Depressed comedian

Album cover: "And he just pointed to the sky..."

Watch out, this is dark! The music of the talented artist Peder will at the minimum make you feel nicely introverted and in the worst case scenario deeply depressed. Still, the album "And he just pointed to the sky..." is a favorite of mine at least the first half of the record. The song I have listened to the most is "Would You" featuring Nino Moschella, which is one of the more upbeat ones. 

"Ache" is on the darker side, but puts you in a comfortable, relaxed mood. 

Peder has revealed that the organic electronica is partly inspired by David Lynch and the tracks also draw a big resemblance with film music. And supposedly David Lynch likes the album. Other inspirations are Nina Simone, Chet Baker, Tom Waits and Jan Johansson. 

Maybe it´s hard to believe while listening to the melancholic tracks but Peder is actually better known as a comedian in the Danish public. As a musician he is not widely famous, since the music is not exactly mainstream. I think he should have some credit for going all the way in making an album which is definitely not a crowd pleaser.