Good Holiday Resort
Having read that The Foreign Resort had "Tears For Fears-ish melodies" on the PR blurb that came with the EP, I was not expecting this self-titled EP to be anything special. How wrong could you get, quite simply it is 5 tracks of pure bliss.
Don't worry, we are not about to start championing pop bands from the 80's, "The Foreign Resort" is shoegaze with a hint of post rock thrown in for good measure. It certainly should appeal to fans of A Place To Bury Strangers, Sonic Youth and fellow Scandinavians, The Megaphonic Thrift.
All five tracks are vibrant and each with their own feel but one thing they all have in common is that they grab you by the proverbials right from the opening bars of 'Colleen' and don't let go all the way to the end of 'Torch It'. 'Orange Glow' deserves a special mention for its dark hard hitting atmospheric edginess.
It is a shame that for a band that comes from just over the North Sea, it appears they have yet to play on these shores, yet have made it across the Atlantic on a few occasions. Let's hope that soon changes as their sound is one that will be adored right here.