 Elska (New York)
 Middle of Nowhere
 Review by Larry Toering

This is an eclectic artist with an eclectic release that besides its pop leanings would otherwise be difficult to categorize. That is, other than to say it is steeped heavily in electronica. Either way this music doesn't stack up well with me without noting such a prog element that it gets that tag here. Being that Elska is from Iceland, perhaps it accounts for some of the extremely original tunes here, in all of their abstract glory. It's a lovely disc full of catchy tunes either way you slice them. There is an overall delicate mixture of all that is to be found here, and it certainly goes beyond that of anything mainstream. Still, it does have that mainstream element, but without it really being forced or deliberate.
This review is available in book format (hardcover and paperback) in Music Street Journal: 2012 Volume 6 at lulu.com/strangesound.
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