Sondre Lerche is one of those artists that you just so happen to find by accident. Maybe you saw him perform on Letterman one night. Or perhaps you loved the movie Dan In Real Life and you noticed that he composed (and performed most of) the soundtrack. Or you could have just found him in passing in a music store, like I did. No matter how you found him though, you were always glad you did.
Hailing from Bergen, Norway, Sondre Lerche, speaks flawless (and very nearly accentless) English. This is the language of choice when it comes to his music because as he put it in one interview, he finds Norwegian to sound very “scratchy”. His first album, Faces Down, he wrote at the tender age of 17 and now over 10 years later, this eponymous album marks his 8th release!
One of the greatest things about Sondre is that even though this is his 8th record, he still sounds original. With a lot of bands, over time they either become more mainstream or their songs start sounding the same, I don’t think many people would argue that fact. But that is not so with this man. He is just as unique as the teenage musician he started out as. ’Domino’ can attest to this fact. While one of the more bizarre music videos that I have ever seen (directed by his lovely wife, Mona), it’s a great song. His high, clear voice is perfectly him- so easy to distinguish from any other artist.
Watch him with all his boyish charisma and foppish hair here in an interview:
[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/24634656[/vimeo]
(His reaction to the children or Grammy question is my favorite!)
I hope you come to love him as much as I have for the past decade.
Much love,
Chelsea
