• 01. Absense of You 03:54
Performed by Eeppi Ursin
Music by Eeppi Ursin
Published by Eeppi Ursin
• 02. Split the Difference 04:41
Performed by Eeppi Ursin
Music by Eeppi Ursin
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• 03. Lonely Soul 04:44
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Music by Eeppi Ursin
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• 04. Far Away Lands 04:35
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Music by Eeppi Ursin
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• 05. My Guy 03:21
Performed by Eeppi Ursin
Music by Eeppi Ursin
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• 06. Russian Chant 05:05
Performed by Eeppi Ursin
Music by Eeppi Ursin
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• 07. Two in One 04:54
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Music by Eeppi Ursin
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• 08. November Night 03:28
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Music by Eeppi Ursin
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• 09. Foolish Heart 03:56
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Music by Eeppi Ursin
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• 10. Give Your Mind a Rest 06:00
Performed by Eeppi Ursin
Music by Eeppi Ursin
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• Eeppi Ursin – voice & composer
• Olli Krogerus – drums
• Antti Lötjönen – bass
• Timo Kämäräinen – guitar, voice
• Aki Rissanen – piano
• Jutta Annala – voice
• Jukka Eskola – trumpet
• Johanna Försti – voice
• Riitta Keränen – voice
• Kati Kuusava – violin
• Helmi Kuusi – violin
• Timo Lassy – saxophones
• Riikka Lampinen – cello
• Marko Timonen – percussion
• Jussi Tuhkanen – viola

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Finnish vocalist Eeppi Ursin fronts a band that crosses jazz and progressive rock perimeters, along with some pop-friendly sensibilities. Her angelic and up front vocal delivery steers the flow through a sequence of blithe dreamscapes, powerful cadenzas, and jazz-rock riffs. And with additional horns, plus string players chipping in on certain tracks, the septet's electrifying slant boasts a nicely-balanced mix. With tuneful choruses amid elements of harmonically attractive exchanges between the soloists, Ursin's velvety manner of spinning a lyric (in English) acts as a sweetener to the ensemble's edgy performances. They also commingle a few dabs of grunge and dissonance while conveying a noticeable degree of imagination and versatility. There are some twists and turns as the band navigates through rock motifs with pizzazz and verve, also dabbling with Gothic stylizations on Russian Chant. On Foolish Heart, the septet renders a cute and irrefutably endearing hook constructed upon a swaggering bossa-nova pulse and Aki Rissanen's lyrically charged acoustic piano solo. In sum, this album looms as one of those unexpected surprises. Then again, Scandinavia has blossomed into one of the more fertile musical regions on the globe, regardless of genre.

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