Friezin Elske DeWall's career is gaining momentum. Since the multi-instrumentalist sang together with Syb van der Ploeg and could be heard in a Frisian tribute to Leonard Cohen, she has played with Lionel Richie and Jonathan Jeremiah. That is why she left Leeuwarden in Friesland to record her second album and traveled to New Jersey. The visit to the United States was a success, because within two
… weeks this beautiful Brave was put together, which consists of twelve catchy pop songs. On the title opener Stains On My Heart, released as a single, you can immediately hear that Elske has developed enormously in recent years. Brave sounds thoughtful and mature. Elske has been - in her own words - extremely strict with herself while writing her lyrics, which explains why we had to wait two years for a sequel to Balloon Over Paris (2010). But it was well worth the wait. (BvdV)more
