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Spotlight: Moonbabies by Craig Conley 1999
Based in Sweden, Moonbabies is making
a name for itself with catchy, dreamy, introspective, psychedelic
rock/pop reminescent of J Mundok’s work. Strong vocals and
guitars are accompanied by analog synths, bass, drums, and
percussion. The band was formed three years ago by Ola Frick
and Carina Johansson, who discovered that their voices made
beautiful harmonies together. They take their inspiration
from a lot of bands and artists, from Brian Eno to Sonic Youth,
the Velvet Underground to My Bloody Valentine, Red House Painters
to Pixies.
Frick describes his approach to songwriting: “The Moonbabies
songs aren’t written with an urge to impress people with fab
lyrics. But I have discovered, on many occasions, that songs
I wrote a long time ago did have a lot to say, mostly at a
personal level, things I went through, my relationship with
friends and girlfriends, a low or strong self esteem or mood
at a particular time in my life. My songs are written through
my point of view, how I see the world, things like: being
with friends I love, moral values, about growing up to be
a real man without a healthy relationship to your father (but
now I have...). Most of the lyrics are basicaly about the
same thing: be true to yourself, always try to do the right
thing, tak care of your gift, believe in yourself, what you
think and what you’re doing is right. Positive meanings that
work in a way as therapy for myself. I am just positive to
life and want to give other people the same positiveness.”
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