The singer and songwriter known as Måns
Williamson has released his most high-profile record to date,
“Postcard.” The LP album comprises nine original tracks for an
approximate total listening time of 40 minutes. It has been proudly
published as an independent release without financial backing from
the corporate music industry. Raw, natural, and full of passion and
spirit, “Postcard” proves that alternative country music comes
from the heart, not just from Nashville.
Swedish composer Måns Williamson cites
as main artistic influences such disparately talented musicians as
Eric Bibb, Keb' Mo', Guy Clark, Luther Vandross, and even Algerian
favorite, Souad Massi. This broad spectrum of personal interests may
seem too differing to add much to Williamson's personal style, yet
inklings of each of them appear on “Postcard” in a variety of
ways.
“Postcard” is a country/western
record spiced with elements of alternative music, and each of its
nine offerings brings its own theme and feel to the whole. Still, a
heartfelt and folk-inspired narrative is something all of
Williamson's songs have in common. A short listen is all that is
necessary to note the extreme care with which the artist has chosen
his words.
A certain classic rock tonality
pervades the record, too, which will be none too surprising to
listeners already acquainted with him. Speaking of his start in music
at the age of 10, he writes, “My father gave me a guitar when I was
a kid and introduced me to bands like the Beatles and the Byrds.”
This led him to busking on the streets of his hometown, playing folk
and country music along with songs of the 1960s.
Born to parents who ran a music venue,
Williamson was exposed to nearly every style of playing. His
repertoire has included (and continues to be flavored with) an
amalgam of musical modes such as jazz, soul, and even the music of
Palestine, which he performed in a Palestinian band playing the
Arabic lute before returning to singing and songwriting with an
acoustic guitar.
Asked to relate the main message his
record has in store for music fans, he writes simply that it is
intended to communicate “Kindness and compassion towards others and
yourself.”
“Postcard” by Måns Williamson is
available online worldwide.
-S. McCauley
Lead Press Release Writer
www.MondoTunes.com
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