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When Paal Flaata\u00b4s new album opens with a perfectly performed and sincere interpretation of the Charlie Rich classic \u201cYou Never Really Wanted Me\u201d, it\u00b4s almost impossible to not feel touched by this new version.<\/p>\n
The pain in Paal Flaata\u00b4s voice feels genuine and with G\u00f8ran Grini\u00b4s simplistic and disciplined piano tones, Flaata has nothing to hide behind. He stands \u2013 as always \u2013 completely naked in the face of the music, of the composition and the song itself.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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– The atmosphere is quite dark, Paal says. \u2013 I think the new record takes the pulse of the times we are in. The corona period has given me time to think about experiences I\u00b4ve dealt with in recent years, and much of it has been sad. So it\u00b4s a slightly personal record, also for G\u00f8ran. We work very close, and one of the ambitions on this particular album was to try to make it stand out more from earlier releases, and take the interpretations one step further.<\/p>\n
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There is no getting away from the fact that Flaata\u00b4s records are full of dark and sad song, depicting endless heartache, betrayal and disappointment. He himself says he is more or less automatically drawn to minor-keyed melodies with sad lyrics.<\/p>\n
Nevertheless, the name of the album is positively titled \u201cNew Green Grass Will Grow\u201d, and will be released October 21th. It contains eight new recordings in addition to three short instrumental tracks that tie them together. The two original songs were written by Paal and G\u00f8ran, while the rest of the album consists of cover songs.<\/p>\n
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For the most part, his career has evolved around interpreting other people\u00b4s songs. Flaata has chosen music from the top shelf of music history. In the years 2012 to 2016, Paal has recorded three records dedicated to three songwriters he is particularly fond of: Chip Taylor, Mickey Newbury and Townes Van Zandt. He has also recorded immortal songs by Jimmy Webb, Josh Haden, Elvis Costello, Kris Kristofferson, Ewan MacColl and several others.<\/p>\n
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– I have never had such great ambitions to write my own songs. It\u00b4s a different field, says Paal and points out that he has great respect for those who master the songwriting profession.<\/p>\n
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Together with the multi-instrumentalists G\u00f8ran Grini and Freddy Holm and the drummer Glenn Vidar Solheim, Paal adds even more well-known and lesser-known songs to his already extensive repertoire, among these are Randy Newman\u00b4s \u201cI Think It\u00b4s Going To Rain Today\u201d and Jacques Brel\u00b4s \u201cIf You Go Away\u201d. Paal\u00b4s interpretations help to define a personal, separate universe.<\/p>\n
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The more you recognize yourself in the lyrics, the better it is. We are people who feel and smell and see, and it is important to use what you have in you, which you can recognize yourself and which others can recognize, Paal says<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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