This Norwegian pop band`s 3rd album is proof positive they are one of pop`s best kept secrets. Which makes sense as they are not easily categorized under any banner, let alone on `power pop` but their brand of melodicism, histrionic obsession and hooky magic will always be appealing to many on this site.Deleted Waveform Gatherings knows how to formulate interesting ideas and emulations of their influences and sound totally organic. Recording began in a big Norwegian barn "to preserve the rough 60s garage feel" of some of the songs, with additional overdubs on their own mobile studio. The album was mixed by Lars Lien, who also mixed their debut Complicated View. The album is catchy, well-placed and tight. "This House" has a (Rainbow Quartz band) Telepathic Butterflies-style chorus. "Shadow of Your Ego" ventures into a gunge guitar interlude, closing with an acoustic feel. "Don`t Wanna Know" has the pop intensity of The Sweet/T.Rex. "What You Trying to Prove" sounds like R.E.M. backed by Television. Their talents are in the blending of 4 decades of classic rock sounds and ending up in a place that fresh, unique and always warmly familiar.Along with Sweden`s Mellowmen, this Norwegian band are the finest of pop craftsmen. (make sure you check out leader Oyvind Holm`s recent solo project, Wonderwheel on this site, too). This is a quote I had up here for their debut, but the writer`s description applies still here on "Ghost, She Said": An inescapable presence in Holm`s portfolio, the shadow of the solo Fabs lurks, but never pounces. At times the band`s palette darkens for smoldering `60s-inspired psych, and other times reaches outside these parameters for the funky and Beck-drenched or the elegant and classical. The power and contrast of these styles never overshadow the gorgeous melodies at the core of their sound. Layered vocal harmonies abound. At the heart of it all lie the lyrical visions that bubble forth from Holm`s subconscious; not afterthoughts but components of the songs` very fabric." -Amy Nyman. Clearly, incapable of releasing a bad album, Deleted Waveform Gatherings continues to amaze - Surely, going to be creeping into my Top 10 or 20 for 2009.
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