If it was up to Rebekka Bakken, people would not talk about her music, but rather just listen to it. The singer-songwriter with the deeply touching three-octave range is an “Anti Drama Queen” – a restless soul and at rest within herself at the same time. Constantly pondering and appeasing, she does not like to have people make a fuss about herself or her art. “I need the music more than it needs me”, she says accordingly. “I like to put everything to life in my music. It’s no big deal.” Hearing is feeling is living, when it comes to this emotional artist. But maybe it is also because her songs are so poetic and meaningful and her melodies speak so clearly and beautifully, that the curiosity to find out what is behind them is so enormous. With her fifth album the Norwegian singer, who was living in New York and Vienna for a long time and now makes her home on a horse-farm in Sweden, continues her “American series”. Produced in close collaboration with Malcolm Burn in Kingston, New York, the twelve self-confident and straightforward songs of “September” present themselves as one of the most beautiful, Country-influenced song-albums of our time. Brilliantly sung, sensually and lusciously played, these songs about love, life, lust and misery – the oldest topics in the world – always seem up to date. Their sound already is so unique and original, that even the three cover-versions of songs by Bruce Springsteen, Jane Siberry, and Alphaville, fit perfectly with Bakken’s own new compositions. This music touches, on many levels. “Communication”, as Rebakka Bakken says, “is so much more than words.”
Rebakka Bakken has one of the sweetest voices you will hear in a long long time. Yet she is just as comfortable singing Jazz as she is singing Country influenced songs. This new album is simply amazing. If you haven't got it yet, what are you waiting for?
Same Kind
Forever Young
Rebekka Bakken's brilliant version of Alphaville's hit from the eighties
One of her earlier hits, still great. And this is a great live version from Arte Lounge.
Powder Room
An EPK for her previous album, with some wonderful examples of her beautiful voice.
And add to all that Rebekka is a Football fan (Soccer). Wow!
