Kate Tucker & the Sons of Sweden

Kate Tucker

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 30, 2007)
• Original Release Date: October 30, 2007
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Red Valise
• ASIN: B000XHWP8U
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #157,263 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description

Kate Tucker & The Sons of Sweden play a brand of melodic indie pop that springs from a melancholy hope. On their self-titled debut, Tucker sings stories of loves, lost hours, inevitable ends, and broken towers. The songs alternate between night-blue longing and emerald sparkle, borne on the wings of Tucker s haltingly rich voice.

The album was recorded and produced by Ryan Hadlock (Blonde Redhead, The Gossip, Holy Ghost Revival) at Bear Creek Studio and features guest vocals by Seattle folk luminary Damien Jurado. This is the first collaboration between Kate and the Swedes.

On their debut, Cameron Herrington's steady understated groove compliments Tucker's folk-influenced picking patterns, and Mark Isakson provides texture on shimmering Teles, sustained ad infinitum with an army of delays. Add Nic Danielson's obsession with the Cocteau Twins and Air, and you have a lushly layered record of bright melodies, which run through even the minor keyed tracks.

The band lists influences as diverse as The Police, Starflyer 59, Band of Horses, and The Smiths. Tucker s vocals recall Beth Orton and Neko Case. What they take from such artists is the idea of big sound and an attempt to create dramatic compositions in big rooms with small means: that is, five people in a barn in rural Washington.

This record is a confident start for Tucker and her band, and they offer a promising future. Though they may be currently veiled in the mists of the emerald city, the Sons of Sweden are on the rise and shining through.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Lovely voice, November 21, 2007

By	Bezweifeln "Bezweifeln" (USA) - See all my reviews

I bought this CD after hearing this band's song, "Faster than Cars". What a pleasant surprise! Every song is enjoyable. Kate Tucker has this marvelous, melancholy about her lyric, an emotive voice and the music is solid behind her.

I also bought Kate Tucker's solo work, "Eros Turannos" and have enjoyed that as well. My vocabulary fails me when I try to write something about music that I really enjoy and I have no one, really, to compare them/her besides maybe Neko Case or maybe White Magic. Check em out.

5.0 out of 5 stars Haunting and romantic, November 16, 2008

By	LB "LB" (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews

I first heard this great new Northwest Band on a Starbuck's compilation Cd which featured "Faster than Cars Drive."I fell in love with the sweet vocals and accomplished music of Kate and her back up musicians, the Sons of Sweden. After looking them up on the internet, I was delighted to find they had an album out and that Amazon had it. If you are a fan of alternative rock, you would love this CD. The group has echoes of Billie Holiday and Portishead, but is uniquely its own sound. I am predicting great things for their future.

5.0 out of 5 stars Kate Tucker, June 18, 2008

By	D. Orlando (San Jose, CA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Great CD. Heard her first on the local "acoustic sunrise" series in the bay area and glad I bought the whole cd.