A couple of years ago Henrik Åström released the album “Miracle” and he is now on his way to release his second album, aiming for the beginning of 2009. And it feels nice to be able to listen in on some tracks here below.

I would like to call Henrik’s music downscaled pop. Which is a quite stupid thing to say since nothing is downscaled from anything; it is what it is and maybe also what it should be. But something makes me want to differ Henrik from the singer/songwriter-genre that comes from another direction with Dylan and others in the background. Here I feel more pop in the melodies, even if I sense the folk influence in the verses sometimes.

And the way I hear it now, no upscaling is needed; the guitars and the piano is quite enough for these beautiful melodies and emphasize the closeness and the thoughtfulness. And the whistle-melody in “Oscar Wilde” is forever stuck in my mind…

Oscar Wilde
A Soldier and a Fool
The Heart

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