Name: Dear Independence
Brand: Orchard
SKU: 65423
Price: 9.36 USD
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Dear Independence

Rating

Album: Dear Independence
#	Song Title		Time
1)	The Odyssey	More Info...	0:02
2)	Don't Leave Me Blue	More Info...	0:03
3)	Independence	More Info...	0:03
4)	The Poet Tree	More Info...	0:03
5)	Goldmind	More Info...	0:03
6)	Momentarily Sane	More Info...	0:03
7)	The Scent of Seasons	More Info...	0:03
8)	The Time Is Right	More Info...	0:03
9)	Keep Me Running	More Info...	0:02
10)	Elephant Man	More Info...	0:02
11)	Rico	More Info...	0:03
12)	White Dominos	More Info...	0:04

Album: Dear Independence
#	Song Title		Time
1)	The Odyssey	More Info...	0:02
2)	Don't Leave Me Blue	More Info...	0:03
3)	Independence	More Info...	0:03
4)	The Poet Tree	More Info...	0:03
5)	Goldmind	More Info...	0:03
6)	Momentarily Sane	More Info...	0:03
7)	The Scent of Seasons	More Info...	0:03
8)	The Time Is Right	More Info...	0:03
9)	Keep Me Running	More Info...	0:02
10)	Elephant Man	More Info...	0:02
11)	Rico	More Info...	0:03
12)	White Dominos	More Info...	0:04

Performer Notes

Personnel: Steffen Westmark (vocals, guitar); Soren V. Christensen (vocals, piano, organ); Per M. Jorgensen (vocals, drums, percussion); Kurt Nikkanen (violin).
Audio Mixers: Henry Hirsch; Brian Deck.
Recording information: Edison Studios, NY, NY.
Photographer: Martin Dam Kristensen.
Another garage-y indie rock band, this time from Denmark, the Blue Van doesn't really do anything new or memorable on their sophomore album, Dear Independence, and unfortunately for the quartet, it's everyone else around them that are doing the same shtick so much better. It's not that the band's trashy, blues-influenced rock is necessarily bad, it's just rather boring when compared to all the Jet and White Stripes types of the world. The Blue Van don't have the attitude or sexuality of Louis XIV, and they're sorely missing the sheer energy of the Hives. What listeners are left with is a collection of relatively grainy mid-tempo rock songs that on occasion hit the mark, as with the lovely "The Poet Tree" or the acoustic playfulness of "Momentarily Sane," but otherwise leave listeners wanting something more. Dear Independence is enjoyable enough for those fans of the aforementioned groups looking for something new, just don't expect anything mind-blowing -- fun or otherwise -- coming out of your speakers. ~ Corey Apar

Professional Reviews

Rolling Stone (p.93) - "[T]hey find plenty of room in the sharp tight songwriting of 'Goldmind,' 'The Time Is Right' and 'White Dominos' for strobe-light-R&B tumult..."