Sondre LercheBest Sondre Lerche Albums Ranked

Two Way Monologue

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7.8

“There was no front: For the first half-minute of "Don't Be Shallow", Lerche was missing notes, singing out of key, just a complete mess. The crowd-- late twenty-somethings mostly there to see headliner Nada Surf play that one song they do-- was at a loss, too, caught between rants of insobriety and deep Langley School-ish sympathies: Lerche is young and clearly nervous, and I probably should stop ”

Faces Down

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7.4

“There are many things about Sondre Lerche that are almost overwhelmingly French. What makes this inconvenient, for the purposes of critique, is that he's Norwegian. But c'mon, can you really blame me for making the mistake? Check out the vowel-ending name (no ø's in sight), the slightly rumpled fashion awareness on the album cover, and above all, the serious Serge Gainsbourg influence on Lerche's ”

Phantom Punch

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6.6

“The Norwegian romantic follows through on his promise/threat to toughen his sound by placing his vibrant melodies behind a veneer of modern indie rock.”

Heartbeat Radio

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6.1

“Again paying close attention to arrangements and general songcraft, the Norwegian transplant reinforces his pleasant earnestness.”

Bootlegs (Live)

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6.0

“For an artist with a tendency to sound too slick, too clever by half, and too consummate, Lerche's raw-feeling live album finds him sounding unguarded and loose; it's like watching your uptight friend get shitfaced.”

Sondre Lerche

rollingstone

6.0

“"To divert my mind/I try to make another love song rhyme," Sondre Lerche sings on his sixth album. That this couplet (in "Coliseum Town") technically fails to rhyme itself is just one of many wry touches on Sondre Lerche. The Norwegian-born singer/songwriter mixes his usual verbose confessionals with sparser production than on past efforts, sifting […]”