Roots Music Canada
Sonically, A Songwriter’s Odyssey is a hybrid between the gritty, tough, relentlessly insistent music of Car Wheels on a Gravel Road-period Lucinda Williams and the lush and warmly drenched melancholic sweetness of KD Lang’s masterpiece IngenueThe pedal steel playing is especially breathtaking and imbues the songs with a depth and feeling that wrenches each drop of emotion from the poignant lyrics. Trinelise’s voice is rich, colourful and expressive, on both her lead vocals and her stylish backing vocal arrangements. READ
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Americana UK. Album review: Score 8 (out of 10)
“Throughout the album she shows that you can make a point without losing your cool (..) A Songwriter’s Odyssey’ shows how to go about achieving that elusive balance of self esteem, worth, resilience and humility. And with very fine music too.” READ
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Glide Magazine (USA) Song review “The Call” (USA)
“familiar tones structured in an alien way, pinpointing exactly what separates the artist from the burgeoning modern scene. (…) allowing the nuances of her artistry to detail a heartbreaking tale (…) Vaering is a veteran musician, and her prowess is on full display (..) an emotional journey through the artist’s touching approach to tradition.“ READ
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The Rocking Magpie (UK) Album review
“BLOODY HELL. To say that I was knocked sideways would be an understatement! (…) absolutely spellbinding and evokes memories of something Carole King or Joni Mitchell may have written and passed on to someone younger to develop.” READ
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GAFFA.DK Album review. Score 5 ★★★★★ (out of 6)
”Forfriskende og formfuldendt Nordicana” (…) Vokalt såvel som instrumentalt er de noget nær formfuldendte (…) jeg er både målløs og imponeret. Jeg suges ind i et univers, som vitterligt er besøg værd. (…) Hun tager sin nye genre til nye højder med sin tekstuelt meget personlige vokal-, guitar-, steelguitar- og orgelbaserede americana/country. " READ
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LIRA (SE) Album review
”alt-countryn när den är som bäst” (…)”Allt ger en perfekt ram åt Trinelise Værings sång, där vi ibland också hör jazzsångerskan. Och åt hennes fina låtskrivarkonst med bärkraftiga, men diskreta melodier och övertygande texter. ”Alt-country”? Hellre countrymagi.” READ
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Musikpulsen (SE) Album review: Score 10 out of 10!
"An album that has completely blown me away (…)
It’s only February, but A Songwriter’s Odyssey already feels like one of the albums of the year.”READ
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All That DK, Album review. Score 5 ★★★★★ (out of 6)
"Et modent og velkomment værk” (..) Kan man tæt på de 60 år lave et ’svendestykke’, så er det vist det Væring har gjort med dette album. (…) Det her album vil med garanti stå tilbage som et af årets bedste danske album når året går på hæld” READ
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John Noyd’s Substack (USA) Album review
“embraces modern Americana with reverent relevance and fond authenticity. (…) effective narratives conveying cozy open observations in clear, endearing focus, capturing willful resilience, friendly acceptance and personal doubts with tender intelligence from living wisdom.” READ
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RootsHighway.it (Italy) Album review
“just listen to the performer’s elegance, her velvety voice, and the overall finesse with which she approaches the material (…) eleven tracks of refined Americana (…) level comparable with many of her overseas peers. Read
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LOFTsKAMMER (DK) Album of the Week. Score 5 ★★★★★ (out of 5)
"Odysséen blev en klassiker og milepæl for Homer, A Songwriter’s Odyssey kommer til at blive det for Væring. Et begavet, helstøbt americana album der ikke er hørt lignende fra en dansk artist i mange år. “ READ
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Music and Concert XP (DK) Score 5 ★★★★★
“amazing, beautiful and thoughtful life spanning reflections (…) blændende helstøbt samling af americana/alternative country toner(…)et dejligt nærværende og tryllebindende soundtrack, som er yderst vanedannende” READ
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The Slow Music Movement (UK): Song review “I’ve Outgrown Kandinsky”
“ On its own the lyrical content and vocal depths might have been enough, but fortuitously it's also the most psychedelic track on the LP. (…) "I've Outgrown Kandinsky" is a cosmic country wonder and worth the entry price alone."
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Rootsyland (SE) Album review: “En skiva som väver samman folk, country, blues och landar mjukt där Americana möter nordicana.” LINK
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RnR (UK) nr 111: “Vaering’s voice is rich and flexible, frequently imbuing the sonics with emotional resilience. “ PRINT ONLY
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Music Mecca, Nashville (USA) re album and upcoming album and single “I’m Not a Quitter”
“delivers folksy Americana vibes that mesh well with Vaering’s distinguished vocals. She sings with a kind of authority that makes the listener believe in what she says; and in this case, we aren’t likely to forget her dedication.”
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Indie Boulevard (USA) Song review “When We Were Young”: “It’s Americana at its best, steeped in the raw honesty of the genre without leaning on clichés.”
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***NZIRIA (IT) Song review “I’m Not a Quitter”: “Crafted with international exellence (..) a personal milestone”
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The Tinnitist (Canada) Song review: I’m Not a Quitter: “A stirring anthem of perseverance and passion that deftly toes the line between southern soul and earthy Americana, the Danish singer-songwriter’s latest release mirroring Væring’s own journey through the challenges of the music industry, documenting the stamina and resilience we all need to get through this life (or sometimes, just the day)”
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The Partae (Australia) re upcoming album and 1st single “I’m Not a Quitter”
“a powerful anthem celebrating perseverance and passion. (…) gritty, blues-infused Americana/Nordicana sound, exploring themes of resilience and empowerment.”
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Raised by Cassettes (USA) Song review “I’m Not a Quitter”:
“reminds me of Tracy Chapman and Sheryl Crow. There is something universal in this song though, within the sound, because the message of it can also speak tp anyone”
