(Andy Synn offers his effusive recommendation for the debut album of Norway’s Rosa Faenskap)
While common wisdom will tell you that making music isn’t a competition – in that you’re not directly trying to “beat” other bands – that assertion doesn’t necessarily tell the full story.
Make no mistake about it, being in a band means that you are, inevitably, “competing” in some way for people’s attention, for opportunities, for coverage and column inches… all of which, like it or not, are limited resources. In the end, there’s only so much of them to go around.
Case in point, while multiple outlets were quick (perhaps a little too quick) to heap praise upon Agriculture‘s self-titled album earlier this year (although my/our review was a little more critical than most) there’s been much less written about Jeg blir til deg, the certifiably unorthodox and certain-to-be-divisive debut from Norwegian trio Rosa Faenskap.
Which is a damn shame because, out of the two bands, it’s the latter who arguably deserve, and live up to, all the hype.
