SPILL ALBUM REVIEW: LINDSTRØM & PRINS THOMAS - III

Lindstrøm & Prins Thomas
III
Smalltown Supersound

After 11 years, Norwegian electronic duo Lindstrøm & Prins Thomas release the latest installment in their grand musical adventure.

As a follow-up to their 2009 album II, III features stunning soundscapes, lush audible textures, and mesmerizing beats. But just as you think you have this quirky album figured out, Lindstrøm & Prins Thomas throw an auditory curveball.

Take “Small Stream” for example. This jazzy number is, at times, teetering on the edge of being a nonsensical jumble of sound. Just as a lull of sonic acceptance flows over the listener, new beats and a piano solo kick in and completely unsettle the experience. But this is not a terrible thing. Careful crafting and a sense of play seem to guide every note.

There is no finer example of this playfulness than in the track “Martin 5000.” The hypnotic electro-samba beat begs listeners to dance along. Mixing that beat with guitar, piano, and a ton of synthesizer just elevates this track into the joyful beyond.

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Samantha “Sam” Stevens is half a music journalist, and half an academic scholar. With a graduate diploma and MA in Journalism, Sam has covered musicians all over the world and her work has appeared in Guitar Girl magazine, North Bay Nugget newspaper, The Link newspaper, and a few others. She even founded and managed her own music blog The Littlest Voice for 5 years, in which the spotlight was thrown on new and emerging indie artists around the globe. Currently, Sam is a PhD student at Carleton University in the School of Indigenous and Canadian studies where she is continuing her MA research on colonial language in Canadian news and government institutions.

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