Meer "Playing House"

Country: Norway
Genre(s): Symphonic/Progressive/Alternative Rock/Pop
Label: Karisma Records
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: January 29, 2021
Tracklist

1. Picking Up The Pieces (6:15) 

2. Beehive (4:37) 

3. All At Sea (5:04) 

4. Songs Of Us (4:31) 

5. Child (4:22) 

6. You Were A Drum (3:25) 

7. Honey (5:49) 

8. Across The Ocean (4:43) 

9. She Goes (4:16) 

10. Where Do We Go From Here (4:53) 

11. Lay It Down (6:44) 

Total Time 54:39

Line-up
Johanne Kippersund - vocals

Knut Kippersund - vocals

Eivind Strømstad - guitar

Åsa Ree - violin

Ingvild Nordstoga Eide - viola

Ole Gjøstøl - piano

Morten Strypet - bass

Mats Lillehaug - drums

Description/Reviews:

Self-described as an alternative-progressive-pop-orchestra, that’s about as close a description as anyone might pin on them, which roughly translates to our inevitable conclusion: most music fans are going to find something to love about them.The strengths of MEER are multi-faceted. To begin with, there are not just one but two lead vocalists, each one surpassing what you’ll find in most of MEER’s peers. Their delivery is impassioned, artful and convincing. That one is a man and the other a women (siblings, in fact) adds even more to MEER’s wide-reaching arc. Then we have the additions of violin and viola to the traditional instrumentation of piano, guitar, bass and drums. A full orchestra indeed, rounded off with a well-balanced production which can make each member’s contributions sparkle. All of this promise would be beside the point without inspired material and in that regard MEER unquestionably succeed, having laid down 11 sumptuous original compositions and one re-invented cover song as a bonus track. 

Read the full review by Scott Medina at sonicperspectives.com

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