STINA NORDSTRÖM – Blandade känslor (Wisa, 1980)

 

Swedish vocals
International relevance: *

Second full length album from Stina Nordström. The first one was released on Kjell Höglund's Alternativ label, whereas this was out on the Wisa imprint.

The Turid similarities established on her debut ”Skugga i din pupill” persist on ”Blandade känslor” (=”mixed feelings”). There's no clear highpoint here on the level of ”Vildöga, grönöga” on the first album, but there's a couple of rather appealing tracks including the folksy ”Vem e' du” and ”Hildas hemliga visa”.

The album in general displays a wide range of styles including blues, jazz and rock but not to great results. Tracks like ”Röda gubben” and ”Flytvästblues” are downright terrible much because of Nordström horrific vocal overacting. Best neglected.

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STINA NORDSTRÖM – Skugga i din pupill (Alternativ, 1978)

Swedish vocals

International relevance: **

Singer/songwriter Stina Nordström made her recording debut already in 1965 when an 7" EP with children's songs arrived. More children's songs followed in 1970 with an album of shared with three other singers. Her first album, loaded with nature symbolism and credited entirely to herself came in 1978 on Alternativ, best known for releasing a series of fine Kjell Höglund albums. ”Skugga i din pupill” isn't very good, largely because her vocal style is that of a tickled Turid with an over-affected nervous shiver to her voice. A whole album with that kind of singing is nerve-grating to say the least. But the fir forest folksy ”Vildöga, grönöga” is actually so good you can endure Nordström's caterwauling for a couple of minutes. 

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