Major characters My "best of 20113 is coming to its end. Last words to some Swedish artists I love. All of them answered three questions from mine: : What they liked in music this year, especially within Sweden : What ... » Continue reading
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Tweet "A fashion has come back. Fixed in new version - and here to stay. Imagine Leonard Cohen , Elliott Smith and Bob Dylan . Remove 51% old man, two strings and add a new millennium." Can you imagine it? Me neither. Never let it be said that I don't give PR emails the benefit of the doubt, though, because I went ahead and listened to Jonas Asker anyway, and I'm glad I did. Jonas has a beautiful voice [closer [...]
"Think about Leonard Cohen, Elliot Smith and Bob Dylan. Take away 51 percent caducity, two strings and add a new millenium". That's how Jonas Asker is described in a mail I received, and yes, I can certainly hear in the music where his roots are. The question is if he has the voice to stand out and touch someone in a crowded genre such as singer/songwriter? And I really think he has. The somewhat draggy, bright, young voice cares for the words and paints beautiful emotions in the song "This Day". If [...]
Jonas Asker - Stockholm-based singer/songwriter crafts contemplative folk/pop melodies with smarts and a big heart...a start in a reggae band yields to more mellow, acoustic fare, a la fellow Swedes Jose Gonzales and the Tallest Man on Earth (aka Kristian Matsson) // Release : Online tracks for now -- full length debut 2011 TBA // Sounds like : well, stuff we like...Asker picked up up his father's guitar -- four strings strong -- and never looked back...it's early to tell what the young songwriter will achieve, but his online EP is nonetheless a [...]
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