Lonely Drifter Karen (demo, contact: njata@gmx.net)
LDK is the solo project of Tanja Frinta, who recently moved from her native Austria to Sweden. I guess that qualifies her for inclusion here. Anyhow, the music is somber indie-rock and it's pretty darn good. Lots of great, flowing melodies and tender vocals. I'm tempted to draw comparisons with Portishead or maybe Mazzy Star, but I think it actually sound much more like a feminine version of early Songs:Ohia. I definitely get the same emotional and longing feeling from both of them. The re-use of the same drum pattern and electronic bass line sound got old over the course of the four songs, but I'll give her the benefit of the doubt and blame it on lack of gear. After all, it is only a demo and not everyone has racks full of samplers at their disposal. Overall, I can say without a doubt that the music here shows a lot of potential. Even though the production is pretty basic, it's obvious that Tanja has talent and a lot of good ideas.