Firefox AK

Firefox AK - Winter Rose Firefox AK Tour 03/16/08 Karlstad, Sweden 03/28/08 Stockholm Debaser , Sweden 04/05/08 Lund Mejeriet, Sweden 04/12/08 Gothenburg Sticky Fingers, Sweden 04/26/08 V-dala Nation, Uppsala, Sweden 05/29/08 Siesta Festival Hässleholm, Sweden Discography [Aug 2005] What's That Sound EP [Oct 2005] Who Can Act Single [Feb 2006] Madame, Madame! (single) [Mar 2006] Madame, Madame! [May 2006] Love to Run [Oct 2006] The Draft Single [Jan 2008] Winter Rose [Feb 2008] If I Were A Melody

The original Firefox is back with a new album, If I Were A Melody, to be released this month. I call her the original, because Andrea Kellerman was using that as her stage name before she was forced to add her initials to distinguish herself from the browser.

Firefox AK is from Stockholm, Sweden, and is signed to Razzia Records, the same company responsible for Hello Saferide^[W♥M] (you may have remembered seeing Kellerman singing with Annika Norlin^[W♥M] in the video for Long Lost Pen Pal.)

So, there's a few interesting thing about the lead single, "Winter Rose" from If I Were A Melody that I think you should know. It seems that Tgr Lou (or otherwise known as Tiger Lou) is actually Rasmus Kellerman, her husband. And if you like this Eurodisco-inspired song, you can download it for free on Razzia's website.

Anyway, I thought we should take a look at her debut album, Madame, Madame!. The first time I listened to this album, I didn't expect it to be so electropop. This is not a bad thing, I only mentioned this because I went in thinking this was going to be folky-acoustic type.

Although I can't speak for Kellerman, she leaves all interpretations of her lyrics up to the listener. I would like to suggest that these songs are really about AK's real-life experiences. For instance, the intro song is "City to City" which, seems to me, about travelling and meeting new people (possibly in a touring setting).

"Habibi" is like a pen pal letter, begging her (Habibi) to let her heart guides her, while "All Those People" is kind of commentary on "reality" television. Two points to AK for mentioning "Beauty and the Geek" in that song.

Curiously, the song "Zodiac" is not listed on her discography page. I'm sure this is just a mistake, but I took it as a sign to spotlight the song.

The song has a constant beat, which represent AK's styling of music. The best part is the way she sings "shut up" repeated over and over.

If you pick up Madame, Madame!, it also comes with two music videos (320x240 pixels). Both videos features crude animation (apologies to the artists and directors, it is the only word I can really describe it) and is a nice bonus to the 10 audio tracks.

Look for If I Were A Melody on February 27th. Check out her back catalogs on Razzia.

 02/04/2008 00:11:26  vu my♥posts www.firefoxak.com myspace.com

Minty Jim wrote: Feb 6, 2008 12:56 PM

[this is good] Hi Voxers,

FYI, Firefox AK is available in the US on mintyfresh.

www.mintyfresh.com

Best,
mf

W♥M wrote: Feb 6, 2008 6:02 PM

I have promoted your comment to the main article.

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