The Swedish 'Mats Karlsson' who is part of the group '220 Volts' released a first studio album' The Time Optimist 'in which he called on artists from the Swedish scene such as the bassist of 'Therion', 'Nalle Påhlsson'. On the menu of this album, compositions between melodic rock and hard-rock very accessible, with 9 titles written by Mats, a co-written with 'Björn Höglund' and a cover of 'Sheryl Crow/John Shanks', 'Real Gone'. We therefore navigate between energetic titles like the joyful 'Bumping Along' and 'Stop The World', the catchy 'A Natural High' with its addictive chorus, the swinging 'Function over Fashion' and of course the cover so successful from 'Real Gone' where 'Jenny Fall' shares the singing with Mats and which has a great groove, and other quieter compositions like 'Megalo Seitina' and its rhythm between rock and reggae or the ballads 'October 28th' and 'Heather' or the mid-tempo bonus track 'The Other Side (Of Love)'.
In summary, this first album of 'Mats Karlsson' is full of compositions accessible from the first listen with melodic lines that are easily memorized which makes 'The Time Optimist' an album intended for a wide public follower of melodic rock...
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