Imperial Rec.
Promise And The Monster :Transparent Knives (S,2007)****'
'Heavenly' is a way to describe Billie Lindahl’s album, a well produced chamber-folk songalbum, a hidden masterpiece of talent. Her voice is exceptional (just hear her sing live). At several points her voice is overdubbed with colourful or breathy vocal arrangements. Her guitar style is skilful and attractive too. On top of that are many beautiful arrangements of cello mostly amongst other occasional instruments (dulcimer, glockenspiel, piano, brushed percussion). The album is well and thoughtfully produced with a few subtle spiralling echo effects. It will take me a while before I grasp the songs themselves, there’s too much to dream away in their arrangements, in a state wonder and bliss.
All instruments are played by Billie Lindhall, except some percussion by Jörgen ‘Jugglo’ Wall and Frederik Aspelin, and organ and Wurlitzer by Kristopher Jönson.
Absolutely worth discovering, on an international level ; she’s the most attractive voice/guitarist I heard from Sweden so far. The live video proves Billie Lindhall does not really need vocal arrangements and is rich enough to remain on the fore.
