Einar Stray

"Pretty  much  every  track  I've  heard  from  him  makes  me  think  'Damn,  why  has  it  taken  me  this   long  to  find  him'.  Seriously.  He's  that  good."   –  The  405  

  "It  is  an  art  to  create  music  that  seem  to  drift  around  unhindered,  floating  on  piano  and  strings,   all  the  time  sharply  controlled.  Einar  Stray  has  done  it."   –  TV2    

  "Einar  Stray  delights,  surprises,  fascinates  and  captivates"   –  Aftenposten  

  Music  writers  are  a  special  group  of  people.  Their  love  for  and  knowledge  of  music  is  certain,  but   the  sheer  amount  they  are  exposed  to  makes  it  a  very  rare  thing  for  them  to  be  completely   blown  away  by  a  song.  With  the  music  of  20  year  old  Norwegian  Einar  Stray,  however,  this  is   more  often  the  case  than  it's  not,  as  music  writers  from  all  over  have  cast  their  inhibitions  a side   and  written  straight  up  tributes  to  his  music.  When  listening  to   Chiaroscuro,  the  brand  new   debut  album  of  this  young  prodigy,  one  can  do  little  less  than  join  in  the  ranks  of  those  who   praise  this  remarkable  piece  of  music.  

  Stray's  compositions  are   truly  advanced,  and  tracks  some  times  go  on  for  up  to  eight  minutes   without  the  listener  ever  feeling  the  slightest  bit  of  boredom  or  inattentiveness.  The  music  just   sucks  you  in.  Stray's  simple  piano  chords  and  deep  voice  are  the  centrepieces  of  these  inc redible   compositions  that  are  steadily  getting  a  growing  audience  not  only  in  Norway,  but  also  all  over   the  world.  Driven  forward  by  strings,  drums  and  bass,  and  sprinkled  with  horns,  synthesizers,   samples,  guitars  and  kazoos,  these  arrangements  are  never   over  the  top,  just  perfectly  planned   and  executed.  Isn't  it  amazing  when  some  one  really  risks  everything  and  sets  their  artistic   target  incredibly  high,  only  to  reach  it  brilliantly?    

  Some  have  described   Chiaroscuro  as  "essentially  a  post  rock  album",  wh ile  it  is  not  hard  to  hear   the  catchy  pop  melodies  and  the  classicist  orchestration  of  strings  and  horns.  Stray  has  been   likened  to  such  artists  as  Sigur  Ros,  Sufjan  Stevens  and  Godspeed  You!  Black  Emperor,  but  there   is  little  doubt  that  he  is  most  like  hi mself,  and  that  no  one  is  quite  like  him.  After  preparing  his   music  for  many  years,  Stray  is  now  ready  to  release  it  upon  the  world  through  this  magnificent   debut  album  that  is  sure  to  make  it's  mark  on  those  who  lend  their  ears  to  it.  

  "At  the  tender  age  of  twenty,  Einar  Stray  has  produced  an  outstanding  piece  of  art,  it  fits  right   up  there  with  any  of  the  canonical  post  rock  albums.   (...)   If  he's  putting  out  stuff  so  brilliant  now,   its  hard  to  imagine  how  mind  blowing  his  music  will  be  ten  years  from  now. "     –  Colin  Joyce,  The  405  (9/10  points)

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