DIMBODIUS NOT LOVE EP EP EVENCO RELEASE: OCTOBER 2, 2000 REVIEW: OCTOBER 16, 2000

Dimbodius is a new star on the Swedish pop scene. He has received a lot of praise from different sources, which I can understand but at the same time, I feel a little sceptical.
All five songs sound pretty much the same. The music delivers a similar feeling like The Cure sometimes have done, but without that special edge. This is melancholic pop with influences, not only from The Cure, but also some later British rock music in the same vein as The Verve. Strings and somewhat moaning vocals take a big part in the music. There are also violins and nice piano patterns present, which gives the music a perfect complexity.
Regarding the production, vocals and such there's nothing to complain about. The music is well performed. This is quite good stuff, but I feel that there's something missing to make me go hooray...

JOHAN ASTEMARK