Fruit: Coming Soon

I don't know of a single person apart from my cousin and I that has heard of The Asteroids Galaxy Tour. I think this needs to change. There is a good chance you have HEARD some of their music (their song 'Around the Bend' was featured on a commercial for the ipod Touch), but that's not enough where I'm concerned. You need to know who you are listening to, and I recommend that you listen to AGT. The Danish band, primarily consisting of Mette Lindberg and Lars Iversen, is something different...and is quite refreshing. They are a part of what I believe to be a greater Scandinavian Invasion to the United States...but more on that later.


The Asteroids Galaxy Tour's debut album, Fruit (yet to be released in the United States), is brilliant. The album opens with a track entitled 'Lady Jesus" which quickly jumps into a catchy, hypnotic groove that had me immediately hooked. The lyrics (primarily by Iversen) offer a haunting portrait of a twisted religious figure (nicknamed Lady Jesus) who caused massive riots in Copenhagen a few years ago. Lindberg's vocals fit the song perfectly, lulling the listener into a phase of head nodding and foot tapping.

The album provides a wide variety of tones, shifting right from the darker tones of 'Lady Jesus' to more upbeat tones like 'Satellite' and 'Around the Bend'. Fruit blends strong percussion w/ subtle bass, hypnotizing keyboards and excellent production. I usually am not a big fan of music that has a lot of effects on it, but the echoes on 'Satellite' and the fuzz added to Lindberg's voice on 'Bad Fever' perfect the tracks. This album takes musical concepts that I would usually be opposed to and make them subtle enough that they work well.

Fruit smoothly mixes songs that make you want to dance with those that could send you into a calm sleep. This album sometimes recalls images from the 60s or 70s while being something unique, and hopefully offers a taste of more good apples from AGT after Fruit. I strongly recommend that when the album is released in April you give it your ear, you shouldn't miss it.



Grades by track:
1. Lady Jesus: A
2. The Sun Ain't Shining No More: B
3. Push The Envelope: C
4. Satellite: A+
5. Crazy: C+
6. The Golden Age: B-
7. Around the Bend: A+
8. Sunshine Coolin': B
9. Hero: B
10. Bad Fever: A
Overall Grade: B+

I don't support the ipod at all...but here is the commercial featuring AGT (because I don't want to take the time to upload the entire music video, but you should look it up anyways):


Visit the band's official page here