Austrian pop from the late 1970s rarely crosses into international consciousness, but this Decca 7" captures something genuine about the era's melodic sensibility. Jack Grunsky's "River" has the hallmarks of Central European pop: earnest production, bright keyboards, a chorus designed to lodge itself in your head. There's a kind of sincerity to the arrangement that feels almost naive by today's standards, which is precisely what makes it charming. The pairing with "Children" on the B-side suggests thematic consistency—both tracks embrace the direct emotional honesty that defined Europop before it became a retrospective curiosity. Worth discovering if you're curious about regional pop traditions outside the Anglo-American mainstream.