The Faroe Islands have only 48,000 inhabitants, where singer / songwriter Teitur Lassen comes from. After signing a record deal with Universal, with his well-received debut Poetry & Airplane (2003) as a direct result, Lassen was named 'businessman of the year'. But the record company barely managed to capitalize on the good reviews and the support of famous musicians such as Aimee Mann, Suzanne
… Vega and John Mayer. Frustrated by the lack of a breakthrough, Lassen broke the commitment to release the sequel with a new label (Edel). Stay Under The Stars is produced by Martin Terefe (Ron Sexsmith, KT Tunstall, James Morrisson, among others) and shows a British pop sound รก la Coldplay in the first songs, to slow down later on the CD with a more intimate sound. Very special is the moody string arrangement of Jerry Lee Lewis' rock and roll classic Great Balls Of Fire, which in Teitur's hands has been transformed into a sad ballad. (MS)more
