HAAKON ELLINGSEN - The Plum Album

NORWEGIAN Import. Haakon Ellingsen is a Norwegian singer/songwriter, and musician. Psychedelic is one way to characterize his music; baroque pop, chamber pop, progressive or folk may be others. You will hear refrains of baroque-like Brian Wilson qualities, Big Star`s "3rd:, Elliot Smith and 60s symphonic, cabaret geniuses like Serge Gainsbourg. This is demanding, at times, music but the pay off is large because few artists have the talent and ambition to go so large as Haakon Ellingsen does here on "The Plum Album". Give these tunes a listen - it is an accurate representations of the deliciousness here.

Spirit: "Grade: 5 out of 6. There`s something strangely beautiful about this recording." Hamar Arbeiderblad: "Grade 5 of 6 stars. The songs are easy to sing along to, beautiful, melancholic and interesting." Stavanger Aftenblad: " "The Plum Album" is without doubt one of this autumn`s finest Norwegian recordings." Groove - "Love for popmusic as a form of art." Dagbladet: 4/6 "Sharp focus on the melody and accurately measured amounts of nostalgia." Fense Post: "It`s uplifting and fun and has all the pop elements a pop fan could want." Dagens Naringsliv: "King Haakon": "And to be completely honest, the melodic lines are even more interesting here than on Brian Wilson`s latest solo-album." Very Highly Recommended!

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