Dunger, Nicolai / This Cloud Is Learning
Album: This Cloud Is Learning   Collection:General
Artist:Dunger, Nicolai   Added:May 2005
Label:Overcoat Recordings  

A-File Activity
Add Date: 2005-10-23 Pull Date: 2005-12-25
Week Ending: Nov 13 Nov 6 Oct 30
Airplays: 1 2 1

Recent Airplay
1. Jul 12, 2006: I once was canadian
Independence
4. Nov 01, 2005: Foreplay and Sex Wax
While Birds Becomes Fishes
2. Nov 10, 2005: I Once was Canadian
This Town
5. Oct 26, 2005: Eels in the Loo
What Tomorrow
3. Nov 03, 2005: I once was lost and found
Organ Track

Album Review
Peter
Reviewed 2005-10-26
Dunger, Nicolai – This Cloud is Learning – Overcoat Recordings
Reviewed by Peter 2-22-2005

Swedish singer/songwriter of the folk-pop tradition playing with fellow Swedes the Soundtrack of our Lives. Promo sticker referred to this as a “lost third album.”
Album is acoustic guitar-based with a bunch of different backing instruments (see track listings). Sounds range from Joni Mitchell to down-tempo Radiohead to lots of Jeff Buckley on the Vocals.
Nothing immediately stood out as top-tracks, but all tracks range from good to very nice.

FCC Clean
1. 3:27 – Down-tempo, guitar strumming (metallic sound) and male harmony vocals, often high and pleading.
* 2. 3:23 – Mid/up starts with nice guitar and Joni Mitchell sound. Nice riff, organ, rich.
* 3. 3:56 – Slow, pretty song to a father with a slight country twang. Clear solo vocals, then harmony.
4. 4:44 – (Wow, four 4s!) – Straightforward, upbeat pop, light use of piano, harmonica, etc.
5. 3:34 – Slow, sighing, airy folk-pop.
* 6. 2:24 – Slow, pretty piano-driven with nicely emotional vocals.
7. 3:29 – Starts with very high vocals, suave Jason Mrazy pop.
* 8. 3:08 – Upbeat, country feel with prominent, charged (but not angry) vocals.
* 9. 4:00 – Mid-tempo, dark but pretty (including bird sounds in background) instrumental. At times triumphant, at times minor, very nice.
10. 4:10 – Mid-tempo, darkly-tinged. Trembling male vocals turn to harpsichord and trumpet. A few semi-false endings among the various parts.
* 11. 3:16 – Down/mid, downbeat, cooing vocals over nice guitar lines – no words.
12. 1:47 – Mid-tempo, down-tempo pretty song ends early.
13. 3:32 – Listed as bonus track, but also the title track. Multi-layered, vocals have a Jeff Buckley feel. Lots going on behind the vocals.
14. 2:33 – Similar to other bonus track, but lighter. Same Jeff Buckley croning.

Track Listing
1. This Town   8. What Tomorrow
2. Independence   9. Organ Track
3. Father   10. Below the Night
4. Something in the Way   11. Songbegging
5. If I Were a Little Star   12. All I Know
6. While Birds Becomes Fishes   13. This Cloud Is Learning
7. Butterflyin' Friend   14. First Born Track