"After all the hype around HCE’s 2013 debut, the expectations were high for the follow-up. Luckily, the 11-member Finnish-Beninese collective manages to meet these high expectations..."...

"...Delivering wave-like walls of shoegaze-inspired guitar bliss and melodies filled with youthful yearning, Dominique is destined to break a vast number of hearts."

" The repertoire, which includes 'Jealousy' by Jacob Gade, 'Stella by Starlight' and two versions of 'Finlandia', is executed masterfully. The musicians dig deep down into...

"When a decision is reached to title a release this prophetically, you’d better deliver the goods in a novel way. Luckily, this proves to be the...

"He’s more pop than ever, bringing to mind especially Finnish singer-songwriters from past decades. But he has not forgotten who he is: a modern runo singer,...

"With his wanderlust at least temporarily sated, Pohjola returned to quartet form and hard bop on Ancient History three years ago. And this foundation he continues...

"The golden oldies of Finnish tradition have become adequately unruly as they’ve flown overseas, and found new aspects both in the song material and the soundscapes."...

"Logrén offers a pleasant surprise: an album with music well rooted in feeling, intelligently compiled and well built-up as a whole."

"Combining influences like Finnish tango, Balkan music and Finnish pelimanni music isn’t easy, but they get it all to sound like just Sväng music. On their...