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TEITUR
I�m fairly sure I haven�t heard any of these songs before, but there is an almost instant sense of familiarity, especially on the opening track, �Sleeping with the Light On�, one of several collaborations with Matt Bronleewe). Jeff Cohen, Annette Bjergfeldt and Michael Ochs also share writing credits with Teitur.
The fantastical romantic silhouette captured in these intelligibly poetic compositions reflects an elusive, �lost at sea� quality most likely originating from a youth spent traversing from the remote Faroe Islands to the metropolitan environments of Copenhagen, New and London.
The production itself (by Rupert Hines, who also performs on piano) is of excellent quality, and although the exquisitely subtle backing instrumentation was overdubbed, it�s certainly not overblown. It succeeds splendidly in retaining Teitur�s simple, straightforward quest for truth in love and life itself.
Although, at 25 years of age, Teitur claims to be a little �Rough Around the Edges�, he has not yet lost the optimistic time-warp of the true �dreamer� and that�s a good thing.
