The cover looks like a pop album. A coolly dressed Iris Dog, hand in hand with anonymous fellow citizens. However, Hond is not a pop singer but a pianist, known for the television program De Tiende van Tijl. She tells stories on Dear World; not in words but in music. Her innermost feelings are expressed by piano, strings and percussion in an instrumental style that will delight fans of Ludovico
… Einaudi. Emotional, melodic, compelling. With light and dark moods, as she experiences the world. The pianist was independent from an early age and gained a lot of life experience by performing in restaurants, on the street, with the sick and the less fortunate. In her intimately sung, self-written songs (Aria, Dream of Everything and Dear World) you feel her solidarity with people who feel alone. Her hopeful message is: feel connected to the world and keep dreaming. (SvdP)more
