Silence Is Wild

Rating

Album: Silence Is Wild
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Dirty Dancing	More Info...	0:04
2)	Enemy Within	More Info...	0:03
3)	Highway 2 U	More Info...	0:04
4)	London!	More Info...	0:04
5)	My Cousin	More Info...	0:03
6)	Science	More Info...	0:03
7)	Scandinavian Blonde	More Info...	0:02
8)	December	More Info...	0:04
9)	Birds	More Info...	0:03
10)	Pony	More Info...	0:03
11)	Sic Transit Gloria	More Info...	0:04
12)	Oh Shanghai	More Info...	0:05
13)	Why Do You Love Me So Much	More Info...	0:03

Album: Silence Is Wild
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Dirty Dancing	More Info...	0:04
2)	Enemy Within	More Info...	0:03
3)	Highway 2 U	More Info...	0:04
4)	London!	More Info...	0:04
5)	My Cousin	More Info...	0:03
6)	Science	More Info...	0:03
7)	Scandinavian Blonde	More Info...	0:02
8)	December	More Info...	0:04
9)	Birds	More Info...	0:03
10)	Pony	More Info...	0:03
11)	Sic Transit Gloria	More Info...	0:04
12)	Oh Shanghai	More Info...	0:05
13)	Why Do You Love Me So Much	More Info...	0:03

Performer Notes

Personnel: Frida Hyv”nen (vocals, piano, grand piano, glockenspiel, bells, gong, background vocals); Marlene J Erlandsson (vocals); Ida Lunden (zither, piano, organ, Hammond b-3 organ, synthesizer); Linn‚a Olsson (cello, bass instrument); Jari Haapalainen (bass instrument, drums, finger cymbals, tambourine, percussion); Tammy Karlsson (drums); Lovisa Nystrom, Markus Kruneg†rd, David Sandstr”m (background vocals).
Audio Mixers: Frida Hyv”nen; Janne Hansson; Jari Haapalainen.
Recording information: Atlantis; Konst & Ramar, Stockholm, Sweden; Ramar, Stockholm, Sweden.
Hyvonen is a Swedish singer, pianist, and songwriter who is both musically and lyrically fearless. There's no gimmickry or artifice in her style, no elfin voice or concept album pomposity--just a woman with clear, proud pipes and a bold pen. On SILENCE IS WILD, Hyvonen largely shelves the honky-tonk style heard on her debut in exchange for a denser, more immersive sound filled out with synths, strings, and choral singing. But her lyrical openness remains intact: "December" deals with abortion, while "Pony" tiptoes around bestial S&M. The funny "Scandinavian Blond" turns the satire on herself.

Professional Reviews

CMJ - "Her voice oscillates from whispered words to powerful cries, all supported by her fertile piano arrangements, ranging from subdued adn echoed to jumpy pop."

Q (Magazine) (p.101) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "[R]efreshingly imaginative, sexually upfront and impossible to second guess. Fun and peppy one moment, touchingly tender the next..."

Mojo (Publisher) (p.115) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "Silence is not an option when Hyvonen is this witty and brazen..."

Clash (magazine) (p.98) - 'Its arrangements, whether sparse or enormous, are always intricately constructed and with a great sense of showmanship."