MP3: Susanne Sundfør - Walls
Susanne Sundfør is the most AOR artist on my year-end top 10 list, but that shouldn't preclude her from appealing to most everyone. Plainly put, she's a remarkable talent - not just a fine songwriter and pianist, but one of the best voices I've ever heard. She is capable of amazing pyrotechnics, reaching dizzying highs and wailing with abandon. Somehow, and this is one of her greatest assets, it never comes across as gratuitous. It just fits. "Walls" was her first single, first released back in late 2006 to considerable acclaim from the Norwegian media and I'm posting it today as a reminder to her considerable abilities. Maybe it's just me getting old, but I'm constantly awed by the fact that she's only 21 years old, which means that was probably 18 or 19 when she wrote this, perhaps even younger. That certainly bodes well for the future.
Susanne Sundfør - Walls