I do have eclectic music taste and do like my favourite singers to be eclectic too. Even so, it was a real surprise to discover that Brandur (from the Faroe Islands via Sweden) has gone all out electropop thanks to the wonderful Swedish Stereo blog (well worth checking out).
I first discovered Brandur in the 2008 Melodifestivalen singing a really sweet ballad called “Lullaby”. Last year, he released a very good album of strong, melodic pop songs and reminded me a modern version of Ted Gärdestad. I have written about him before here and here.
But now, Brandur has shown that there are more strings to his bow with this fast, energetic electropop stomper. It starts off a little slow and then explodes.
It was released today on the Swedish iTunes and I am not very happy that it is not available worldwide. This is a huge bugbear of mine and I really wish the record companies would get their act together. They are the ones killing the music industry. Oops, I better stop there before I climb on to my soap box!
Back to Brandur, he is a very talented singer/songwriter who has shown that he has many facets to his talent. I am sure that he will be one to watch and lets hope that he can finally get the recognition he deserves both in Sweden and internationally.
Brandur – The Illusion Of by Music Week
EDIT: The single has been released internationally on iTunes. It just took a little longer to show up. Lets make it a hit.
Hi! The track was released yesterday on iTunes in Sweden, and worldwide today (it takes one extra day), so you should be able to see the track today 🙂 Best regards!
Yes, it is there now and if it’s in Australia then it should be everywhere.
Thank you.
And here’s the vid: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjEcGBpCggs