The first review has came in today, 2 days prior to release day.
The review come from Americana UK, and it ends like this: "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.
The score is 8 (out of 10), I am very happy.
Pretty relieved actually. Those days leading up to a release, where you’re just waiting for someone to form an opinion and hoping they actually get what you’re aiming for, can be a bit tough. I’ve also experienced being super excited, only for absolutely nothing to happen. In that perspective, it’s really nice when someone reviews it a bit early — you can relax a bit already.
"Getting the Hang of Being a Failure"
Anmelderen Lyndon Bolton point at his favorite song: "A hard choice but the song that made the greatest impression on this reviewer was the sheer candour of ‘Getting the Hang of Being a Failure’. If the opener sums up the album then here Væring lays bare how her creative drive comes from within. She does not need external approval. To strains of early Mark Knopfler she gathers pace, is prepared to face failure but has faith in her own empowerment, resilience and determination. With Scott Smith’s swampy blues guitar she expresses that same self-worth on ‘On My Best Behaviour’.