Jon Brændsgaard Toft "Brick By Brick"

Country: Denmark
Genre(s): Prog Folk
Label: Solvind Records
Format: CD,digital
Release date: April 17, 2023 (digital), May 1, 2023 (CD)
Tracklist

1. Mr. Johnson (3:58) 

2. Brick By Brick (4:12) 

3. The World Is My Playground (4:42) 

4. Among Vikings (3:53) 

5. Part Of Something New (4:04) 

6. My Mind Playing Tricks (3:20) 

7. The New Blip (4:44) 

8. Worth A Try (3:28) 

9. The Explorers (3:45) 

10. Somebody Else's Bed (4:00) 

11. Insomnia (4:10) 

12. The Ballad of Tír na nÓg (3:33) 

Total Time 47:49

Credits
Jon Brændsgaard Toft - everything

   Except

Gunnar Snær Gunnarsson - guitar theme (2), solo (3)

Ellie Mackey - backing vocals (12)

Description/Reviews:

The album is sprawling with odd time signatures, funky rhytms and strong melodies. Instruments used include layers of acoustic and electric guitars, bass, drums, percussion, clarinet and a few keyboard parts to add flavor. Most of the songs feature two or three part harmonies.

Lyrically the album plays around with science fiction themes like space flight and time travel while also exploring more down-to-earth material such as cats up to no good in the garden, relationships and inner strength. As similarities and inspiration goes, the proggier sides on this album could lead your thoughts towards the softer sides of acts like Pain of Salvation, Ayreon and Pink Floyd, while the folkier sides could resemble Jethro Tull, Cat Stevens and Crosby, Stills & Nash with a sprinkle of Scandinavian and Irish folk music on top.

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