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Two Way Monologue

by Sondre Lerche

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of 455,735

3,906
2000's

of 265,982

539
2004

of 38,943

71

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Overall Rating: 2.9760 Two Way Monologue is ranked overall as 2.9760 out of 4 stars

Avg. Critic Score: 2.9679 Two Way Monologue has an avg. critic score of 2.9679 out of 4 stars

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Entertainment Weekly

Like many indie-pop acts, this Norwegian has an inclination toward the fey: in his case, a winsome delivery, kicky arrangements that coyly mimic '60s psychedelia, and elliptical, often precious lyrics about fractured relationships. ...more

PopMatters

The world of Two Way Monologue may find more by way of endings and duties, but even these can't dampen Lerche's contagious musical sensibilities, exhilarating vigor and downright stupefying songcraft. ...more

All Music Guide

Sondre Lerche's first album,Faces Down, was bursting with promise.Two Way Monologuefulfills that promise and then some. ...more

Entertainment Weekly

A breezy, unexpectedly enchanting CD

Rolling Stone

His weakness is his words. Lerche clearly puts effort into his poetry, but the results are often vague, and at worst they suggest a nonsensical translation of what might have been eloquent in the singer's native tongue. ...more

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Urb

Lerche has a pop manual the size of the OED, and he's not the least bit bashful about using...read the complete review at Urb

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Filter

Sometime between my first interview with Lerche a year ago and this-very-moment-as-I-type he became the international heartthrob for thinking girls. Thats not to say that when I recently saw him perform at Chicagos world-famous...read the complete review at Filter

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The Guardian

He ends up sounding like a confused Billy Joel....read the complete review at The Guardian

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musicOMH.com

Second album time already for Bergen's Sondre Lerche - not bad for a 21-year old who writes all his own songs and seems to play most of the instruments. Lerche has a winning way with bittersweet songs, and knows how to orchestrate on the evidence of the...read the complete review at musicOMH.com

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