Saturday, December 19, 2009

Sondre Lerche: Norway's Singer-Songwriter


Sondre Lerche is a singer-songwriter who is amazing, and can capture an audience with either his live serenades or a recorded wonder. He mixes a simple troubadour style with delightful beats with cheerful lyrics. I heard of him through a friend, and am grateful because now I adore his music. I love Heartbeat Radio, his recent album filled with acoustic pop and sarcastic songs that remind me of Tom Wait's trickery. That makes me happy that someone is keeping that tradition alive. He also got some of his recent fame in creating the entire soundtrack for Dan in Real Life, which I have yet to see and hear. He is adorable, and can capture girls hearts worldwide. His simple lyrics, that say so much that can make one hopeful, giggly, or just warm your heart that there is still a guy like that out there. :)

But girls (and maybe guys)...he is married, happily. Darn it! LOL

Well, back to actually talking about his music, he is still relatively unknown, and I guess that's part of why he is so special. Only a few of my friends listen to him, and it's like a separate clique who knows what we are talking about. His live songs are amazing. He's done a few duets, two with Regina Spektor, "Hell No", and "Modern Nature."


A guy with a guitar, simple as that. Everyone love simplicity at some point in their lives.

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