Album Of The Week

"Då jag i grund och botten är en 'sucker for sad songs' blir jag särskilt förtjust i 'You Belong To Me, med sitt sublima kör-arrangemang. Tankarna går till Webb Pierces klassiska 'There Stands The Glass'. Varför inte ett 'tear-in-beer' album nästa gång, Cina? Till dess får vi vara tacksamma att det fortfarande finns utrymme för den här musiken. Tack, Cina, för att du vågade!"

- Lars Svensson / Rootsyland -

"En ny CD med Cina Samuelson, den 6:e i ordningen, är efterlängtad av många, inklusive mig. Det är ju 6 år sen den senaste CD'n släpptes, så det var verkligen på tiden. Men som det sägs, 'den som väntar på nåt gott, väntar aldrig för länge'. En lyssnar-vänlig CD som väl försvarar sin plats i skivhyllan."

- Lars Thell / S.C.C. Nytt -

"Cina Samuelsons nya album är annorlunda än många andra hon har gett ut. Dels är skivan utgiven under bandnamnet Cina & The Fireflites, och dels innehåller den covers istället för egna låtar, men det är väl valda sådana som framförs på 'Good Ol' Music'."

- Robert Ryttman / Zero Magazine -

"It seems this music is quite popular in Sweden, because Cina Samuelson has met and has been photographed with some Nashville giants and she covers many of their classic songs brilliantly. Good music doesn’t have to make the walls shake. At no time is Cina wide of the mark in her approach to this music. She’s on the money, in the ballpark, and understands the genre with expertise."

- John Apice / Americana Highways -

"Yes, Cina, with 'Good Ol' Music' you have presented a great album together with The Fireflites. Respect, also because the whole thing is so wonderfully professional. We also deserve a compliment to producer and pedal steel player Berra Karlsson. By the way, much of the music was recorded live, only to be refined with a few overdubs afterwards. And you can feel this live atmosphere, because the musicians radiate a lot of commitment, freshness and joy with their contributions!"

- Wolfgang Giese / Musik An Sich -

"What makes this album especially strong is the obviousness. Nothing feels forced, nothing sounds contrived. Cina & The Fireflites sings and play as if this is the music they've always wanted to make. The result is an album that lifts your mood, that makes you go back to the time of jukeboxes and dance floors, and shows that 'Good Ol' Music' can still be alive and kicking when it is played with love and craftsmanship is made."

- Fred Pach / Muziekwereld -

"“For all nostalgic country music lovers that are longing for the sound of the golden 50's and 60's, we can warmly recommend the new record by Swedish artist Cina (Samuelson) & The Fireflites. Her extraordinary selection of country and rockabilly classics to cover on this album will please you from start to end. That’s my true promise!“

- Valére Sampermans / Rootstime -

"It is not only Cina Samuelson's vocal timbre that makes the difference here, production and orchestration bring back the unique sound of the fifties and early sixties."

- Cis van Looy / Written In Music -

"With her expressive vocal melodies and very prominent dance rhythms, Cina, together with her team of collaborators, takes us into the world of the 50's, combining the revival approach, rockabilly sound, country and rock songs, which serve as a good historical reminder, but also bring a refreshed interpretation that resonates with the present. The album itself, and the material presented, feels like a cohesive whole, effectively connecting the past and the current moment. Without any particularly grand ambitions, the songs are there to lift our spirits, just as Cina and her collaborators have done."

- Branimir Lokner / Time Machine Music -