Scandinavian music talent post-Abba enjoys an ever widening audience with an increasingly eclectic sound.
The Headwaiter project is one of the strangest things that has happened to scandinavian rock music in a long while. Tim Rose and Per Jørgensen got together in Bergen, Norway for studio sessions with vital members of the Bergen music scene, led by the producers HP Gundersen and Kato Aadland and also featuring Mette Mathiesen from Denmark ( Missbehavin , Jeff Lynne ) and guitarist Kjartan Kristiansen from Norwegian Hall of Fame Rockers "Dum Dum Boys".
Headwaiter top notch debut are produced by HP Gundersen and Kato Aadland aka The Sensible Twins (Sondre Lerche, Natalie Nordnes, Tim Rose). Their love of country, 60's psychedelia, and poppy string arrangements is evidenced in a cross of both strident and melancholic songs distinctively voiced by frontman Per Jorgensen (‘the bastard offspring of Nick Cave and Leonard Cohen’ as one critic noted).
Guest vocalist and songwriter is the late London-based American troubadour Tim Rose who became a fan of the band whilst recording his last album ‘American Son’ with The Sensible Twins in Bergen.
" For a gastronome, this is pretty damn fine fare. It’s late night rock dominated by deep throaty vocals - imagine some of Floyd/Roger Water’s quieter moments with Nick Cave on vocals and you won’t be wide of the mark. The album is vocal and rhythm guitar dominated with some insanely catchy choruses - for example, on the exquisite 'Strange Things Happen' (a duet with Tim Rose), 'Are You Celebrating Me', and a personal favourite 'My Sweet Love' (which has distinct Lennon overtones).
It’s one of those albums that you keep reaching for but are never quite sure why. Definitely a ‘grower’ and one that gets further under your skin with each listen. It’s not one for if you want to practice air guitar, but in life’s quieter moments it’s soothing and hypnotic."
Pete Whalley, www.getreadytorock.com
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