Description
Early Morninghours is an album by the German singer and songwriter Sarah Brendel, released on Gerth Medien in 2008, licensed from Sound ‘N Scripture GmbH. The album was produced, recorded, and mixed by Udo Rinklin at Audiostar Studio Neuffen, Germany; with Sarah Brendel and Rinklin arranging. All songs written by Sarah Brendel except “Walking Backwards”, a song written by Larry Norman and originally recorded on his 1969-album, Unpon This Rock.
The German singer/songwriter may be known to some UK music lovers – Fierce! briefly distributed Sarah’s previous self-titled album. Perhaps the most instantly recognisable thing is the distinctive quality of her voice. It is clear and engaging thanks to an ineffable colour that perhaps lies somewhere between Robyn and Carla Bruni. The musical style that is portrayed by Brendel is also quite a departure from the mainstream popular music cultural norm. A masterfully woven interplay of gently fingerpicked and more heavily and forcefully played guitar accompaniments give the album a sense of movement, of progression and of shape. Influences are evidently drawn from different geographical and cultural settings, with variations in instrumentation seemingly reinforcing this. Larry Norman devotees will want to search out this album for the duet Larry contributes on the Brendel composition «Back To The Dust». A bonus video on the disc gives a diary account of Sarah and Larry meeting and spending time in the studio recording the track. All in all, this is an artfully crafted set of alt pop songs from a singer/songwriter who deserves exposure outside of her homeland. [James Lidgett, Cross Rhythms, April 2009]
> iTunes (https://music.apple.com/us/album/early-morning-hours/1568831681)
CD tracklist:
01. Early Morning Hours
02. Song Of Love
03. Back To The Dust (feat. Larry Norman)
04. Selfparalyzed
05. Dancers Of The Night
06. Crush On You
07. Burning Of The Ages
08. Keep Us Alive
09. Write Down
10. Into Another Land
11. Travel With Me
12. Here Comes The Day Again
13. Walking Backwards (feat. Larry Norman)
Note: Featuring a bonusvideo; Sarah Brendel and Larry Norman in Berlin. Available at Bandcamp: https://sarahbrendel.bandcamp.com/album/before-the-mountains
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