Knutur, Svavar
Brot
We havent mentioned Svavar Kntur on our website before, so were delighted to be able to write a few words about his new album which is called Brot (The Breaking). The singer songwriter from Icelandics Western Fjords released his debut album back in 2009, and is respected across Europe and beyond for his thoughtful and expressive songwriting skills, and his contribution to music has resulted in many accolades including the Anna Palina Arnadottir memorial award for folk music excellence in Iceland. Not for the first time this week I find myself writing about an artist who is, firstly, a storyteller. And Svavar Knutur does so in a very different way to many other singer songwriters, - he doesnt try and batter us with tales of woe, but writes simple stories with a humility and an expressive sense of humour - maybe more in line with the likes of Neil Hannon, even if the musical style and end product is different.