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The Perishers Let There Be Morning Nettwerk

      From "Weekends" to "Let There Be Morning," this album is replete of inspirational music for those who need a lift. They’ve gone through the hard times and they’ve come to give guidance and a little solace put to instrumentalisation. Not only is the will to instill hope from within notable, but it is felt.

      Lead singer Ola Klüft covers everything from the workforce, to love and death to changing for the better. On "A Reminder," he comes off sounding like a tiresome Bruce Springsteen, but for the most part, he is isolated vocally, and un-placeable among other artists.

      Hit single "Sway" is the most winsome of all the tracks. Klüft sings about searching for reassurance and comfort in a loved one, and all the while this tune serves as a perfect song to find that loved one to enjoy it with. This is the type of music that can soundtrack one of those work weeks that seem to last much longer, as it tries to shed light on the positive.

      The bare truth makes it way out in "Pills:" "One may think/we’re alright/But we need pills/to sleep at night/We need lies/to make it through the day/We’re not ok." The time in this track is taken to explain the horrible reality of being older and life in general, and all the maskings we endure and place upon ourselves in order to make it.

      The Perishers are as entrancing as Coldplay, but even more honest about the truth to life, and this ability to not hide from reality creates an incredible down-to-earth feeling that resonates from their music.

      Once again, the Umeċ, Sweden band is Klüft (vocals/guitar), Martin Gustafson (keyboards/backing vocals), Pehr Ċström (bass), and Thomas Hedlund (drums).

      Well done, boys. Well done.

-Arie Musil 06/07/05