KCRW WELCOMES SONDRE LERCHE

Sondre Lerche stopped by the KCRW studios in Santa Monica for a little in-studio session, last week on Morning Becomes Eclectic.

TWO WAY MONOLOGUE

Sunday night at the Troubadour, I had the honor of attending an intimate evening with Sondre Lerche. I have seen him previously, but in much larger venues ala opening for AIR. It was nice to see him in such a small place and one of my favorite venues in Los Angeles. He just finished doing the soundtrack for Dan in Real Life, and is currently recording new material which he performed several tracks of.


I would like to give a "shout out" to the lovely Alisha, hopefully spelled correctly, my favorite Troub employee, and always gives me VIP treatment and my BFF Johnny Debut, just for being awesome and one of the best friends anyone could have. So back to Sondre....I think he is one of the most underexposed artists, so please check him out, both old and new material.
one of my favorites....

SONDRE LERCHE TO EMBARK ON STRING OF EXCLUSIVE TOUR DATES

New York- Norwegian singer-songwriter Sondre Lerche is gearing up for an exclusive string of west coast North American tour dates. The dates kick off on August 22nd in San Diego and end with a play at the Bumbershoot Festival on September 1st.

Lerche's most recent work was on the original soundtrack for the film Dan In Real Life. The soundtrack featured 13 tracks recorded exclusively for the movie, including four new songs penned by Lerche and seven cue tracks from the score, which he composed as well.

Lerche, still only in his mid-twenties will be playing tunes from the soundtrack as well as from his vast catalogue, which includes 4 studio albums and several EPs. Entertainment Weekly said his last studio album Phantom Punch "Evokes '80s Britpop at its zenith, with Duran Duran-ish guitars and synths underpinning lyrically self-aware ditties like the title track." To which Lerche says "I didn't want to be subtle this time around, I wanted every song to jump out of the speakers - punchy, concise pop songs, played with restless spirit."

Tickets for the tour are on sale now. Please see below for tour routing:

Sondre Lerche North American Tour Dates
8/22 San Diego, CA Delta Room @ House of Blues
8/23 Los Angeles, CA Troubadour
8/24 Los Angeles, CA Troubadour
8/26 San Francisco, CA Great American Music Hall
8/28 Portland, OR Doug Fir Lounge
8/30 Vancouver, BC St. James Hall
9/01 Seattle, WA Bumbershoot Festival

WE WILL BE AT THE SUNDAY SHOW AT THE TROUBADOUR SO LOOK FOR OUR REVIEW TO FOLLOW!

www.myspace.com/sondrelerche