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Reviews "Finding an album like Every Time a Bell Rings from Logh is a bittersweet experience for me; I am painfully aware that music this incredible doesn't come along very often. Logh are what Thom Yorke has always wanted to sound like. Across the eleven songs presented here, they weave gorgeous ambient production with modest melodies and tight, nimble musicianship that aches with emotion. Lyrically, Mattias Friberg possesses a fierce poetry. There's little more I can say to do an album like this justice. I'm left so full of emptiness after breathing in Logh that I have to remind myself that I exist. It really is that good." - Ink19 "If bands were economic arguments, Logh would be a vindication of Sweden's gargantuan government. But they're not, so Logh are just a great band. Most of Every Time A Bell Rings seems to emerge from a listless fog, like a punctuating afterthought. Mattias Friberg's vocals sound like human cello chords, at times even evoking a more dry-iced Cobain. Sparse and churchy, songs such as The Passage clinch an arresting, frigidly beautiful mood. This is full scale, frigorific Nordic under-rock." - DIW "Another outstanding European atmospheric rock group, Logh provides a catchable blend of delay effect, dreamy organs and strings along with their indie rock backing. With similarities to Mogwai, the vocals are of a more outstanding caliber than what may have been heard from any other group of this nature. Maybe not traditional to indie instrumental music, Mattias Friberg's voice is clean, strong and induces a studio or radio attachment to the band's quality." - Shzine "I have never heard of Logh before this review, but after listening to Everytime A Bell Rings, I hope that everyone hears about them. The are reminiscent of bands like Sigur Ros, Mogwai and Kings of Convenience. They are very Nordic in style with their soft, mellow vocals accompanied by long, similarly whimsical and expressive instrumental pieces. Their lyrics are simple, but at the same time deep and reflective. Logh exemplifies the perfect balance between vocal and instrumental parts, proving their intense ability to creatively structure a song. Another aspect of the album that is very worth noting is the distinctness of the songs. Each has its own respective style and adds to the flowing and graceful unfolding of the album. This should be listened to in pieces, but rather as part of one large collaboration of artful and expressive music. If you are a fan of mellow, reflective and emotional bands like Sigur Ros, than you should pick up a copy of Every Time A Bell Rings An Angel Gets His Wings." - Centerfuse "Logh play cool, moody pop music, and we can honestly say that we are literally blown away by Every Time A Bell Rings An Angel Gets His Wings. The band's heady, super intelligent pop music is anchored in strange chords and unexpected melodic twists, but the overall tone is very laid back and brilliant. The guitars are lovely and just slightly peculiar. The band is super tight, yet they come across sounding very sincere and comfortable with themselves. An astounding, beautiful and moving album. Logh are doing everything right." - Babysue "Logh is truly a band rich in texture and ambience. The music on Every Time A Bell Rings An Angel Gets His Wings covers the spectrum of twangy guitar, lightly brushed snares and hushed vocals that can only be described as an ambient atmospheric display that must have been the soundtrack to God making the sunrise. Logh has created an album that is meant to be listened to more as a whole than a sum of its parts. One can imagine the landscape the band must have viewed to cause them to create such a rich diversity. Much like Sigur Ros, Logh is a band that can't be picked apart easily. Every Time A Bell Rings is an album that is definitely worth the time" - Allmusic "The production on Every Time A Bell Rings is flawless; the mood, the orchestration, the recording, everything. The sound perfectly conjures up images of a Nordic winter landscape. The cold, the fog, the darkness, the loneliness...all these aspects are perfectly interwoven into their melodies and lyrics. Every song flows right into the next, and this is truly an album as opposed to simply being a collection of songs. Logh manages to take many influences and create their own singular sound through their delicate arrangements and lush texturing. I cannot recommend this album enough. I have no doubt that it will end up in my top ten for the year." - Indieworkshop "Logh have a taste for the grand and epochal, and simple, lean guitar lines are enhanced by truly lush arrangements on Every Time A Bell Rings. It's dreadfully hard to be profound when you aim for it; the best results come from honest hard work and an unsparing ear for honesty. Logh faces the truth unstintingly and then passes on the knowledge to the rest of us. The lean sound seems so much fuller because of the vibrant recording. The guitars shimmer, the bass is resounding. I have no idea where in Sweden these boys chose to set this album down, but the acoustics are wonderful. Every Time A Bell Rings is a haunting album that asks more questions than it answers. Which is probably another definition of profundity. Whatever. These boys have it and that's all I need to know." - Aiding And Abetting "The name of the game for Logh is subtlety and you have to listen closely to Every Time A Bell Rings to truly appreciate it. The vocals sound almost haunted and whispered, while reverb-filled guitars wash overtop lightly brushed drums and thick, cold-sounding atmospherics. Add to that the band's penchant for lo-fi aesthetic, and you get an album that creates a mood; a very subtle mood of quiet desperation and longing. This album was almost exclusively recorded at night, and it feels like it. The pace is laid-back while the warbling guitars keep it leaning toward rock. Subtle and cold, this is truly an inspired release, perfect for late night listening and mellow introspection." - Delusions of Adequacy "Logh's intricate interpretation of sound brings to mind weeping willows, tumbleweeds and January snow drifts on abandoned roads. Every time A Bell Rings covers the many sobering crevices of the lo-fi side of indie music, but this never makes you want to switch tracks in fear you'll miss the delicate prelude and the reassuring build-up that each track lovingly hints at...and delivers." - Slowtrackstar "On Logh's debut album Every Time A Bell Rings An angel Gets His Wings, the band gets it right the first time around. Through an eclectic use of acoustics combined with whispered vocals, Logh is the Swedish crossbreed between Sigur Ros and Mogwai. Starting each song with lonely, ambient guitar riffs, lead singer Mattias Friberg sets the tone with his melodic cooing. And while many bands would succumb to a form of pop intellect, Logh manages to hold onto a mood of emotional awakening throughout the album. Every song finds warmth beyond a cold terrain and redemption after chaos." - Mere Exposure "Although Logh play soft, melodic indie rock like Sigur Ros, they have a distinctly different feel, crafting an eerie beauty out of simplicity and repetition. On Every Time A Bell Rings, simple strumming with chord changes back singer Mattias Friberg's pleasantly subtle delivery. The lyrics add to the mystery with bleak poetry that threatens to give away more but hides again at the crucial moment. The whole experience is like a grand minimalist ghost story, relying on the most subtle of elements to create its unsettling yet beautiful ambience." - Inkdrinker "Every Time A Bell Rings is haunting and stark, much like a snow-covered field in bright sunlight, and Logh put an emphasis on song structure and atmosphere while the guitar sings like a cherished memory. There is quiet beauty and moments of tuneful revelation when a song like Yellow Lights bursts from a purring drone to a fountain of notes, like a birdsong shattering the still air. Logh remind me of Sigur Ros, but they never digress so much that you want to change to record or forget it's on. A mesmerizing collection that reaches that rare strata of genius." - Culture Bunker "Logh has created the soundtrack to a tormented murder mystery in Every Time A Bell Rings. This is at once quiet, yet painfully intense. You can feel yourself as the murderer, walking the wind-whipped streets, lamenting your actions with a pain that truly rips at your heart. The skies are continuously bleak and the darkness brings no comfort. Logh has presented this vision to me through their music, and whether the vision I took was anywhere near their intention, I have to give them kudos first for being able to speak to me amongst a pile of substandard music, and second for creating a truly descriptive sight through that speaking. Thank you Logh." - Geek America "Every Time A Bell Rings from Logh could be a concept album with its striking portrayal of life in Sweden, but that wouldn't do it justice. It goes much deeper, delving into the innermost recluses of the human experience and extracting sorrow, desperation and muted hope. What's even more amazing is that it does this very subtly and simplistically. This record might be the new definition of lo-fi pop with its gentle melodies and a droning bass just out of reach. I doubt this record could be much better." - Dropout Digest "Slow sad songs from a band you really should give some of your precious time. The mood of Logh's music isn't far from the great Codeine's - without the energetic noise outbursts. The more acoustic approach of 'Every Time A Bell Rings An Angel Gets His Wings' is still full of tension, though, and a heart-cracking overdose of desperate beauty. Logh could be well your Swedish revelation of this year if you let the four guys from the southern parts of the country into your life. So please do, for your own sake." - Swedish Rock Directory "Logh's debut album manages to wipe me off my feet only to find myself crawling helplessly in a pile of long forgotten heartbreaks and sorrows. Its poetic tone throughout the entire album makes it rather one complex song than eleven different. Keyed-down, anticipating the exact right seconds for every little tone and whisper; it is so incredibly well performed and expressive. Their musical heritage is not as obvious as I first imagined and as the album grows on me I find it harder and harder to draw the parallels that first came to mind. To sum it up, the music still paints a much more Nordic view on things than anything I've ever heard. If you really want to get a picture of what this record sounds like, take a trip to the fields and plateaus in the south of Sweden at wintertime. Constant fog, sun never really shaking off its morning greyness, abandoned old farms and wherever you go bent and twisted weeping willows roughly following the path of a road that no one ever uses anymore." - Ulrika Matsson "What are they putting into the Scandinavian water supply? How else can it be that every second band that's any good is either Swedish or Norwegian? Logh (from Sweden) are among my very favourite. I suppose the obvious point of comparison is one of those long-cold-nights-in-the-Midwest lo-fi outfits such as Low, where the songs start very softly and take aeons to build until eventually you find yourself in a middle of an epic, heartbreakingly beautiful melodic break. Their mesmerising guitar excursions are worthy of early Pink Floyd; the tunes - notably The Passage - are beyond brilliant; this is, without question, among the most supremely desirable albums you are likely to hear all year." - The Telegraph "Logh qualifies as downright bitchin'. While I would't peg these fine Swedes as lo-fi, that doesn't change the fact that this record is amazing. Goddamn amazing! They've taken all the good aspects of Grandaddy, American Analog Set and perhaps Yo La Tengo, combined them in the right proportions and filtered them through their bleak Nordic perspective. The album is sparse, well-arranged and somehow depressing yet uplifting at the same time. Lyrically, the songs are loosely tied together by recurring motifs of alienation, isolation and bleak optimism." - Vue Weekly "Is there an unwritten law for Scandinavians allowing them to keep producing amazing lo-fi records? I wish I knew. This is one of the better records that I've heard recently. It's perfect for soothing away the sorrow of another day in the mundane without summer sun or picturesque ski trails densely packed with snow. It's really not that easy to sum effortless emotion like this. Think gentle caressing moments where the therapy of music continually takes over." - Drowned In Sound "Traditional lo-fi sensibilities, whispered lyrics, ambient folky instrumentation, engaging tunes and lovely country-leaning vibes. The album opens feeling rather uncertain, but it's not long before the real feel to the whole thing starts to come through. Mattias Friberg's voice is wispy and seductive. It's the 'lo-fi' feel to it which ultimately has you coming back to it again and again." - Americana UK
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