Description:	Ltd CLEAR 2xLP on Denovali.
	Format:	Double LP (vinyl)
	Genre(s):	Experimental Indie
	Label:	Denovali
	Price:	£20.49
	Availability:	Sold out / currently unavailable. Sorry!

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...according to our Brian on 17 July 2009.

Big fat post-rock time ahoy kids! Dramatic Uppsala upstarts Jeniferever have their second long playing effort out called 'Spring Tides' and it's an accomplished ride indeed. Shimmering arpeggios, steady basslines, searching keyboards, dreamy drums & heartfelt, dreamy Scando-vox are the order of the day (when the guitars aren't sawing your head off in a maelstrom of shard-like rage & fizzing discontent as halfway into 'Green Meadow Island'). Strings are endorsed sympathetically, a wah-wah pedal is teased, a piano is bashed, Coldplay style. This is the tender, melodic face of the genre that reminds me more of early Death Cab For Cutie & Deus than ear shagging behemoths such as Mogwai and when the stadium euphoria hits in the middle of 'Ox-Eye' I just imagine a battalion of lasers going off, lighting a riotous rainbow in the night sky. To be truthful, it's all a bit clean and epic for my weirdly tuned lugs, too emo & bombastic for my scruffy tastes but it most definitely has a high quality sheen and is lavishly packaged accordingly on The Denovali label!

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What their label says...

Sweden’s Jeniferever release sophomore album ‘Spring Tides’ worldwide on Monotreme Records. Monotreme Records is very proud to be releasing ‘Spring Tides’, the second full-length album by Jeniferever. Jeniferever is a 4-piece band from Uppsala, Sweden. They have previously released 4 eps and one album since 2002, and have played over 250 live shows across Europe. Over the years, they have gained an ever-growing band of  admirers, who have bestowed descriptions such as ‘lush’, ‘melodic’, ‘swooping’, ‘glacial’, ‘beautiful’, ‘shimmering’, ‘sublime’, ‘electrifying’ and ‘atmospheric’ on their music.  Some have compared their sound to the physical beauty of their native country, with its aural landscapes of slow-paced melodies which build to orchestral-like climaxes. Stylistically, the music can fit into a number of different genres, with its elements of ambient indie rock, post-rock, shoegaze and dream pop. Each song is perfectly crafted in a way that lends equal importance to all instruments, with intricate interplay between Martin Sandström’s, Kristofer Jönson’s and Olle Bilius’ guitars, the melodic intertwining of keyboards and Kristofer Jönson’s softly dolorous vocals and the warm heartbeat of Fredrik Aspelin’s drumming. Lyrically compelling and poetic, the songs deal with themes of nostalgia, loss and longing, yet also manage to convey an uplifting feeling of hope. One can’t help but be moved by the soul that pours forth from these songs - from the sincerity of the vocals to the passionate instrumentation. It is as heartfelt and beautiful an album as you are likely to hear all year. Jeniferever’s debut album, Choose A Bright Morning, was released in 2006 by Drowned In Sound Recordings in the UK and in Italy by Midfinger Records. The album has now been licensed exclusively to Monotreme Records worldwide apart from Italy, and will be re-issued this spring. Spring Tides will be released in the Far East on Thomason Sound Records and the vinyl album will be released on the German label Denovali. The band will tour Europe in April and May. Press : Track on the Word covermount in April, reviews due in Mojo, Uncut, Plan b, Broadsheets, Rocksound, Fly, NME & Word with more tbc. Tracks : 1. Green Meadow island  2. Concrete And Glass  3. Ox-Eye   4. St. Gallen 5. Nangijala  6. Sparrow Hills  7. Lives Apart 8. The Hourglass  9. Ring Out The Grief  10.  Spring Tides