This is how amazing music can be in the year 2011! "Universal Lover" appears to have all the ingredients to turn from an insider's tip to 'album of the year'! FERNTHAL bring a storm of fresh sounds, emotional melodies and thrilling arrangements. Hear these songs once and hold them forever because they won't let you go. The ingenious symmetry of vocals woven by Tjorben and Johnnie unfold an infectious excitement unique in modern pop music!
Classically styled terrific songwriting touched up by several years of work into a perfectly arranged, yet surprisingly light-hearted collection. Find everything the heart desires from the brilliant, precision guitar riffs in "Believe in Love", to the crisp bass and tight drums in "Mode Dépêche", the dreamy sounds from the inner orbit à la "Apollo 17", to the touching sing-along chorus of "Dead Man's Walk", clever lyrical moments in "Goldmund" to the perfect circa 80s pop song, "More Than We Can Handle". Each tune tells a wonderful story embodying a mesmerizing album, comparable to the best in the business.
If that's not enough, this album features two alluring female vocal performances. Firstly, "Kings and Queens (A Sailor's Melody)" features LORE (known from "Saw" movie soundtracks and her extraordinary work with LONDON AFTER MIDNIGHT) and secondly, "Candle in the Sun" features PETRA ARNOTT (best known for her collaboration with HELMUT NEWTON and several chart entries such as her song "Burning").
The limited edition 22-track double CD version of the album comes inside an eight-page unfolding digipak, and includes a 28-page booklet with all the lyrics, plus a double sided poster and remixes by ROTERSAND, DOPE STARS INC., PERFIDIOUS WORDS, ATTRITION...
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