Thar she blows! Thar she blows! Thar she blows! The new A Camp single! The new A Camp single! Oh my god! I waited god knows how long for this!
Lyrically, “Stronger Than Jesus” is really typical Nina - it’s about love, but from an odd perspective. Musically, it seems like a departure from the dark and lonesome atmosphere of the “band’s” (it’s more or less regarded as Nina Persson’s solo work) title-less debut album, which was an odd mix of country music and abundant orchestras. The country doesn’t bear the overtone - it’s more the baseline, the bare metal skeleton of the sound that guides everything else, but never overpowers it. Combined with Nina’s seductive bedroom voice, it was an oddball album that won’t capture you in one go - you’ll need to give it some time. The debut album was met with very positive reviews, but gained little commercial success. Especially “Song For The Leftovers” and “The Bluest Eyes In Texas” are mind blowing pieces of art.
It does seem like this new album - as far as you can judge an album by just one song - will be another hard pill to swallow: you’ll be a bit turned off at first, but once you put the pill in your mouth and drink the water, there’s no way it’s going to get out.
Gosh, I wish Fiona, Nina, Alanis, and Shirley would come together one day and form the modern, female equivalent of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young. They’d kick so much ass.
Fiona, Nina, Alanis & Shirley. Really has a nice ring to it.
