Biography

Sondre Lerche
Heartbeat Radio
Street Date: September 8, 2009

1. Good Luck
2. Heartbeat Radio
3. I Cannot Let You Go
4. Like Lazenby
5. If Only
6. Pioneer
7. Easy to Persuade
8. Words & Music
9. I Guess It’s Gonna Rain Today
10. Almighty Moon
11. Don’t Look Now
12. Goodnight

GOOD LUCK
Sondre Lerche: vocals, electric and acoustic guitars, piano
Kato Ådland: bass, electric guitar, keyboards,
Tarald Tvedten: drums
Mari Persen: violin
Matias Monsen: cello
Stein Inge Brœkhus: percussion
String arrangement by Kato Ådland, based on piano improvisations by Erik Halvorsen

HEARTBEAT RADIO
Sondre Lerche: vocals, acoustic guitar
Kato Ådland: electric guitar, piano, backing vocals
Ole Ludvig Kruger: drums
Morten Skage: bass
David Vogt: violin, backing vocals
Sissy Wish: backing vocals
Strings arranged by Kato Ådland & Sondre Lerche

I CANNOT LET YOU GO
Sondre Lerche: vocals, acoustic and electric guitar
Kato Ådland: keyboards, electric guitar, piano
Tarald Tvedten: drums
Morten Skage: bass
Tone Ljøkelsøy: backing vocals
Stein Inge Brœkhus: percussion

LIKE LAZENBY
Sondre Lerche: vocals, acoustic guitar, toms, keyboards
Kato Ådland: keyboard, theremin, electric guitar, bass
Ole Ludvig Kruger: drums
Kjetil Møster: saxophone
Mari Persen: violin
Helga Hjetland: violin
Linda Bønes: violin, viola
Gunn-Berit Kleiveland: cello
Stein Inge Brœkhus: percussion
Strings arranged by Sean O’Hagan

IF ONLY
Sondre Lerche: vocals, acoustic and electric guitars
Kato Ådland: backing vocals, bass, nylon guitar, keyboards, cavaquinho
Tarald Tvedten: drums
Stein Inge Brœkhus: percussion
Marte Ådland, Inga Helene Gundersen, Maia Malene Jacobsen, David Vogt, Sylvie Lewis: backing vocals

PIONEER
Sondre Lerche: vocals, acoustic and electric guitars
Kato Ådland: barbershopping
Stein Inge Brœkhus: percussion

EASY TO PERSUADE
Sondre Lerche: vocals, acoustic guitar, baritone guitar
Kato Ådland: electric guitars, keyboards
Tarald Tvedten: drums
Morten Skage: bass
Tommy Haltbakk: backing vocals
Kjetil Møster: saxophone
Stein Inge Brœkhus: percussion

WORDS & MUSIC
Sondre Lerche: vocals, backing vocals, electric guitar, keyboard
Kato Ådland: high string guitar, keyboard, backing vocals
Ole Ludvig Kruger: drums
Morten Skage: bass
Erik Halvorsen: piano

I GUESS IT’S GONNA RAIN TODAY
Sondre Lerche: vocals, guitars
Kato Ådland: piano, banjo
Morten Skage: bass
Ole Ludvig Kruger: drums
Øyvind Hage: trombone
Sindre Dalhaug: trombone
Olav Dale: tenor saxophone
Svein H. Giske: trumpet
Mari Persen: violin
Helga Hjetland: violin
Linda Bønes: violin, viola
Gunn-Berit Kleiveland: cello
Strings and horns arranged by Sean O’Hagan

ALMIGHTY MOON
Sondre Lerche: vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, piano
Kato Ådland: backing vocals, bass, electric guitar, keyboards,
Tarald Tvedten: drums
Stein Inge Brœkhus: percussion

DON’T LOOK NOW
Sondre Lerche: vocals, electric and acoustic guitars, baritone guitar, handclaps
Kato Ådland: electric guitar, keyboards, handclaps
Tarald Tvedten: drums
Morten Skage: bass
Mari Persen: violin
Matias Monsen: cello
Stein Inge Brœkhus: percussion
Strings arranged by Mari Persen

GOODNIGHT
Sondre Lerche: vocals, electric guitar
Ole Ludvig Kruger: drums
Morten Skage: bass
Erik Halvorsen: piano
Mari Persen: violin
Helga Hjetland: violin
Linda Bønes: violin, viola
Gunn-Berit Kleiveland: cello
Strings arranged by Sean O’Hagan

All songs words and music by Sondre Lerche (Sondre Lerche Music/ASCAP), except “Words & Music”, words and music by Sylvie Lewis (Sister Sylvie Music/ASCAP) and Sondre Lerche (Sondre Lerche Music/ASCAP).

Produced by Kato Ådland & Sondre Lerche.

Arranged by Kato Ådland & Sondre Lerche.

Mixed by Joe Chiccarelli at Brooklyn Recording, NY. Assisted by Ben Liscio.

Mastered by Emily Lazar at The Lodge, Assistant Mastering Engineer Joe LaPorta

Recorded & engineered by Kato Ådland at Duperb & Gjøa Studios, Bergen, 2008. Vocals on “Don’t Look Now” recorded in Sondre’s bedroom, Brooklyn, NY, Feb 09. Some guitars on “Good Luck” stem from demo recorded at Sondre’s old place in Manhattan, NY, Jan 08. Electric guitar on “Pioneer” recorded at Sondre’s previous apartment in Brooklyn, January 2009.

Sylvie Lewis appears courtesy of Cheap Lullaby Records. David Vogt appears courtesy of Warner Music Norway.

Made with generous support from Fond For Utøvende Kunstnere og Fond For Lyd og Bilde.