Mike Andersen

Mike Andersen has been pursuing his career for 20 years with consistency and elegance. A Danish national, his work is distinguished by its quality and its instinct for constant renewal. Each of his nine albums adopts a different aesthetic approach from his predecessors, while remaining faithful to the American music that constitutes his cultural background.

Mike's repertoire is modern, sometimes verging on pop. The tracks on his latest album, "Raise Your Hand", are essentially mid-tempo and acoustic, with flashes of electric guitar, haunted backing vocals and diaphanous keyboards. But Mike Andersen has no neurasthenic sadness.  His favorite themes - betrayal, regrets, the thirst for freedom - are carried by compositions that move halfway between blues, folk and gothic country, allowing themselves a few successful escapes into swamp rock or rhythm & blues territory. Perfectly interpreted by musicians who have followed him devoutly for the past 10 years, both on stage and in the studio, this recent album unfurls a chiaroscuro charm that is profoundly authentic, and proves a little more endearing with each listen.