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Then comes the strangest score in the album: Our Space is an extremely linear song with minimal lyrics doing wonders with the whispering Nina and a leading rounded bass line. But even though it is repetitive, it is never redundant thanks to slight variations on the flanged trumpet, yet again another instrument. But when the listener might fade into lassitude due to the melancholic tone of the album so far, Rise & Shine sets a totally different ambiance with its fast and ever so happy melody. It is a cardigans' classic song due to its orchestral perfection and structural breaks and it preceeds yet another classic, though in a different register ...continue

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