release date: Oct. 22, 2012
format: cd (TARGETCD1222)
[album rate: 3 / 5] [2,94]
producer: Stefan Boman
label: Target Records - nationality: Denmark
Full-length studio album by Rum 37 following the ep Rum 37 (Dec. 2011). For this, the quartet has managed to get hold of Kent-producer Stefan Boman, who may also have been there for the ep. Now, he secures a sound than closely follows that of Kent anno 2005 when they released Du & jag döden. Three tracks from the Rum 37 ep are included here, and they don't appear as new recordings, which makes me suspect that Boman also stood behind the 2011 release.
Mellem Rum ["Between Spaces"] doesn't add or subtrack from what we heard on the ep. The band still strikes me as someone who could do very well making tribute concerts for Kent, Love Shop, or Suede, but as an original band with something new to offer they still have to walk other paths.
The album comes with ten tracks and a total running time of 43 minutes but if we subtract the running times of the songs from the ep, they only give us 28 minutes of new material. Another issue is that the songs more or less play on the same matrice one after the other. It's uptempo indie rock with room for guitar and chorus but no song in particular stand out as one to remember. You could say it's quite coherent, though, but that doesn't do it alone. So back on the horse guys, and make something essential.
