{"id":10193,"date":"2016-02-17T06:30:30","date_gmt":"2016-02-17T06:30:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/?p=10193"},"modified":"2016-02-17T13:09:45","modified_gmt":"2016-02-17T13:09:45","slug":"album-mini-review-grizfolk-waking-up-the-giants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/index.php\/2016\/02\/17\/album-mini-review-grizfolk-waking-up-the-giants\/","title":{"rendered":"Album Mini-review: Grizfolk &#8212; Waking Up the Giants"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10194\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/grizfolk_waking.jpg\" alt=\"grizfolk_waking\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/grizfolk_waking.jpg 300w, http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/grizfolk_waking-150x150.jpg 150w, http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/grizfolk_waking-65x65.jpg 65w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"float: right; padding: 10px; width: 120px; height: 240px;\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;OneJS=1&amp;Operation=GetAdHtml&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;source=ss&amp;ref=ss_til&amp;ad_type=product_link&amp;tracking_id=musoscribe-20&amp;marketplace=amazon&amp;region=US&amp;placement=B017W1ZS6A&amp;asins=B017W1ZS6A&amp;linkId=HCJO53Q62VFTXZC6&amp;show_border=true&amp;link_opens_in_new_window=true\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><br \/>\n<\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>File next to: <strong>Coldplay<\/strong>, The Mary Onettes, <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/index.php\/2009\/08\/06\/album-review-thenewno2-you-are-here\/\"><strong>thenewno2<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nSwedish acts from across the musical spectrum have made critical (and commercial) inroads into the North American market of late. Though these days the five-piece alternarock group is based in Los Angeles, their Scandinavian roots shine through. Their sound takes the modern pop vibe of fellow Swedes <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.musoscribe.com\/index.php\/2009\/10\/20\/album-review-the-mary-onettes-islands\/\">The Mary Onettes<\/a><\/strong>, adds a dollop of <strong>ABBA<\/strong> melodic sensibility, and puts it all on a solid pop-rock foundation. They&#8217;ve been busy: in two and half years, they&#8217;ve managed a trio of EPs (including a live set), twelve mini-tours, and <i>Waking Up the Giants<\/i>, their first full-length. Though the disc recycles material from those EPs (themselves somewhat redundant), if it takes multiple reissues to get their appealing music in front of a wider audience, there&#8217;s no shame in that. With a heavy tour schedule, they&#8217;re clearly aiming to build a US audience.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>File next to: Coldplay, The Mary Onettes, thenewno2 Swedish acts from across the musical spectrum have made critical (and commercial) inroads into the North American market of late. 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