening speeds. Sonically, their evolution is continuing at a steady pace, but artistically, they're exploring avenues I honestly never expected them to, and that's possibly the most exciting thing about this album. It shows that Moon Safari is not a one-trick pony, and that their career shows more promise than ever. I can't wait to see what comes next!

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