Laika

2011

1. Ilokivi Start
2. Raudan synty Start
3. Kutimien kalkkehessa Start
4. Itkisin Start
5. Süvet Start
6. Mielikki Start
7. Pellervo Start
8. Karjan loitsu Start
9. Emon tuomat Start
10. Juuletar Start
11. Ikävä Start
12. Jo on mennyt

Suden Aika with their new album called Ilokivi. Those who read my articles and reviews regularly know that I’m a Suden aika fan. In Folkworld 33, you can find an article about the band and I think I reviewed almost all their albums.^[33] I like their combination of naive and sweet singing and raw, sharp vocal arts. This new album contains twelve new recordings, mostly traditional lyrics, and poems this time, with new composed music. And again a wonderful album, but not renewing. It’s a bit as if I hear the earlier albums in a new arrangement. The same quality, the same atmosphere and even the same kind of structure is used. Suden Aika is still a great band, but this new album is a very safe one to my personal opinion.