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As winter approaches and the days get colder and cloudier, many of us in cooler climates begin to struggle with the winter blahs. But while some people reach for their expensive light boxes—or simply head south for the winter—I generally find myself hunting for warm, sunny music to lift my spirits. This year, I’ve found the perfect musical remedy—because albums just don’t get a whole lot sunnier than the self-titled EP by Danish artist Nanna Øland Fabricius—a.k.a. Oh Land.
The first time I heard Oh Land’s first single, “Sun of a Gun,” I knew I’d found just the thing to get me through another dreary winter. The track perfectly embodies the feeling you get from having drinks with your closest friends on the patio of your favorite gathering place on a summer Friday afternoon. It’s such an infectiously poppy song—the kind that you easily could (and probably will) play on repeat all day long (or perhaps all winter long).
And the rest of the four-song EP offers more of the same airy pop songs with blissfully angelic vocals that might sometimes remind you of Björk. The second track, “White Nights,” is another bright and irresistibly cheery track, complete with catchy beats, tinkly keyboards, and shimmering vocals.
For the second half of the EP, the tempos slow down, but the effect is just as beautiful. “Rainbow” is filled with gorgeous harmonies. The final track, “Wolf & I,” is darker and more melancholy—yet this haunting love song is still every bit as striking as the lighter tracks on the album.
From beginning to end, Oh Land is just what the doctor ordered for a bad case of the cloudy weather blues. It’s light and airy and refreshingly sweet. In fact, even when she’s singing about love gone wrong, Oh Land sounds so fresh and easy-going that you can’t help but smile as you listen.
At just four songs long, this EP is sure to leave you eager to hear more from this bright up-and-coming new artist. It’s the perfect appetizer for delicious things to come on her upcoming full-length debut.
Kristin Dreyer Kramer has been writing in some form or another (usually when she was supposed to be doing something else) since the ripe old age of ten—when she, her cousin, and their two Cabbage Patch Dolls formed the Poo Authors’ Club. After a short career in advertising, Kristin got sick of always saying nice things about stuff that didn’t deserve it—so now she spends her days criticizing things, and she’s much happier for it.
Since creating NightsAndWeekends.com in February of 2002, Kristin has spent her life surrounded by piles and piles of books and movies—so many that her office has become a kind of entertainment obstacle course.
As if her writing and editing responsibilities for N&W.com weren’t enough to keep her out of trouble, Kristin also hosts a number of weekly radio shows: Reel Discovery, Shelf Discovery, and On the Marquee. She’s also a proud member of the Broadcast Film Critics Association (CriticsChoice.com), the Central Ohio Film Critics Association (COFCA.org), the Online Film Critics Society (OFCS.org), and the Women Film Critics Circle (WFCC.Wordpress.com).
Kristin lives in Columbus, Ohio, with her husband, Paul, and their daughter, Anna. She welcomes questions, comments, and fan mail at kdk@nightsandweekends.com.
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Kristin Dreyer Kramer has been writing in some form or another (usually when she was supposed to be doing something else) since the ripe old age of ten—when she, her cousin, and their two Cabbage Patch Dolls formed the Poo Authors’ Club. After a short career in advertising, Kristin got sick of always saying nice things about stuff that didn’t deserve it—so now she spends her days criticizing things, and she’s much happier for it.
Since creating NightsAndWeekends.com in February of 2002, Kristin has spent her life surrounded by piles and piles of books and movies—so many that her office has become a kind of entertainment obstacle course.
As if her writing and editing responsibilities for N&W.com weren’t enough to keep her out of trouble, Kristin also hosts a number of weekly radio shows: Reel Discovery, Shelf Discovery, and On the Marquee. She’s also a proud member of the Broadcast Film Critics Association (CriticsChoice.com), the Central Ohio Film Critics Association (COFCA.org), the Online Film Critics Society (OFCS.org), and the Women Film Critics Circle (WFCC.Wordpress.com).
Kristin lives in Columbus, Ohio, with her husband, Paul, and their daughter, Anna. She welcomes questions, comments, and fan mail at kdk@nightsandweekends.com.
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