Press Quotes
Here are some really nice things that have been said about me and my work over the years:
“holy cow how awesome, emily cheeger is so cool…”
-Simon Raymonde (of Bella Union, on Twitter)
Quotes on “The Plains”:
“This radiant album operates on a level above dry platitudes, and with its power, renders meaningless any demands that would inhibit its growth or diminish its complexity. ****/*****
-Asko Kauppinen, Soundi
“One of the most imaginative, creative releases this year. […] New layers and details constantly surface”
#17 in “20 Best Albums of 2009”
- Peter Krogholm and Thomas Brunstrøm, allscandinavian.com
“an incredibly arranged masterpiece of a song album” ****’/*****
- psychedelicfolk.com
“One of the top Finnish albums of 2009.”*****/*****
- Hämeen Sanomat
“6/6” (- TS viikkoliite), “9/10” (-Sue), ”*****/*****”
(- noise.fi)
“Her songs summon up the choral and the ancient, funnelled through a modern mind. […] Vuk’s music is mysterious, deeply fascinating and fabulously original.”
-A New Band A Day
“The Plains explores [Vuk’s] talents to the fullest. It’s a smart, anachronistic and very memorable work.”
- Regenerator Magazine
“You can expect nothing but surprises from Vuk. [She] has created a spellbinding album, and unpredictability is one of The Plains’ absolute strengths. […) Vuk avoids the common pitfalls of experimental noise musicians. Not only that, but her pop sensibility caresses the ear.” ****/*****
- Marko Ylitalo, Rumba
“Critics battling space limitations may opt to describe The Plains with such tired platitudes as “magical,” “uncompromising” and “ambitious” (words this album will no doubt attract like a magnet), but there are few other ways to describe one of the most interesting albums released in Finland this year.”
- Samuli Knuutti, Image
On the live show etc.:
“And what do 99 out of 100 foreign journalists or record label people answer when asked what they thought of what the Finnish showcase festival [Music and Media 2011] had to offer? “They took me to see (insert random mainstream Finnish rock or pop artist here), and it was horrible crap. Then I went to some hole-in-the-wall basement bar where Vuk was playing. That was brilliant.” So it went, once again.”
- Nuorgam.fi
“fantastic voice”
- Glue.fi
“My reaction to Vuk’s set was sheer worship of power to compel.[… ] A brilliant display of talent. […] This is one unique and bold performer.”
- Samu Valleala, Sue Indierockpunkmetalzine
“Intense and focused but still open for meanderings and improvisation. […] There’s something instant about Vuk’s presence on stage that makes you sit up and take notice.”
- Anna Andersen and Eimear Fitzgerald, The Reykjavik Grapevine
“beautifully fragile and beautifully taunting and, in general, always straight-up powerful.”
- Brandon Stosuy, Stereogum
“[Vuk] really doesn’t sound a great deal like anyone else. She doesn’t, for instance, sound vocally anything like Kate Bush - if anything, she’s more of a female Nick Cave in that department - and yet there is something of the long-ago young Kate’s free spirit and dream-influenced feel to her compositions. Blending the organic with the electronic, her wooden organ and autoharp with her backing players’ synth and percussion, she pulls together echoes of Icelandic post-rock, Eastern European folk and the pretty melodies of Swedish-spec lo-fi indie.”
- Cath Aubergine, Manchester Music
“[Vuk performed] unprecedented wonders in a territory somewhere between that of PJ Harvey, Nick Cave, Anette Peacock, a church organist on acid and ancient Bulgarian folksongs. […] If justice prevails, Vuk will be the next sensation of [experimental] music. In truth, she already is.”
-Jussi Niemi, Aamulehti
“Unique.”
-Vasilis Pangiotopolous, The Line of Best Fit
“chilling, beautiful, and pristine”
-Knocks From The Underground
“startlingly beautiful” -
- Susie Wild, Clash
“gorgeously rich”
- Spinning Platters
