Ninsun Poli - Breaking Rules EP
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| Ninsun Poli - Breaking Rules EP |
Release Date: 28th April 2014
I'm of a generation that existed
before the internet and so I still get that moment of wonder from time to time.
Ninsun Poli is a prime example of this - a Swedish musician who creates songs
in her living room passes it to a PR company in London who distribute it to
their mailing list and then here I am with Family Guy on mute in the background
listening to her music. I've never been to Sweden, she's probably never been to
Cornwall and I don't even know if Ninsun Poli is a normal name in Sweden or
translates as Eskimo Toaster. Anyway, once I got over my wonder at technology out
of the way (next week, the camera) I actually got around to giving this EP a
listen....and it was goooood.
Title track 'Braking Rules' kicks
off with a pulsating, Ladyhawke-esque bass line and a Robyn shaped thud of a
beat with Poli's desperate, breathy vocal lifting the melody up to luxurious
heights. As the song progresses, the drums get more skittish and our Swedish
heroine relaxes in to her role as defiant alt-pop star. 'Hey Lover' is up next
with wonderfully rolling drum beat and rock vocals that find me imagining
myself somewhere between Led Zeppelin and Lykke Li, such is the raw power of
Poli's voice. 'Do It' starts like a mid-90s rave tune played out by the cast of
Stomp and instantly you are transported to a dark underground club in Berlin
where your only reference points are the strobe lit gurning faces of shaven headed
dancers and the intertwined faces of the inexplicably aroused. To finish this
dance-rock odyssey, Ninsun Poli serves up 'Faces' which is a gentler, more
early morning tune with washes of synths and a gentle pulse that could be the
sleepy, resigned grunts of a beast giving up on the fight and retreating to the
shadows. This is impeccably dark pop from Ninsun Poli and it's something that
you can both indulge yourself in and dance to which is a delicate balance to
pull off. Touché, Poli, touché.
More information: https://www.facebook.com/ninsunpolimusic?fref=ts