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Thomas Denver Jonsson: Then I Kissed Her Softly ep 
Topeka Twins: I Never Heard Her Sing 

After hearing one song on the late night radio, I had to know more 
about this young folksy artist from Sweden. Jonsson sings in a 
hypnotically thick, watery drawl that can make a simple line like 'I 
fell in the muddy water' reverberate. There's a relaxed depth to his 
music that infuses each tune with small details that make short films 
in your head. The acoustic underpinning of the songs meets a full, 
beautiful, uncluttered accompaniment by his band, The September 
Sunrise. He also has a lovely countrified EP with fellow 
singer-songwriter Bjorn Kleinhenz, also a fine new voice based on this 
brief glimpse. Recording as the Topeka Twins, they prove the 
Scandinavian answer to the Will Oldham's Palace Brothers. It is a snowy 
afternoon talk, spoken in worn, slightly broken voices warm with 
memory. Much of it reminds one of early troubadour-era Bob Dylan. May 
all the womanly muses who've inspired Jonsson continue to work their 
spell. We're the lucky ones for all their caresses and lingering good 
byes. Look for Thomas Denver Jonsson's full-length debut, Hope To Her, 
in late August. 

DENNIS COOK