Year : 2025
Style : AOR , Westcoast Rock
Country : Sweden
Audio : 320 kbps + front
Size : 97 mb
Bio:
After releasing the album "Days in L.A." to rave reviews in 2008, Daniel Andersson and collaborator Stefan Olofsson decided to embark on a full-fledged, no-compromise Westcoast/AOR project. The project eventually turned into the band STATE COWS and an upcoming album of brand new songs. Smooth guitar lines, half-time shuffles, funky bass lines, slick harmonies, real Fender Rhodes, tight horn sections and some California sunshine ... it's all in there.Daniel Andersson is a singer/guitarist from Umeå/Sweden. Together with bass player Peter Starefeldt, he released the Westcoast EP "Strange Ways" under the acronym DP. While an exchange student in L.A. he had the chance to meet David Foster and Jay Graydon as well as do some recordings with, among others, Jason Scheff (CHICAGO) and Jimmy Haslip (YELLOWJACKETS). In 2008, he released his solo debut album "Days in L.A." based on his experiences in Hollywood. It was very well received by critics and the listening community.Stefan Olofsson is a keyboardist/bass player from Umeå/Sweden. He was a session player on "Strange Ways" and "Days in L.A." and released a solo album in 2003 entitled "Story of a Woman" combining elements of jazz, classical, progressive and Swedish folk music. He has worked with, among others, Jay Graydon and Jeff Richman. In STATE COWS he's taking a more active role of songwriting and production. He's also a member of art rock band DYNAMO BLISS, who released critically acclaimed "21st Century Junk" in 2010.The Swedish band State Cows release on the 2nd of October a digital EP named "The Second Seconds" containing four tracks. The songs are also included on the Japanese version of last year's album "The Second One".
Album:
“Closed Doors and Open Shores“, the long-awaited 5th album from STATE COWS – the popular Swedish unit leading the current Westocast AOR scene – is here, featured here.Since formed almost two decades ago, Daniel Andersson and Stefan Olofsson goal was to recapture the true classic sound of early ’80s West Coast AOR / FM rock. And they did it with class and finesse.This new album has been roughly two years in the making, beginning with opening song with “Streets of Stockholm”, a delicious slice of sweet melodies & harmonies. The magic breeze continues with luxury songs like ‘Marina Town’, ‘Lonely Road’, ‘On and On’, ‘Summer Cloud’ – all pure FM-style gold.As usual, Andersson & Olofsson are surrounded by the cream of the Scandinavian session musicians, including Stefan “Kilju” Lindblom, Göran Turborn, Fredrik Lundgren, Peter Olofsson, Markus Asplund, and Mikael Sandström.If you go and turn on the radio nowadays there’s a 99% chance to hear a programmed beat or auto-tuned processed vocals. Instead, push play to “Closed Doors and Open Shores” and imagine you’re in 1982, when real music made you feel good, and let that FM airwaves come to your ears like a summer breeze…
Line-Up:
Daniel Andersson: lead and background vocals
Stefan Olofsson: keyboards, bass, guitars, background vocals
Peter Olofsson: drums
Göran Turborn: lead guitar
Fredrik Lundgren: lead guitar
Mikael Sandström: lead guitar
Stefan “Kilju” Lindblom: bass
Markus Asplund: keyboards
Tracklist:
01. Streets of Stockholm
02. Waiting for the Right Words
03. Beyond the Waking World
04. Marina Town
05. Lonely Road
06. I Can’t Figure Out This Love
07. Echoes of You
08. On and On
09. Summer Cloud
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