Isak’s Island has announced the news that he is releasing a new single and album this May. The single ‘Someone I’d Recognise’ was released last week and is taken from the album ‘Fallen Anchors On The Sea Bed’ out on 26th May.
Isak’s Island is Norwegian songwriter and guitarist Aksel Undset, and has sounds not too dissimilar to 60s and 70s songwriters such as Nick Drake and Leonard Cohen, whilst maintaining its own originality.
Isak’s Island leads with nourishing soundscapes that frame poetic songs. ‘Someone I’d Recognise” follows the storyline of a romantic relationship during a time in the streets and venues of London when Aksel lived in the City. The album was self-produced alongside Herman Wildhagen and features Aksel on guitar, mandolin, and vocals, Herman on pedal steel, partner Brooke Sharkey on vocals, Håkon Aase on strings, Leo Geller on bass and Åsmund Skjeldal Waage on vibraphone.
“I wanted to make a simple singer-songwriter album where the writing would be the focal point. It was important that the songs could be performed simply with guitar and singing in one take to make the recording process as simple as possible. I also wanted to incorporate more poetic writing into my songwriting and focus more on the text. I’ve been blessed to have the opportunity to work with outstanding musicians on this album. They had breathed life into the songs and transformed them in a way I couldn’t imagine when I wrote them.”
Aksel Undset
Tracklisting:
1. Prologue, the Sea 6. Winter, the Summer of the Soul
2. Portals 7. Someone I’d Recognise
3. Waves on the Shore 8. Autumn In Norfolk
4. Boat Song 9. Fallen Anchors on the Seabed
5. Old Memory 10. Epilogue, Self Portrait
LIVE SHOWS:
JULY
Wed 12th The Cornish Bank, Falmouth
Fri 14th Summer Arts Festival, Cullompton
Sat 15th St Andrew’s Church, Colyton
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