23 February 2012

Teitur "Poetry & Aeroplanes" (2003)

Poetry & Aeroplanes [debut]
release date: 2003
format: cd
[album rate: 3,5 / 5] [3,68]
producer: Rupert Hine
label: Universal Records - nationality: Faroe Islands, Denmark

Track highlights: 1. "Sleeping With the Lights On" - 2. "I Was Just Thinking" (4 / 5) (live) - 3. "You're the Ocean" (4 / 5) (live) - 4. "Poetry & Aeroplanes" - 5. "Josephine" - 10. "Shade of a Shadow" - 11. "To Meet You"

Studio debut album by Teitur [ˈtaitʊɹ] (aka Teitur Lassen). The album is recorded in both Los Angeles and in Spain and on it feature several established studio musicians. Prior to this, Teitur had released albums with the Faroese band Mark No Limits (1996), and later with the project band Sólin og Regnið (2002). This is a folk pop and most of all singer / songwriter album with predominantly acoustic and some chamber pop music.
It's a quite strong and promising debut that I keep returning to.
Recommended.