There's Only Now

There's Only Now Artist: Eskobar
Label: V2 Int'l
Category: Music


Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Format: Import
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1
EAN: 5033197175706
ASIN: B00006IWHV


Release Date: 2006-01-26

There's Only Now


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Tracks:

  1. Move On
  2. Why London?
  3. On the Ground
  4. Into Space
  5. Tell Me I'm Wrong
  6. Worship You
  7. Save the Day
  8. Something Is Lost
  9. Skkyscraper
  10. Someone New - Eskobar, Heather Nova
  11. Snowman
  12. Tumbling Down [*]
  13. On a Train [*]
  14. Good Day for Dying [*]
  15. She's Not Here [*]
  16. Love [*]

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Album Description

Limited edition French version of their 2001 album including 5 bonus tracks from their 1st album unreleased in France 'Tumbling Down', 'On A Train', 'Good Day For Dying', 'She's Not Here' & 'Love.' V2. 2002.

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Yet another very good Scandinavian band.......2006-08-10

Like Kent, Mew, and Saybia, Eskobar is a very good indie pop/rock band from Scandinavia that deserves much wider appreciation. All the songs on this album (originally released 2001/02) are in English, so there's no language barrier to prevent Americans from listening to it. In fact, one of the songs ("Someone New," featuring the Bermudan singer-songwriter Heather Nova) got some airplay on MTV, so I'm surprised nobody's bothered to review any of Eskobar's albums on Amazon.

So far, Eskobar has released four albums, but I think that this one provides the best introduction to their music. Like the other Scandinavian bands I mentioned, Eskobar is heavily indebted to recent Brit-pop: lead singer Daniel Bellqvist emphasizes the fragility of his voice, there are a lot of electronic/ambient effects, and so forth. What distinguishes Eskobar is that they're also influenced by technopop, so most of their tracks are dance-oriented rather than shoe-gazing. I've never heard them live, so I'm not sure how the three members recreate all these effects live. Fortunately, this release includes five bonus tracks, all of which are acoustic and may give an inkling of what they're like live.

Besides "Someone New," which is a really lovely duet, my favorite tracks are "Move On," "On the Ground," and "Tell Me I'm Wrong" (though "Why London" and "Snowman" are also quite good). These songs achieve a well-balanced mixture of upbeat dance tempos, haunting lyrics, and minor-key melodies that make perfect listening for late-night dancing or driving.

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  1. Go Go Train: Doin' the Mod!, Vol. 1 ~ Various Artists
  2. Alter ~ Floater
  3. Playtime ~ National Health
  4. Different ~ Hugh Hopper
  5. Move Me ~ Midge Ure
  6. Tracking Buffalo Througth the Bathtub ~ The Big Wu
  7. Born to Be Bad ~ The Runaways
  8. Out of the Dark ~ James McCarty
  9. Sky Moves Sideways ~ Porcupine Tree
  10. Warm and Tender ~ Olivia Newton-John

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Midnight Sugar ~ Tsuyoshi Yamamoto Trio

Departure ~ Bob Mintzer Big Band

Bootleg Vol.1 Dedication ~ Bruce Forman

Savoy Recordings, Vol. 3 ~ Charlie Parker

Blues on a Par ~ Doug Raney

Remixado E Ao Vivo ~ Claudio Zoli

Von Anfang An... ~ G.G. Anderson

Entre Nous Between Us Ci Sunu Blir ~ Viviane N'Dour

E Show de Baile ~ Tche Campeiro

Tokyono Sora ~ Elephant Kashimashi