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"In a highly expressive way Stenseng - in both voice and ambience - swoops by rugged masters such as Lou Reed, Warren Zevon, Nick Cave and especially Townes Van Zandt, an inspiration that is brought to the max on the album's last and best track, 'Careless Love'." Stein Østbø, VG, Oslo.
"The atmosphere is dark, desolate, shameful, desperate and bleak, but also inspired and riveting. [.] The music digs into your nervous system and possesses its own bleak beauty." Stein Andersen, Aftenposten, Oslo.
"This drive is what makes this record so good, whether it's the Tom Waits-like 'The Librarian', the hard-hitting 'The Primal Call' or the catchy 'It's Been a Bad Year', which almost could have come straight out of The Waterboys' big music period." Torstein Davidsen, Romerikes blad, Lillestrøm.
"Stenseng writes really good songs, and in this musical landscape that's a more important factor than anything else. He also has a strong signature to his vocals; that almost dragging and explosivily credible voice that gives his songs buckets of character." Egon Holstad, Nordlys, Tromsø.
"Einar Stenseng's second album is without weak spots. [.] The lyrics are intelligent, lively and brutally honest considerations from life's observation post. [.] We can plaster Einar Stenseng with compliments. That's how good he is. And his four-piece band. And Stenseng II." Johnny Andreassen, ABC Nyheter, Oslo.
"'Bed of Nails' has what it takes to become a future classic - straight lines like Chris Isaak, raw vocals like Tom Waits and the cocky attitude of Johnny Cash." Farojournalen, Oslo.
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"Behind the name Einar Stenseng hides a rock capacity of surprising dimensions, and his debut album has hints of greatness in the tradition of e.g. John Cale and Nikki Sudden." Mode Steinkjer, Dagsavisen, Oslo.
"He's sitting down there in the German capitol, seemingly singing mostly about drinking and women, but he presents it in such well-composed and dirty-beautiful guises, both lyrically and musically, that he comes across as a kind of Norwegian Nick Cave or Lou Reed." Stein Østbø, VG, Oslo.
"I haven't heard such a great songwriter talent in many years, and then specially considering the album's more melancholic tracks, that really creep under your skin and leave you rather schocked." Egon Holstad, Nordlys, Tromsø.
"'Leaving Jerusalem' could have fitted straight in on Dylan's Desire. (.) Stenseng sings and plays like a god. The arrangements are very clever, too." Tom Kristensen, Backstage, Oslo.
See also: www.myspace.com/einarstenseng and www.einarstenseng.com.
