First Impressions are whiz-bang reviews of singles, 7″s, EPs, and LPs which are given a review after a single listen. This is a great way for TGEFM to showcase some of the releases which may not get a full review on their own.
Otitis Media Records, 24 Mar 2023
We already reported on Öldie Häwn‘s upcoming new album and reviewed the lead song, “To Agnes – With Love”. The album’s called Missing Time and will be arriving via Otitis Media Records in April. Now, the band has delivered a new single, offering up a lyric video for the song “Self-Replicating Robots” (geez, I love that song title!).
“Self-Replicating Robots” opens with a melodic lead guitar and slow rolling drums before popping off into a quick-paced pop punk number, complete with stuttered rhythmic hooks, just-short-of-snotty lead vocals, and gorgeous harmonizing backing vocals. The coda goes with a lead vocal singing “on a mission to belong” while backing vocals respond with a “we all, we all belong”. It’s a nice sentiment that connects the sci-fi robot theme to real aspirations for ourselves and those around us. Though I was surprised by the rolling intro, “Self-Replicating Robots” ended up landing lots of pop and goodness. Recommended.
- Song Comes From: Missing Time
- Album Release Date: 21 Apr 2023
- Purchase/Pre-Order/Pre-Save: Not yet available, song stream available from Apple Music / Spotify
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