Tobias Fröberg

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Tobias Froberg already has one album under his belt. 'For Elisabeth Wherever She Is' established Froberg in some folk circles as a idiosyncratic, thoughtful singer songwriter, but failed to register on a broader level. Follow-up 'Somewhere In The City' is a more considered package, entwining a core of melodic acoustic guitar with a variety of other styles. At times tracks on 'Somewhere In The City' have an almost gospel feel. Considering the full choral backing behind parts of 'When The Night Turns Cold', this isn't that surprising, but other sections of the same song - when Froberg goes solo with his rather thin, warbly vocal - maintain that mood. In other tracks, religion is more plainly referenced, such as on 'On God's Highway', which also sounds as though it has come straight off a lost Simon & Garfunkel record. Froberg lists Simon & Garfunkel as an influence, but even without this admission, the evidence of his affection for them is plain to see. The meshing of minor chords and gentle vocals at times strays a little too far onto borrowed ground, but for the most part he reinterprets the New Yorkers' style, rather than pillaging it. This perhaps most true on the faster moving 'Somewhere In The City', which uses a rhythm like stamping feet that is reminiscent of Simon & Garfunkel's more upbeat tracks, but with a more straight-forward delivery and without the fuss. Froberg's voice is one of the most difficult aspects of this album. Though it initially seems reedy and und

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SOMEWHERE IN THE CITY

Turn Heads

The Big Up

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Blalock's Indie/Rock Playlist: June (2010)

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God's Highway

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Blalock's Indie/Rock Playlist: Best of 2010

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Love & Misery - Songs From The Television Series Blomstertid

For Elisabeth Wherever She Is

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Bored to Death: The Soundtrack

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Precious

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Someone You Love

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Cowboys in Scandinavia

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