J.E. Sunde
About this Event
(Jonathan Edward Sunde), a Wisconsin native, is now a Minneapolis, MN based songwriter/composer. Beginning in the years studying western classical music with an emphasis in vocal technique at the University of Wisconsin Eau Claire, Jon spent a decade writing beautifully unusual music with indie-folk trio The Daredevil Christopher Wright.
He has since released four solo records, his most recent being Alice, Gloria and Jon. (Vietnam Label) all amassing millions of streams on . Speaking of his third studio album 9 Songs About Love, Tastemaker Bob Boilen of NPR speaks of the album "as a fight against melancholy that ends up in a surpassing place — it also speaks to the notion of knowing when a good idea has turned into a great one."
With an affinity for the classic American songwriters and performers like Leonard Cohen, Nina Simone, and Paul Simon, Jon writes densely poetic songs with a bent toward the philosophical.
There is subtle witty humor threaded throughout the live performance as the music pirouettes between introspective balladry and infectious bouncy folk-pop numbers.
Social Media Links:
https://www.facebook.com/J.E.Sundemusic
https://www.instagram.com/sundeje/ or @sundeje
https://twitter.com/JESUNDEMUSIC
Press Quotes:
“Without upsetting the forms of folk country rock songwriting, this American from Wisconsin nonetheless distilled small miracles of delicacy and sincerity, apt to seduce lovers of the harmonies of Paul Simon, Leonard Cohen or Gram Parsons and their heirs (Elliott Smith, Sufjan Stevens, Bon Iver ...).”
-Stéphane Davet, Le Monde“
"JE Sunde is back with a remarkably performed new album, which encapsulates all theabsurdity - and charm - of human relationships.”
-Rolling Stone France, 4/5 Stars
“Everything rings true in J.E. Sunde’s album...Above all, his unaffected voice can pick you up with an afferent shudder, all alone in the miraculous I Don't Care To Dance.”
-Telerama, 4/4 Stars
“[9 Songs About Love] Undoubtedly the US folks revelation of the year.”-Mowno
“His soft falsetto voice and his gift to write flawless ballads are reminiscent of the Paul Simon of the seventies.”
-Front View Magazine
“J.E. Sunde writes nothing but wonders.”
-Soul Kitchen
“J.E. Sunde is one of the greatest indie-folk songwriters around.”
-Daytrotter
"[I Will Smile When I Think Of You] began as a fight against melancholy and ends up in a surpassing place — it also speaks to the notion of knowing when a good idea has turned into a great one."
-Bob Boilen, NPR All Songs Considered
Where is it happening?
Event Location & Nearby Stays:
USD 23.36 to USD 28.60
