The fifth album from this artist from Norway.
Bjorn Riis did the bass, guitars, keyboards and vocals himself here.
Three guests added the drums on this album.
Both through his band Airbag and as a solo artist, Bjorn Riis has become one of the most prolific artists and names in both the Norwegian and Scandinavian scene in the last years. Even in the European scene.
Fimbulvinter, which is old norse for a harsh winter and in effect... bad times, is the title on this three quarters of an hour long album.
The music here is melancholic art-rock. Take some Radiohead, some Steven Wilson, some Pink Floyd and some Marillion. Add a lot of melancholy and you get the drift.
There are also some post-rock sensibilities throughout and that adds a lot to this album.
The songs are a mix of slow and mid-tempo. The sound is superb and the music is driven by guitars, piano, old keyboards sounds and Bjorn's excellent vocals.
There are indeed some very good guitar solos here too and Bjorn proves that he is a great guitarist here.
The songs are all good and this is another very good album from this artist.
3.5 points
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