release date: Apr. 5, 2024
format: cd
[album rate: 3,5 / 5] [3,62]
producer: Søren Huss & Christian Balvig
label: Universal Music Group - nationality: Denmark
Track highlights: 3. "Sensommerdrøm" - 4. "Et støvet loop i inderste rille" - 5. "Langt ude, langt oppe, langt nede og langt, langt væk" - 7. "Kinddans" - 8. "Lyden af os under ét tag" - 10. "Stoledans"
5th studio album by Søren Huss following 4½ years after Sort & hvid til evig tid (Sep. 2019) is despite the time span an album of a familiar style. His 2019 album was in a way a final statement that his songs are eternally bound to both dark [sort] and light [hvid] sentiments. Some critics had early on directed some criticism to his blue-toned melancholic soundscape, and made attempts in writing positive and lighter songs but Huss has made it clear that his musical tone is one of many blue notes. In that regard this only follows suit with his prvious albums. It's music filled with harmony, light tones and uplifting moments AND it's soothing with melancholy.
The musical expression is far from that of Saybia - only the vocal is familiar, but that's how Huss primarily comes out on his own. All songs are credited Huss, and his backing band is a mix of staple instrumentalists. Guitarist Lars Skjærbæk has been aboard on the most recent three albums, and bassist Morten Jørgensen and drummer Jesper Elnegaard have both been stable musicians on all of Huss' solo albums.
Vi fik mere end vi kom for ['We Got More Than Expected'] is by no means a poor collection of new songs, and in that regard it's a most fitting title in that it's also an excellent description of the album. The title is taken from track #5, which appears as the central song of the album. Huss stays on a safe path - he certainly has been on these roads before, and some songs could easily be followed by older material without anyone finding it a disturbing change. Huss has never been afraid of narrating about his personal life and about existential crisis. Huss has found himself in a depressive state, and that's central to these ten new songs, and that theme is not new to fans of his discography. That said, it's a return to his more minimalist songwriting as found on his two first albums. It's still an original sound with a strong influence from folk rock and a whole world of balladry with a subtle touch of jazz. It's music for solitude, for rainy days and for a attentive listening, and once you have accustomed and adjusted your expectations, it's like a cleansening bath in Autumn leaves.
