03 August 2013

Peter Sommer "På den anden side" (2004)

På den anden side [debut]
release date: Oct. 11, 2004
format: digital
[album rate: 3 / 5]

Tracklist: 1. "Valby Bakke" (4 / 5) - 2. "Bombesikker" (3,5 / 5) - 3. "Københavns Energi" - 4. "Flygtning" (3,5 / 5) - 5. "Endnu en sommer er forbi" - 6. "Halvleg" - 7. " Chris & Tania" - 8. "Tigger" (4 / 5) (live) - 9. "Vand ved siden af" - 10. "Hvis bare jeg ku' " - 11. "Pigen & øen"

A promising debut album after leaving (?) the duo Superjeg. The album was like a sunbeam to Danish music, especially in the sense that it's a folk rock singer / songwriter album with lyrics in Danish, which was a rare but very welcome initiative at the time, and Sommer was almost inevitably compared to the great C.V. Jørgensen. Having said that, I think the album lacks great songs. "Valby Bakke", "Bombesikker", "Flygtning", and "Tigger" are the really fine songs here, but the rest are mediocre and basically feel a bit like fillers to make a full solo album a reality. Having said that, I think it's... promising.