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Farewell To The Old Ghosts

Foreign Slippers

Farewell To The Old Ghosts

Debut album of folk / pop from the Swedish-born, UK-based band fronted by singer-songwriter Gabi Fröden

Label
Adventures In Gramophone
UK Release date
02/07/2012
US Release date
02/07/2012
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  1. 8.0 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    One of the strongest and most inviting folk-pop debuts of recent times and a fine introduction to a real emerging talent
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  2. 7.5 |   Bowlegs

    This is a beautifully and meticulously arranged set of songs, constructing melancholic progressions to house Frödén’s glacial yet unguarded vocal
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  3. 6.0 |   State

    Froden displays a knack for writing songs that have a delicate, nostalgic charm, and balance on a knife-edge between upbeat and downbeat, skipping rapidly through a spectrum of moods with an almost schizophrenic changeability
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  4. 5.0 |   The Digital Fix

    Throughout Farewell To The Old Ghost, Foreign Slippers showcase strong musicality, it's just that ultimately, they don't have the ear-catching tunes to match it
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Foreign Slippers: Farewell To The Old Ghosts

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  • 4. The Two People in You £0.99
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