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TEITUR The Singer (Factory Sealed 2009 UK 12-track CD album from the Faroe Islands singer/songwriter and his third English-language album to date. Recorded on the picturesque Scandinavian island of Gotland the album encompasses storytelling humour and music minimalisation which is blended to perfection with his lyrics which were written over a seven year period. Housed in a digipack picture sleeve CDAG26)
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Teitur sounds very different to others in the current crop of singer-songwriters. One difference is his arrangements, which are sparse but deceptively complex, based on unusual, often acoustic, instruments that sound other-worldly. His lyrics, sung in English, are often quite dark. However, it is his song structures that are the most striking, sometimes sounding like art songs or lieder rather then 'pop', but mysteriously memorable, often popping up in my head, leaving me wondering 'what is that tune?'. A definite grower that needs a few listens to get used to, like many of the best.
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Love this record. Not as polished a production as his previous album, but the sparser sound suits it admirably. Lyrically it's great to hear someone being honest about how they feel about performing on stage and his relationship with fans. Musically, there are some wonderful tunes that reveal themselves after a few listens and the sound is rich and warm without being cloying. I found it an uplifting experience (mind you I'm from the school that revels in Leonard Cohen's supposed misery - so beware!)and one of my favourite albums at the moment. If you like artists that are prepared to take risks and avoid the safe sounds then this could be right up your street. Go on, be a devil.
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Extraordinary stuff from this emerging artist, who possesses the rare ability to make you laugh, with his incredibly dry wit, before breaking your heart completely with his heartfelt and honest lyrics.
Teitur had already released two albums in his native Faroe Islands, but this, his first UK release, is in another league completely, a far cry from his earlier pop output, it feels like the music he always wanted to create. The musical arrangements for one are imaginative and brilliant, mixing piano, wind, percussion, marimba and bowed bass in unforgettable fashion.
A sparse and foreboding atmosphere emerges in songs such as "Guilt By Association" and "Letter From Alex", whilst a playful nature is perfectly evoked during "The Singer" and "Catherine the Waitress". Don't let that fool you though, there is often a grim undercurrent, particularly in the latter, in which the light mood is broken by talk of a sudden death part way through, such is the strange brilliance of Teitur. "We Still Drink The Same Water", a gorgeous song about a broken relationship and the difficulty of moving on, is perhaps the most affecting song on the album, and surely the most touching song of the entire year.
Shamefully "The Singer" was largely ignored in many "Best of 2009" lists, which seems unfathomable to me, because I really haven't felt this moved by an album since hearing Jeff Buckley's "Grace" for the first time, and that is high praise indeed.
Teitur had already released two albums in his native Faroe Islands, but this, his first UK release, is in another league completely, a far cry from his earlier pop output, it feels like the music he always wanted to create. The musical arrangements for one are imaginative and brilliant, mixing piano, wind, percussion, marimba and bowed bass in unforgettable fashion.
A sparse and foreboding atmosphere emerges in songs such as "Guilt By Association" and "Letter From Alex", whilst a playful nature is perfectly evoked during "The Singer" and "Catherine the Waitress". Don't let that fool you though, there is often a grim undercurrent, particularly in the latter, in which the light mood is broken by talk of a sudden death part way through, such is the strange brilliance of Teitur. "We Still Drink The Same Water", a gorgeous song about a broken relationship and the difficulty of moving on, is perhaps the most affecting song on the album, and surely the most touching song of the entire year.
Shamefully "The Singer" was largely ignored in many "Best of 2009" lists, which seems unfathomable to me, because I really haven't felt this moved by an album since hearing Jeff Buckley's "Grace" for the first time, and that is high praise indeed.
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If you fell in love with the whimsical, hummable tunes of heartbreak and travel in Teitur's first two gorgeous albums, you may well be disappointed by The Singer. Read more
Published on 20 Feb 2010 by ebee
... -Songwriter
Teitur is more than he lets on. Firstly, he is more than a singer. He is an able singer-songwriter. And his pleasant sounding mélanges of piano, horns and percussion are... Read more
Published on 19 Mar 2009 by Gannon
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