Migrant
Amerika
Though THE MIGRANTs Bjarke Bendtsen hails from Denmark, the sounds of Amerika are indebted instead to the album title. The albums rustic sound is highly evocative of either an indie songwriter softly strumming quirky songs in a coffee shop, or a Bon Iver-like songwriter retreating to the rural mountains with only trees as an audience, perhaps even both. In general, the songs are primarily dominated by Bendstens vocal, which at times recalls Thom Yorke, and an acoustic guitar. However, most of the songs build into multi-instrumental climaxes, from the blues/country fi nale of "Its Alright Heart", to the stringbacked "2811 California Street". The general sound moves from Indie to Folk and also to Blues. An Album, which grows with every listen.