Thomas Denver Jonsson / Press Archive 2000-2004
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PRESS ARCHIVE 2000-2005:
Reviews, articles and Interivews related to the work of Thomas Denver Jonsson.
Note that this page contains texts in several languages. When no country is
specified = Swedish.
PRESS QUOTES
Press Quotes for "Barely Touching It" (PDF) Press Quotes 2003-2004 (PDF)
PROMOTION
TOUR POSTER 2007 (PDF)
TOUR POSTER 2006 (PDF)
TOUR POSTER 2005 (PDF)
INTERVIEWS (in vaste selection)
EBONG (US) february issue's main story 2006
ALT COUNTRY NL (NL) 12 Jan 2006 (in English)
MoMZine (miles of music) (US) 5 aug 04 TOP 5 RECORDS RIGHT NOW
altcountry.nl (NL) 30 apr 2004 INTERVIEW (Q&A's in english)
mescalina.it (IT) 25 apr 2004 INTERVIEW (english)
crazewire.com (US) 2 mar 2004 INTERVIEW
roothighway.it (IT) 23 feb 2004 INTERVIEW (w/ english transl.)
REVIEWS
Barely Touching It (Kite Recordings) (2005)
"Jonsson seems to have skipped three or four albums worth
of 'artistic development' to deliver a fully-formed masterpiece."
- Jeremy Searle - Americana UK (UK)
"Jonsson inhabits the same space as South san Gabriel and M Ward /.../
A talent overdue for a wider audience"
Rob Hughes - Uncut #105 (UK)
"A prolific songwriter who is driven to make music"
- Marc Deming, All Music Guide (US)
"He competes with the best"
Lennart Persson - Expressen (S)
"One of our time's and one of our country's most
devoted singer/songwriters"
- Lennart Persson, Bibliotekstjänst (BTJ) Lund (S)
"He has released two albums that carry the same promising vibe as
Bob Dylan's early releases, where you know they're very good but what
really twists your ear is the sense of what's ahead, the possible
masterpieces lurking in his subconscious."
- Dennis Cook, Ebong (US)
"Sure, we still got Wilco and a few other also-runs, but the Scandinavian cowboy
contingent is routinely kicking our ass nowadays"
- Avi Roig, Indie Workshop (US)
"My album of the year"
- Wiebren Rijkeboer, Altcountry NL (NL)
***** - 5/5
alt.country album of the year
- Benny Metten, Ctrl Alt.country (BE)
"enough to crown him as the new Messiah"
- Maurice Dielesman, KindaMuzik (NL)
"album of the week"
- The American Connection, Dutch national radio KRO (NL)
10/10 - DVDfever.co.uk (UK)
8/10 - SLAMzine (AT)
9/10 - Pstereo (N)
5/5 - Allgigs.co.uk (UK)
5/5 - Costa Blanca (ES)
6/7 - Groove (N)
5/6 - Nordlys (N)
5/6 - Tromsø By (N)
6/10 - Sonic (S) ("impressing")
4/5 - Värmlands Folkblad (S) (album of the week)
4/5 - Sundsvalls Tidning (S)
5/5 - Värnamo Nyheter (S) ("Dreams at the film club" - song of the year)
5/6 - Undertoner (DK)
4/5 - Platomania (NL) ("Barely Touching It must be counted to the most beautiful alt.country cd's of the year")
4/5 - Rootshighway (IT)
#3 - Euro Americana Chart December 2005
#15 album of the year - Dennis Cook, Honest Tunes (US)
Runner-up album of the month - Jambase (US)
TOP10 Swedish releases - Lennart Persson, Rootsy.nu (S)
#1 album of the year - Wiebren Rijkboer - Alt country NL (NL)
#2 album of the year & #1 Alt.country album of the year - Ctrl Alt.Country (BE)
#1 roots album of the year - Roots Time (Radio show) (BE)
#6 album of the year - Martin Olsson - Värmlands Folkblad (S)
Dreams at the Film club - TOP10 songs of the year - Ingve Aalbu - Pstereo (N)
"A warm, uncluttered delight"
- Uncut (UK) Jan/Feb 2004
"Undoubtedly the one of the best things to come out of Sweden since,
well, since forever really /.../ Warm, Welcoming and Wonderful"
- Americana UK (UK)
"A fine album and highly recommended"
- Altcountry.tab.com (UK) 031228
"An excellent debut record"
- Sonic#13 (S) september/october 2003
"One of the most pleasant surprises this year"
- altcountry.nl (NL) april 2004
"a collection with unforced richness that one suspects will sustain
over the seasons."
- Pauserecord (US) december 2003
"he can add his name to the list of the better Americana artists
in Europe"
- Kindamuzik (NL) october 2004
"an essential album"
- ctrl alt.country (BE) May 2004
"Sweden has done it again. Hooray.
- undertoner.dk (DK) October 2004
Hope to her Album (Kite Recordings)
Uncut take 81 (UK) Jan/Feb 2004 REVIEW (4/5)
americana uk (UK) 16 mar 2004 REVIEW (4/5)
altcountrytab.com (UK) 28 dec 2003 REVIEW (4/5)
Miles of Music (US) 2 jul 2004 REVIEW
pauserecord.com (US) 1 dec 2003 REVIEW
Whisperin & Hollerin (UK) 8 jul 2004 REVIEW (7/10)
altcountry.nl (NL) 16 apr 2004 REVIEW (4/5)
ctrl alt.country (BE) 21 may 2004 REVIEW (4/5) (w/ engl. translation)
mescalina.it (IT) 24 mar 2004 REVIEW (w/ english translation)
roothighway.it (IT) 23 feb 2004 REVIEW (3½/5) (w/ english translation)
KindaMuzik (NL) 4 oct 2004 REVIEW (w/ english translation)
rons altcountry (NL) 24 maj 2004 REVIEW (3½/5) (w/ engl. translation)
klik no 34 (CR) april 2004 REVIEW (4/5) ALBUM OF THE MONTH
Splendid E-zine (US) August 2004 REVIEW
Beat Magazine (AUS) September 2004 REVIEW
Undertoner.dk (DK) October 2004 REVIEW (5/6) (/w engl. translation)
Swedish/Norwegian: (contact for translations)
Sonic #13 -september 2003 RECENSION (7/10)
panorama.no (N) 2 dec 2003 RECENSION (5/6)
pstereo.no (N) 2 feb 2004 RECENSION (8/10)
DN 19 nov 2003 RECENSION
Nya Wermlands Tidningen 16 okt 2003 RECENSION (5/5)
groove.no (N) 3 feb 2004 RECENSION (5/7)
La musik 6-2003 RECENSION (6/10)
Revolver.nu 21 nov 2003 RECENSION
Piteå-Tidningen 31 okt 2003 RECENSION (3/5)
Dagensskiva.com 15 jan 2004 RECENSION (6/10)
Värmlands Folkblad 17 okt 2003 RECENSION (4/5)
Värnamo nyheter 17 nov 2003 RECENSION (3/5)
News 9-2003 Oktober RECENSION (4/5)
Groove (www.groove.se) dec 2003 RECENSION
Mediaarkivet.com 5 nov 2003 RECENSION (7/7)
Vimmerby Tidning 21 dec 2003 RECENSION (3/5)
Svenska Dagbladet 7 nov 2003 RECENSION (3/6)
Norran 31 okt 2003 RECENSION (3/5)
Tryck 9-2003 Oktober RECENSION (4/5)
Sundsvalls Tidning 14 november 2003 RECENSION (3/5)
Länstidningen Östersund 21 nov 2003 RECENSION (3/5)
"Warm and thoughtful lo-fi country from Sweden’s best export."
- Americana UK (UK) september 2004
"He takes the fine craftsmanship of Dylan and mixes it with the sly
cunning wit of Van Zandt and delivers it with Parson’s compassion making
him a highly marketable asset"
(Grade A) - Roothighway (US) november 2004
"These five tracks just further my belief that
he’s the real deal, a special artist who’s just waiting to find his
audience."
- Jambase (US) october 2004
- Altcountrytab (UK) october 2004
"wonderfully beautiful alt.country from one of the
biggest new talents to appear on the scene this year.
(4/5) - Ctrl. Alt. Country (BE) september 2004
"One of the most beautiful things I've ever heard!"
(7/7) - Groove (N) august 2004
"Confirmation of a great talent"
- Kindamuzik (NL) october 2004
- Uncut (UK) october 2004
First in line EP (CDEP Kite Recordings)
Altcountrytab (UK) Oct 15th REVIEW (4½/5)
Uncut (UK) Take 90 November 2004 REVIEW (3/5)
Jambase (US) Nov 4th 2004 REVIEW
Mescalina (IT) Sep 7th 2004 REVIEW (/w engl. translation)
Pstereo.no (N) Sep 6th 2004 REVIEW (7/10) (w/ engl. translation)
Americana UK (UK) Sep 6th 2004 REVIEW (8/10)
Ctrl Alt Country (BE) Sep 6th 2004 REVIEW (4/5) (/w engl. translation)
Roothighway.com (US) Dec 6th 2004 REVIEW (Grade: A)
Groove.no (N) Aug 29th 2004 REVIEW (7/7) (w/ engl. translation)
Värmlands Folkblad (S) Aug 20th 2004 REVIEW (3/5)
Le Manchester Magazine (S) Aug 15th 2004 REVIEW (4/5)
Miles of Music (US) Aug 8th 2004 REVIEW
Rons Altcountry.nl (NL) 040805 REVIEW (3½/5) (w/ engl. translation)
Nya Wermlands Tidningen (S) 040805 REVIEW (4/5) (w/ engl. translation)
- Uncut Magazine #73 Maj/Juni 2003
"There's a relaxed depth to his music that infuses each tune with
small details that make short films in your head"
- Jambase.com juli 2003
Then I kissed her softly (EP/7" Kite Recordings)
Uncut magazine take 73 (UK) maj 2003 REVIEW (4/5)
Jambase.com (US) juli 2003 REVIEW
Swedish/Norwegian
Stardust Fanzine Juli 2003 RECENSION
Dagens skiva 030522 RECENSION (6/10)
spot.no (N) 030408 RECENSION (5/6)
Outlife.nu 030320 RECENSION (8/10)
Mediaarkivet 030304 RECENSION (6/7)
Sonicmagazine.com 030226 BESKRIVNING INFÖR UTLOTTNING
Värmlands Folkblad 030221 RECENSION (3/5)
Nya Wermlandstidningen 030219 RECENSION (3/5)
p4 Casino 030202 RECENSION
INTERVIEWS & ARTICLES
Interviews:
International:
MoMZine (miles of music) (US) 5 aug 04 TOP 5 RECORDS RIGHT NOW
altcountry.nl (NL) 30 apr 2004 INTERVIEW (Q&A's in english)
mescalina.it (IT) 25 apr 2004 INTERVIEW (english)
crazewire.com (US) 2 mar 2004 INTERVIEW
roothighway.it (IT) 23 feb 2004 INTERVIEW (w/ english transl.)
Swedish/Norwegian:
Värmlands Folkblad 11 aug 2004 INTERVJU
Nya Wermlands Tidningen 27 apr 2004 INTERVJU
Pstereo.no (N)14 feb 2004 INTERVJU
Revolver.nu Januari 2004 INTERVJU
Panorama.no (N) 031211 INTERVJU
Värmlands Folkblad 031106 INTERVJU
News 9 oktober 2003 INTERVJU
Svenska Dagbladet 031028 INTERVJU
Tryck juni/juli 2003 INTERVJU
Sonic #12 juni 2003 INTERVJU
No disco #3 Maj 2003 INTERVJU
Citrus Maj 2003 INTERVJU
Outlife.nu 030304 INTERVJU
Jönköpingsposten 030206 INTERVJU OM SPELNING
Nya Wermlandstidningen 030121 INTERVJU OM EP-SLÄPP
Värmlands Folkblad 021204 ARTIKEL OM SPELNINGAR
Salvador #5 INTERVJU
Karlstadtidningen 020718 INTERVJU
Mediaarkivet.com januari 2002 INTERVJU
Värmlands folkblad 011127 INTERVJU OM GRUMS KULTURSTIPENDIUM 2001
Kh-Aktuellt 011118 INTERVJU
Motala Tidning 011106 ARTIKEL OM SPELNING PÅ ALCAZAR
Articles: (only Swedish)
GP & Sundsvalls Tidning 031016-17 DAMIEN JURADO NÄMNER THOMAS I INTERVJUER
Nattguiden.no 031006 THOMAS KOMMENTERAR STÄLLET SO WHAT!
Outlife.nu 030303 THOMAS LISTAR SINA ÖNSKECOVERS
Fan Scene #1 (februari 2003) THOMAS BERÄTTAR OM SINA FAVORITSKIVOR
Mediaarkivet.com 030113 ÅRETS ÖDMJUKASTE ARTIST 2002
Sonicmagazine.com 030102 NÄMND I KRÖNIKA
Outlife.nu 021126 NOTIS OM SIGNINGEN
Nya Wermlandstidningen 020822 ARTIKEL OM SUNCITY-FESTIVALEN
Panorama.no 020416 UNGT BLOD VOL.1
Groove Mars 2001 DEMOSPALT
Voxmusik.cjb.net februari 2001 PRESENTATION FÖR SPELNING
Nya Wermlands Tidningen 011231 MUSIKÅRETS UPPTÄCKT 2001
Nya Wermlands Tidningen 011214 ARTIKEL OM UTNÄMNANDET
Sonicmagazine.com NÄMND I LOFI-KRÖNIKA
Nya Wermlands Tidningen 011201 ARTIKEL OM GRUMS KULTURSTIPENDIUM 2001
Augustibuller.com 2000 PRESENTATION FÖR FESTIVAL
(c) 1999 - 2005 thomas denver jonsson