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Rating: From the cold of Norway, the voice of a young songwriter returns to freeze our poor acoustic membranes during this winter, as lacking in emotions as it is mild in temperature.
The young man in question is Sondre Lerche, already famous for his previous works, such as the excellent 'Two Way Monologue' from 2004 (among the best albums of that year) or 'Duper Sessions' from last year, created with the Faces Down Quartet, in which he ventured into a genre (jazz) seemingly far from his own.
With this 'Phantom Punch', he returns to his roots, to authorial pop rock, to indie, in short, to the guitar. His muse, as he himself declared, remains Elvis Costello, from his early days, as evident in the tavern rock of "The Tape". "Tragic Mirror" and "John Let Me Go" instead have that Beatles-esque aftertaste already present in 'Two Way Monologue', while the concluding "Happy Birthday Girl", with its hypnotic guitar work, recalls the unease of Mr. Jeff Buckley.
This does not mean at all that Lerche lacks originality or personality. And this album proves it, presenting us with yet another transformation of an artist who is never still, in continuous evolution, who knows how to handle pop material as few can afford to nowadays.
Tracklist Lyrics and Videos
03 Say It All (03:53)
Last stop
Montauk
Try to get
Back on track
No vacation
Don't give up
Just don't look back
If you're looking for an answer, dig in
I have said too much already
I cannot win
This could go on for forever on end
Theres nowhere to turn
Nowhere to begin this isn't a joke it's merely a sin
There is no way to say it all
Play it again and say it all
I said a little
The rest is a riddle
Our night's too short to say it all
Play it again and say it all
You know the punch line
It's all in the punchline
Pale wind blowing
Cutting right
To the core
You're so patient
When the wreck washed ashore
If you ever need forgiveness, I give
I have done so many incomprehensible things
This could go on for forever on end
Theres nowhere to run
Nowhere to escape
Don't tell me you knew until we awake
There is no way to say it all
Play it again and say it all
I said a little
The rest is a riddle
Our night's too short to say it all
Play it again and say it all
Do you know the punchline?
It's all in the punchline
Now and again we can leave it all behind
Now and again we can leave it all behind
There is no way to say it all
Play it again and say it all
I said a little
The rest is a riddle
Our night's too short to play it all
Say it again and play it all
You know the punchline
It's all in the punchline
I said a little
The rest is a riddle
You know the punchline
It's all in the punchline
I said a little the rest is a riddle
you know the punchline, it's all in the punchline
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