If you have not yet heard Magne’s solo album, Past Perfect Future Tense, you are missing out on 2004′s best album! Click the links for lyrics and 30 second song samples.
Tracklist:
01. Obsolete (3:47) | | lyrics | | sample
02. All the time (4:22) | | lyrics | | sample
03. Past perfect future tense (3:27) | | lyrics | | sample | | video
04. No one gets me but you (5:03) | | lyrics | | sample
05. Kryptonite (4:26) | | lyrics | | sample | | video
06. Nothing here to hold you (5:12) | | lyrics | | sample
07. A friend like me (2:36) | | lyrics | | sample
08. Little angels (2:52) | | lyrics | | sample
09. 2CU Shine (2:59) | | lyrics | | sample
10. You don’t have to change (3:19) | | lyrics | | sample
11. Envelop me (3:30) | | lyrics | | sample | | discussion
12. Never sweeter (9:33) | | lyrics | | sample
12a. Perfect Circle | | lyrics
Singles:
- Past Perfect Future Tense – Released as a promo single in September 2004 | | more info
- Kryptonite – Released as a single on March 14, 2005 | | more info
- 2CU Shine – Released as a single on May 9, 2005 | | more info
- All The Time – Promo single released in the UK in 2005 | | more info
- Nothing Here To Hold You – Promo single released in Italy in 2005 | | more info
Videos:
Only two official videos were released to support this album, Past Perfect Future Tense and Kryptonite.
Related Links:
Fan Discussions/Info: West of the Moon | | a-ha.ru (1) | | a-ha.ru (2)
Quotes:
“Beautifully subdued, tremulous vocals, a modest drum pattern and subtle guitar all gel to create a small thing of beauty,” wrote Nik Moore in his Play Louder review of ’2CU Shine.’
“A moving record,” writes Sylvain Courtoux about ‘Past Perfect Future Tense’ in Pop News. “A string of potential hits.”
In an Amazon.com listener review of ‘Kryptonite,’ Donna Wampach wrote, “Kryptonite is a must-listen for those looking for a bold, raw, and intimate music experience.”
Martin Lenon wrote in The Scotsman that ‘Past Perfect Future Tense’ has “intelligent, dynamic and well-written tunes.”
Also in The Scotsman, Andrew Eaton characterized ‘Past Perfect Future Tense’ as “lush, epic, folk-tinged rock, the biggest revelation being his singing voice. He’s no Morten Harket, certainly, but this works in his favour; it’s a rough-edged thing reminiscent of the Flaming Lips’ Wayne Coyne, far from the slick crooning of today’s boy bands. Musically, we’re in the territory of Jeff Buckley, Radiohead and classic U2.”
