STATE COWS – The Second One [Japanese Limited Edition +4] (2013)
The wonder Swedish duo STATE COWS delighted us three years ago with their selftitled debut. Now Stephan Olofsson & Daniel Andersson have again assembled a wonderful band and cast for “The Second One“, another delicious opus of velvety early ’80s Westcoast AOR tunes. The CD has just been released in Japan including 4 bonus tracks.
As on the excellent debut album, the songwriting and production of “The Second One” is inspired by the golden era of the genre.
Alongside Andersson who plays the exquisite guitars & sings and Stefan Olofsson (keyboardist and bassist) we have some of the very best Swedish and Norwegian musicians, all contributing to the recording with outstanding performances: Stefan’s brother Peter Olofsson and his Jeff Porcaro-like drumming is the foundation of the State Cows sound, Lars-Erik Dahle, the funkiest bass player in Norway adds dynamics, smooth guitarist Peter Holmqvist embellish many songs, and the list continues.
