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There is particularly one thing I like about the experimental trio "The William Blakes" which is that they are not afraid of going beyond the norms and as I read in an interview the band is not afraid if their music turning out to be completely crap.
The band consists of the former music-tv host Kristian Leth and the two brothers Frederik and Fridolin Nordsø, who are well-known indie and r´n´b producers both in Denmark and abroad.
Their first album "Wayne Coyne" from 2008 got admired by the critics despite the fact that it was deliberately written and recorded in a very limited amount of time in Sweden. The concept is that they are making music without fear, which must be very liberating.
The band who is named after the English poet and painter William Blake has yet again gone to Sweden to record and has just released the outcome of the trip with the album "Dear Unknown Friend" which is supposed to be influenced by ´60´s psych and solid ´80´s pop.
As on the first album The William Blakes enjoy to get political, to diss the government and especially the Danish prime minister Anders Fogh. Be my guest.
The opening track says it all and goes by the title: "My Government is killing every hope for me"
While "Wayne Coyne", named after the lead singer of The Flaming Lips, was a playful child of experiments the new album is accused of being a bit more moderate and conventional. I just hope that The William Blakes don´t get their madness too much under control, since it´s what made them so refreshing and daring.
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