HOMY MUSIC BOX ALBUM DIESEL, ETERNITY RELEASE: MAY 5, 2003 REVIEW: JUNE 3, 2003

And so it is time for former vocalist of Swedish alternative pop act Fidget - Nina Natri - to step into the stage light again. This time around, she doesn’t do it accompanied by distorted guitar sound, though. No, this time her laid back and somewhat passive-aggressive voice is heard against a backdrop of mixed playful electronic melodies, dub and disco.
If "Music Box" had been released in the winter, I probably wouldn’t have listened to it a lot. Now I do. The sound and songs of Homy breathe summer and demands to be played loud on every party you attend this time of year. They probably will, too, and a good thing that is. Homy - Nina Natri, Anders Lennartsson and Jesper Hörberg (from synthpop act Saft) - make wonderful tunes that heighten the sense of sun and fun - somewhat in the vein of other Swedish act Dub Sweden. It doesn’t matter that the dub of Homy sounds somewhat stale and artificial - the songs manage to produce nodding heads and smiles anyway.
It’s too bad that "Music Box" doesn’t leave more of an impression on the listener. Apart from small MTV-hit "Bus Stop" only "Beck & Call" and "Cannonball Queen" (with French rapper Chilly Dog) manage to stick. But still a nice record to play at your barbecue or late night garden disco.

KALLE MALMSTEDT