#55: Double Dan - At Dawn EP 3" CD
Release date: February 16, 2009
50 copies pressed.
- When The Sun Falls Down
- A Picture Of You
- Shyness As A Sin
|| A Pleasant Dream ||"La segunda banda es DOUBLE DAN, un grupo de Malmo, antes llamado Ambassadeurs, con sus tres componentes habituales de otras formaciones como son el vocal y guitarra Dan Lindgrem, en Alexis o September, el bajo Dan Eriksson con los grupos Starlet o Club 8 y el segundo guitarra Joaquim Odlund en Poprace, Starlet y actual miembro de Acid House Kings. Este "At Dawn ep" (2009) es su más reciente trabajo con el sello de Nebraska. Son tres bonitos temas de pop alegre y melódico con semejanzas a grupos como Acid House Kings, Club 8 o Kings of Convenience.”
|| Fensepost ||"The vocal powers behind Double Dan may sound familiar; if they do, massive props are in store. Double Dan’s Malmö origins and Swedish back-story include an impressive incestuous history of great Scandinavian pop groups. Their history trails through The Ambassadeurs, Sambassadeur. Consisting of Dan Eriksson (also of Starlet, September, and occassionally of Club 8), Dan Lindgren (from Alexis and September), and Joakim Ödlund (of Poprace, Starlet, and Acid House Kings fame), Double Dan’s music finds most similarity to Ödlund’s Poprace. This brief EP is from the Series II Records 3? collection and includes three phenomenal tracks led by "When The Sun Falls Down”. All three feature highly infectious indie pop highly influenced by Sarah Records’ artists and the twee movement. The lyrics and melodies are all simple, but they’re poetic and they’re filled with all the proper hooks. Where "When The Sun Falls Down” sides fully in the pop realm, "A Picture Of You” injects elements of rock and features much more prominent keys. In "Shyness As A Sin”, Double Dan takes it back down a notch, concluding the album with soft, melodic, dreamy pop. For any obsessed with pop music of Swedish origin, Double Dan is an absolute must. There is simply too much collective history behind this trio of individuals to ignore. And for the rest, it’s just hard to deny that Double Dan makes great pop music. "
|| Bluesbunny Reviews ||"Another limited release, this time it's a 3 inch CD from Swedish indie pop band Double Dan (who are actually two Dans and another man). Very limited in fact - only 50 copies have been produced. There's but three tracks on the mini silver disc and they don't stray far from what you would expect of a band in the genre. For example, frenetic drumming and droning guitars feature on both "A Picture of You" and "Shyness Is a Sin" and while it is all spirited enough, it is rather generic. The title track "When the Sun Falls Down" is a far classier affair even if the guitar riff did sound more than a bit familiar. If you like this sort of thing then you'll like this release."