04 September 2013

Marie Key "I byen igen" (2011)

I byen igen [debut]
release date: Aug. 26, 2011
format: cd
[album rate: 3,5 / 5] [3,54]
producer: Andreas "Maskinen" Sommer
label: Sony Music - nationality: Denmark

Track highlights: 1. "Mere snak - mindre musik" - 2. "Se nu herhen" (4 / 5) - 4. "Partners in Crime" (feat. Bjørn Fjæstad) - 5. "Stå op" - 6. "Er du Okay?" - 7. "Man må ikke lege med folk" - 8. "Tabt mit hjerte" - 10. "Hun er i byen igen"

Studio solo debut album by Marie Key (aka Marie Kristensen) after having released two albums with Marie Key Band. Stylistically, it's a move into a more electronic universe with Marie Key as primary artist, but with compositions arranged together with producer Anders 'Maskinen' Sommer, who has been the one half of Danish synthpop duo, Stoffer & Maskinen. The music is quite unique and with both "Mere snak - mindre musik" and especially "Se nu herhen", Key experienced much airplay on the Danish radio station, DR P3. With this, Key has taken a substantial step up after leaving the band behind and with that she has also left behind a certain amount of conformity.
[ Gaffa.dk 4 / 6 stars ]