Hamel, the debut of the Dutch neo-crooner Wouter Hamel, earned him a Silver Harp and a platinum record. He also achieved immense success in Japan. When he started writing for a new album, he had classics in mind, songs that will sound just as good in ten years' time as now. Whether his songs will survive a decade from now will prove, but one thing is certain: Hamel is able to come up with very
… original material. His songs are dominated by a sunny optimism that is somehow reminiscent of the twenties, but also pop songs from the seventies. Under the motto: 'never change a winning team', for Nobody's Tune he once again handed over the production management to Benny Sings, which reinforces Hamel's optimism with extremely cheerful productions that would not have been out of place in a Joop van den Ende musical. (AD)more
