The Murder Of My Sweet - 'Divanity' Released through Frontiers Records
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Europe: 1/29/2010 & USA: 2/9/2010
www.myspace.comcom/murderofmysweet

THE BAND:
Angelica Rylin – vocals
Daniel Palmqvist – guitars
Johan Neimann – bass
Andreas Lindahl – keyboards
Daniel Flores – drums

TRACK FRAGMENTS:
1.) “No Evil” – This track opens with a small what sounds to be cello before going into a vocal whisper.  This vocal whisper leads into the main musical intro.  The main musical intro was very simple with a huge symphonic sound.  There is a musical change for the musical verse.  The musical verse consisted of just guitars, bass & drums.  For the pre-chorus there is a backing vocal line in between each lead vocal line.  It sounds like the band added a small underling keyboard arrangement underneath the rhythm guitar arrangement to fill-in the empty spaces of the electric guitar.  Angelica’s vocals of the chorus are very reminiscent to Amy Lee’s of Evanescence’s.  Angelica’s vocals of the second chorus were overdubbed giving this very thick sound.  After the second verse there is a small breakdown section.  Connecting the breakdown with the third chorus there was a small musical rest that consisted of Angelica’s breathing.   
2.) “Follow The Rain” – This track opens with the special effects of the rain.  There is a small vocal line over the top of the special effect before the musical intro kicks-in.  This vocal line leads into the main musical intro.  Underneath the lead vocal lines of the verse there is a very cool re-verbed effect.  There is a small arrangement change for the musical pre-chorus.  There is a snare drum fill connecting the musical pre-chorus with the chorus.  The double-bass drum pattern of the chorus makes the chorus.  Underneath the music arrangement connecting the chorus with the second verse there is a small horror movie themed keyboard arrangement.  Leading into the last chorus there are several very cool drum fills.  In the way the band arranged the lead & backing lyric arrangements towards the end of the song are very reminiscent to the way Shakira arranged the chorus of her “Whenever, Wherever” single taken off of ‘Laundry Service’ released on November 13, 2001.  The band changed the music arrangement for the outro.     
3.) “Bleed Me Dry” – This track opens with a simple keyboard arrangement. After two piano riffs a small cello arrangement kicks-in over the top of the piano.  This cello section is maybe a measure long.  After this measure there is a small musical rest that leads into the main into.  From the opening measure you think this is going to be a ballad.  However that drastically changes when the main intro kicks-in.  There is a musical change for the musical verse.  The band brings the song back down to an electronic/ballad feel.  There was a huge hook for the musical verse.  It sounded as if Angelica double tracked her lead vocals of the chorus to give them a heavier sound.  The hook of the choruses is very reminiscent of the stuff Amy Lee writes. 
4.) “Chemical Attraction” – This track opens with two very progressive symphonic keyboard arrangements over the top of an electric drum pattern.   There is a huge Daniel snare drum fill that leads into the main musical intro.  There is a musical change for the main intro section.  The full band kicks-in for the musical intro.  To me it seemed the rhythm guitar riffs of this section were written like you would write a fill-in rhythm underneath a lead guitar arrangement.  I guess, if you want to say the rhythm guitar is a fill-in for the orchestration you could however, the orchestration is over top of the guitar instead of under it.  There is a rhythm change for the musical verse.  For the musical verse the rhythm guitar is laced in between the lyric lines.  There is a rhythm change for the musical pre-chorus.  Though there was a simple hook written for the chorus it is actually the musical verse where the hook lies.  After the second chorus there is a small breakdown section.  This breakdown section consisted of a lead vocal line over the top of a small backing vocal. 
5.) “Kiss Of Death” – This track opens with a short violin arrangement over the top of a piano.  Though the main intro had an intense sound to it it drastically changes for the musical verse.  The musical verse consisted of a very progressive style keyboard arrangement & vocals.  The band kicks the pre-chorus in with very subtle arrangement.  As the pre-chorus progresses it builds to the hook of the chorus.  There was a classic orchestrated violin arrangement underneath Angelica vocals of the chorus.   To be as technical as this track was it had a very simple sound to it.    
6.) “One Bullet” - This track opens with a simple horror movie influenced keyboard riff.  For the intro the band keeps the keyboard riff as a base and adds a rhythm guitar arrangement along with a bass & drum line over the top of it. Laced in the middle of this there is a second horror movie influenced keyboard riff.  There is a rhythm arrangement change for the musical verse.  The band kept the rhythm for the musical verse very simple.  The rhythm arrangement does not change until the musical chorus.  Angelica’s vocal lines of the chorus had a small hook attached to them.  After the third chorus there is a small breakdown section that leads into the fourth chorus.  In many ways the choruses of this song had a eighties feel to them.    
7.) “Tonight” – This track opens with a keyboard arrangement.  After two measures the main intro kicks-in.  From the main intro you’re not expecting this to be a ballad.  However, once the musical verse kicks-in that is exactly what it is a ballad.  There is a small tom-tom fill connecting the musical verse with the musical chorus.  Scattered throughout the arrangement there are strategically place musical rest.  As the song progresses the more intense the music arrangement gets.
8.) “Storms Of The Sea” – This track opens with a very simple keyboard arrangement.  There is a lyric line and violin riff that connects the opening keyboard with the main musical intro.  The violin arrangement gets more intense for the main musical intro.  There is a arrangement change for the musical verse.  As the verse progresses the music arrangement gets more intense.  If Candice Night of Blackmore’s Night sang this style of music this is what her choruses would sound like.  The choruses have very huge hooks attached to them.        
9.) “Destiny” – The intro to this track had a very huge musical hook attached to it.  There was a musical change for musical pre-verse.  This musical change consisted of just keyboards.  The band used one measure of the musical intro to connect the musical pre-verse with the verse.  For me as a drummer the hi-hat pattern of the verse is what makes the verse.  There is a musical change for the musical chorus.  Angelica’s vocals give the chorus a sweet hook. 
10.) “Revolution” – This track opens with a snare drum effect and the distant sound of someone saying revolution.  The main intro consisted of this arrangement with a intense snare/tom tom pattern and guitar riff.  There is a small lyric line over the top of this.  As the musical verse progresses it gets more and more intense.  There is a small arrangement change for the musical chorus.  The chorus had a very simple hook attached to it.  Though this song was nothing special and pretty straight forward it is the only one to consist of solos.  The short lead guitar solo was however long enough to tell that Daniel is one hell of a guitarist.  In the way the band recorded saying revolution is very similar to the way Queensr
ÿche did on ‘Mindcrime’.
11.) “Valerie”  - This track was just amazing!!!
12.) “Death Of A Movie Star” – This song is one of those songs that you just can’t put into words. 


     First off, ♥ Angelica can “Bleed Me Dry” anytime she wishes.  At times Angelica’s vocals are very reminiscent to Amy Lee of the American rock band Evanescence.  Which, there are going to be a lot of people that say she is a complete copy.  She isn’t, Angelica has her own distinct sound and should be giving credit for that, as well as the band.  If you are into this style of music then you will fall in love with this band and have to check them out!!!