Title: Choose a Bright Morning
Release date: 18 August, 2009
Record label: Monotreme Records
Single: From Across the Sea
Official website: Jeniferever
Buy at: Amazon
Choose A Bright Morning was first released in 2006 by Drowned In Sound Recordings in the UK. Its shimmering blend of melodic ambient indie rock, post-rock and shoegaze won many fans for the band and earned them favourable comparisons with bands such as Appleseed Cast, Mew, Mogwai, The Cure and Sigur Ros. Choose A Bright Morning has now been licensed to Monotreme Records worldwide apart from Italy. Jeniferever’s sophomore album, ‘Spring Tides’, was also released in April 2009 on Monotreme Records.
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
"It is probably the most carefully arranged, delicately mastered and exquisitely performed collection of music that you'll encounter this year" - I Rock Cleveland
"The songs are epic...Quiet but huge" (9/10 album of the month) -Plug Magazine
“A beauteous little treasure of atmospherics … Morning glorious.” 4/5 -The Fly
“Gorgeous, mesmerising…a frosty morning treat that will melt your heart.” -Plan B
“bands like Jeniferever have never been more essential.” 8/10 -Rock Sound
Do you also would like to share your opinion?
If so, please register or login here.