Progarchives.com has always (since 2002) relied on banners ads to cover web hosting fees and all. Please consider supporting us by giving monthly PayPal donations and help keep PA fast-loading and ad-free forever.
Joined: November 03 2006
Location: Rockpommelland
Status: Offline
Points: 1578
Topic: Susanne Sundfør appreciation thread Posted: November 02 2016 at 03:46
Up and coming artist Susanne Sundfør is steadily and slowly gaining succes and recognition around the world.
Starting out as singer/songwriter with pop/folk tendencies, she now has a huge band and huge sound. She is on Progarchives, and she should be!
To me, she's the new Joni Michell or Kate Bush. Superb. Here's a great solo-performance of her on the Rhodes piano, played stripped down versions of some of her more recent songs.
Joined: July 13 2005
Location: Essex, UK
Status: Offline
Points: 19942
Posted: November 02 2016 at 04:23
Mildly obsessed with this lady at the moment (thanks to Kingsnake). She has a wonderful voice that can hit the high notes without a problem and has written some astonishingly beautiful songs. My favourites so far are "White Foxes", "It's All Gone Tomorrow" and "Darlings".
Joined: November 03 2006
Location: Rockpommelland
Status: Offline
Points: 1578
Posted: November 02 2016 at 04:27
Here's a full concert at Øya Festival, last year. She was a bit ill and apparently there someting amiss with the monitors at the start of the concert, because a few notes were not in tune.
Joined: July 13 2005
Location: Essex, UK
Status: Offline
Points: 19942
Posted: November 02 2016 at 04:41
I don't see her as the new Kate Bush or Joni Mitchell though (and I don't think she likes the comparison either). I don't like the way any female artist who is slightly off the Kylie/Britney/Taylor path is seen as being "the new Kate Bush". There are some similarities and I do see her and Natasha Khan as being way ahead of most other female solo artists at the moment.
Joined: November 03 2006
Location: Rockpommelland
Status: Offline
Points: 1578
Posted: November 02 2016 at 04:56
Her voice is instantly recognizable, but the music is quite simple and rather standard pop/folk.
She really understood, that she wouldn't be conquering the world following that road.
The trilogy Brother/Silicone Veil/Ten Love Songs is indeed a more electric/eclectic affair.
The instrumental/ambient A Night at Salle Pleyel is also a totally different piece of cake.
I wonder what she comes with next. She worked with Röyksopp, Kleerup and M83, maybe she'll do some triphop next, but I think she'll continu with the road she's taken.
Or maybe, like Natasha, she will make a more intimate album, next. Susanne did release a new single recently, let's see if I can find it.
Joined: March 21 2008
Location: Tigerstaden
Status: Offline
Points: 34050
Posted: November 02 2016 at 06:07
I would not really describe her as up-and--coming- as she is quite established with 4-5 albums, soundtrack to movies and a multy norwegian grammy award winner, so far from up-and-comming
Joined: November 03 2006
Location: Rockpommelland
Status: Offline
Points: 1578
Posted: November 02 2016 at 06:13
She has 16 to 20 votes on this album on her albums. And nobody I know, knows of her.
The Norwegians surely knows who she is, because she was a contender to the Norwegian Songfestival thingy.
I call her up-and-coming, because I would think it would be great if her singles broke through the top40, and she would do a worldtour. I would really want that for her.
Apart for critizing my original post, what do you think of her and her music?
Joined: July 13 2005
Location: Essex, UK
Status: Offline
Points: 19942
Posted: November 02 2016 at 06:34
Icarium wrote:
I would not really describe her as up-and--coming- as she is quite established with 4-5 albums, soundtrack to movies and a multy norwegian grammy award winner, so far from up-and-comming
She's obviously well-known in Norway but not outside. Oblivion is one of my favourite films and I have the DVD, yet I wasn't aware that she sung on the soundtrack.
Joined: November 03 2006
Location: Rockpommelland
Status: Offline
Points: 1578
Posted: November 02 2016 at 06:42
chopper wrote:
Icarium wrote:
I would not really describe her as up-and--coming- as she is quite established with 4-5 albums, soundtrack to movies and a multy norwegian grammy award winner, so far from up-and-comming
She's obviously well-known in Norway but not outside. Oblivion is one of my favourite films and I have the DVD, yet I wasn't aware that she sung on the soundtrack.
I didn't know she did soundtracks. What kind of movie is Oblivion?
Joined: July 13 2005
Location: Essex, UK
Status: Offline
Points: 19942
Posted: November 02 2016 at 07:27
Kingsnake wrote:
chopper wrote:
Icarium wrote:
I would not really describe her as up-and--coming- as she is quite established with 4-5 albums, soundtrack to movies and a multy norwegian grammy award winner, so far from up-and-comming
She's obviously well-known in Norway but not outside. Oblivion is one of my favourite films and I have the DVD, yet I wasn't aware that she sung on the soundtrack.
I didn't know she did soundtracks. What kind of movie is Oblivion?
It's a Tom Cruise and Morgan Freeman sci-fi movie. I like it despite the suspect plot and ending. She's on a track over the end credits with M83.
Joined: November 03 2006
Location: Rockpommelland
Status: Offline
Points: 1578
Posted: November 02 2016 at 08:35
chopper wrote:
Kingsnake wrote:
chopper wrote:
Icarium wrote:
I would not really describe her as up-and--coming- as she is quite established with 4-5 albums, soundtrack to movies and a multy norwegian grammy award winner, so far from up-and-comming
She's obviously well-known in Norway but not outside. Oblivion is one of my favourite films and I have the DVD, yet I wasn't aware that she sung on the soundtrack.
I didn't know she did soundtracks. What kind of movie is Oblivion?
It's a Tom Cruise and Morgan Freeman sci-fi movie. I like it despite the suspect plot and ending. She's on a track over the end credits with M83.
End credits
No need to see the movie then. No just kidding. I like sci-fi....
Joined: July 13 2005
Location: Essex, UK
Status: Offline
Points: 19942
Posted: November 02 2016 at 08:56
Kingsnake wrote:
chopper wrote:
Kingsnake wrote:
chopper wrote:
Icarium wrote:
I would not really describe her as up-and--coming- as she is quite established with 4-5 albums, soundtrack to movies and a multy norwegian grammy award winner, so far from up-and-comming
She's obviously well-known in Norway but not outside. Oblivion is one of my favourite films and I have the DVD, yet I wasn't aware that she sung on the soundtrack.
I didn't know she did soundtracks. What kind of movie is Oblivion?
It's a Tom Cruise and Morgan Freeman sci-fi movie. I like it despite the suspect plot and ending. She's on a track over the end credits with M83.
End credits
No need to see the movie then. No just kidding. I like sci-fi....
It's worth a look. It has a Led Zeppelin song in it as well, featuring a goof if you know which track on the album it is.
You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot create polls in this forum You cannot vote in polls in this forum
This page was generated in 0.533 seconds.
Donate monthly and keep PA fast-loading and ad-free forever.
/PAlogo_v2.gif "Progarchives.com Homepage")
Susanne Sundfør appreciation thread
Topic Options
Kingsnake wrote: