From Far Enough Away Everything Sounds Like The Ocean [CD] (ONLINE ORDER ONLY)

It seems baffling that a songwriter as adept as Stockholms Simon StÂlhamre, the gentleman behind Small Feet, is only now releasing his first record. Things apparently dont get finished when ones interest is always sprinting to the next experiment, and StÂlhamres stumble towards discovery began around the time he decided to quit school at 15. He employed TV as his academic mentor learning English from the American shows that dominated his small countrys schedules while, all the time, building up a catalogue of songs. Blessed with twin talents from an early age, StÂlhamres propensity for vanishing acts tended to overcome his flair for songwriting: whatever wonders hed conjured up in his isolation seemed destined to remain hidden. By the time he met Jacob Snavely an ex-pat American musician who started to nudge StÂlhamre toward focusing more energy on his songs the Swede had spent time as a nurse, a fly-poster, and a cafÈ worker, and was about to enroll in a course to become a city bus driver. Encouraged by Snavely, StÂlhamres artistic emancipation was spurred on by the inheritance of one of a cluster of 18th century cabins on Sˆdermalm, an island in central Stockholm. Owned by the government, the cabins are leased to artists in a typically Swedish gesture of social democracy, and StÂlhamres uncle passed his contract to the cabin (named Kvastis) on to his musical nephew. StÂlhamre converted the humble building into a recording studio for the band he assembled, with Snavely on bass alongside drummer Christopher Cantillo. It soon came to represent both refuge and breeding ground for StÂlhamres prodigious creativity. Kvastis inspiration, coupled with Cantillo and Snavelys assistance, helped StÂlhamre finally discover an energy within him that even he couldnt self-sabotage. Together, the trio created a brilliant debut album, From Far Enough Away Everything Sounds Like The Ocean, a vivid sweep of imagination, with each song streaking the blackness with the brilliance of their homelands aurora borealis. Its definitely been worth waiting for.

• Format Detail: CD Wallet
• Format: CD
• Genre: Rock