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Over the course of his short career, Norwegian singer/songwriter Sondre Lerche has changed course more times than Steve McQueen racing through the streets of San Francisco in Bullitt. It's part of his charm that you never quite know what he's going to do next. From the chamber pop he started out with on his first two albums (like the brilliant Two Way Monologue) to the late-night jazz album (Duper Sessions), the punky new wave record (Phantom Punch), and the soundtrack (Dan in Real Life), he's been somewhat of a chameleon. It's also part of his charm that everything he's done up to Heartbeat Radio has been very good. Lerche's songwriting is tricky but light on its feet, emotionally nuanced and quick-witted, too. His voice is rich and sweet, the musicians he plays with are always good, and his musical taste is always spot-on. Heartbeat Radio not only keeps with this tradition, but it's his best work to date. Rather than being some kind of surprising U-turn, the album is a consolidation of everything he's done so far. It has his best songwriting, most effective vocals, and most accomplished sound, and stands as some of the best modern pop around at the end of the decade. Lerche draws from classic sophisticated pop throughout, whether making reference to Prefab Sprout on the wonderfully smooth "I Cannot Let You Go" or Randy Newman on the melancholy "I Guess It's Gonna Rain Today," dipping into loungy atmospheres on the swooning "Like Lazenby," or tripping through the flowers like a lovestruck sunshine pop singer on "Words & Music." He also adds some spunk to the proceedings with cynical slams on the music biz ("Goodnight") and the radio ("Heartbeat Radio") that call to mind Elvis Costello at his most bitter, and peppy rockers like "Don't Look Now" and "Easy to Persuade." It's a well-rounded, extremely listenable album from a really talented singer/songwriter. If this is the style Lerche decides to stick with for a while, that will be cause for a round of hearty cheers from fans of smart, sophisticated guitar pop everywhere. If you are a fan of said music and you don't know Sondre Lerche, this is the place to start the discovery process.
© Tim Sendra /TiVo
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Sondre Lerche, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Matias Monsen, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Mari Persen, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Kato Adland, Producer, String Arranger, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Stein Inge Brækhus, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Tarald Tvedten, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2009 Rounder Records Manufactured and distributed by Concord Music Group
Morten Skage, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Sondre Lerche, String Arranger, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - David Vogt, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Ole Ludvig Krüger, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Kato Adland, Producer, String Arranger, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Sissy Wish, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2009 Rounder Records Manufactured and distributed by Concord Music Group
Morten Skage, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Sondre Lerche, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Kato Adland, Producer, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Stein Inge Brækhus, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Tarald Tvedten, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Tone Ljokelsoy, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2009 Rounder Records Manufactured and distributed by Concord Music Group
Sean O'Hagan, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Sondre Lerche, Composer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Mari Persen, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Ole Ludvig Krüger, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Kato Adland, Producer, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Helga Hjetland, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Stein Inge Brækhus, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Kjetil Møster, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Linda Bones, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Gunn-Berit Kleiveland, Cello, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2009 Rounder Records Manufactured and distributed by Concord Music Group
Sondre Lerche, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - David Vogt, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Kato Adland, Producer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Sylvie Lewis, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Stein Inge Brækhus, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Tarald Tvedten, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Maia Malene Jaconsen, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Marte Adland, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Inga Helene Gundersen, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2009 Rounder Records Manufactured and distributed by Concord Music Group
Sondre Lerche, Composer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Kato Adland, Producer, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Stein Inge Brækhus, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2009 Rounder Records Manufactured and distributed by Concord Music Group
Morten Skage, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Sondre Lerche, Composer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Kato Adland, Producer, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Stein Inge Brækhus, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Kjetil Møster, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Tarald Tvedten, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Tommy Haltbakk, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2009 Rounder Records Manufactured and distributed by Concord Music Group
Morten Skage, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Erik Halvorsen, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Sondre Lerche, Composer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ole Ludvig Krüger, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Kato Adland, Producer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Sylvie Lewis, Author
℗ 2009 Rounder Records Manufactured and distributed by Concord Music Group
Sean O'Hagan, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Morten Skage, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Sondre Lerche, Composer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Mari Persen, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Ole Ludvig Krüger, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Kato Adland, Producer, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Helga Hjetland, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Sindre Dalhaug, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Olav Dale, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Oyvind Hage, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Svein H. Giske, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Linda Bones, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Gunn-Berit Kleiveland, Cello, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2009 Rounder Records Manufactured and distributed by Concord Music Group
Sondre Lerche, Composer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Kato Adland, Producer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Stein Inge Brækhus, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Tarald Tvedten, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2009 Rounder Records Manufactured and distributed by Concord Music Group
Morten Skage, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Sondre Lerche, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Matias Monsen, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Mari Persen, String Arranger, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Kato Adland, Producer, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Stein Inge Brækhus, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Tarald Tvedten, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2009 Rounder Records Manufactured and distributed by Concord Music Group
Sean O'Hagan, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Morten Skage, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Erik Halvorsen, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Sondre Lerche, Composer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Mari Persen, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Ole Ludvig Krüger, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Kato Adland, Producer - Helga Hjetland, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Linda Bones, Viola, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Gunn-Berit Kleiveland, Cello, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2009 Rounder Records Manufactured and distributed by Concord Music Group
Album review
Over the course of his short career, Norwegian singer/songwriter Sondre Lerche has changed course more times than Steve McQueen racing through the streets of San Francisco in Bullitt. It's part of his charm that you never quite know what he's going to do next. From the chamber pop he started out with on his first two albums (like the brilliant Two Way Monologue) to the late-night jazz album (Duper Sessions), the punky new wave record (Phantom Punch), and the soundtrack (Dan in Real Life), he's been somewhat of a chameleon. It's also part of his charm that everything he's done up to Heartbeat Radio has been very good. Lerche's songwriting is tricky but light on its feet, emotionally nuanced and quick-witted, too. His voice is rich and sweet, the musicians he plays with are always good, and his musical taste is always spot-on. Heartbeat Radio not only keeps with this tradition, but it's his best work to date. Rather than being some kind of surprising U-turn, the album is a consolidation of everything he's done so far. It has his best songwriting, most effective vocals, and most accomplished sound, and stands as some of the best modern pop around at the end of the decade. Lerche draws from classic sophisticated pop throughout, whether making reference to Prefab Sprout on the wonderfully smooth "I Cannot Let You Go" or Randy Newman on the melancholy "I Guess It's Gonna Rain Today," dipping into loungy atmospheres on the swooning "Like Lazenby," or tripping through the flowers like a lovestruck sunshine pop singer on "Words & Music." He also adds some spunk to the proceedings with cynical slams on the music biz ("Goodnight") and the radio ("Heartbeat Radio") that call to mind Elvis Costello at his most bitter, and peppy rockers like "Don't Look Now" and "Easy to Persuade." It's a well-rounded, extremely listenable album from a really talented singer/songwriter. If this is the style Lerche decides to stick with for a while, that will be cause for a round of hearty cheers from fans of smart, sophisticated guitar pop everywhere. If you are a fan of said music and you don't know Sondre Lerche, this is the place to start the discovery process.
© Tim Sendra /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:46:11
- Main artists: Sondre Lerche
- Composer: Sondre Lerche
- Label: Rounder Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 2009 Rounder Records Manufactured and distributed by Concord Music Group ℗ 2009 Rounder Records Manufactured and distributed by Concord Music Group
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