New York-based Tommy Henriksen teamed up with British producer Keith Forsey (Simple Minds) for this debut album. Not only the voice of Henriksen but also the ten intelligent and mature sounding self-written pop / rock songs betray the influence of Peter Gabriel. Besides common instruments such as guitar, keyboards and drum machines, he uses less obvious instruments such as sitar, pennywhistle,
… accordion, tabla and Swedish bagpipes in his songs. Strong songs include "Right here by my side", "Beyond life" (with the collaboration of Nina Hagen) and the single "I see the sun" that serves as the theme for the film "Blast from the past". (CK) _more
