AL DeLONER
MOUNTAINS ON THE MOON
SCANDINAVIAN RELEASE DATE: MAY 16, 2008
 (PLAYGROUND MUSIC SCANDINAVIA)
GERMAN RELEASE DATE: SEPTEMBER 12, 2008
 (PEPPERCAKE/ZYX RECORDS)

released in Norway on January 22, 2008 (Playground Music Scandinavia)

THE BRAND NEW ALBUM!!
OUT NOW!!
REVIEW

One of the candidates to next year´s most beautiful album will, without a doubt. be former Midnight Choir songsmith, Al Deloner´s brand new solo-effort “Mountains on the moon”. Recorded in the US, Germany, Norway & Slovenia, this slow burner has undertaken a journey to match that of the Norwegian National Drink; The Aquavit. Ballads, jazz, blues & soul; all thrown into a musical bag DeLoner can be proud to call his very own.

Among the guest artists on the album are Chris Eckman & Carla Torgerson (The Walkabouts). The latter sharing vocals with DeLoner on the haunting “Over the ocean”.
Other interesting facts about the album is the fact that DeLoner has chosen to re-record a few highlights from the Midnight Choir catalouge. Among these new interpretations we´ll get to hear an emotional “Long time ago”, a magical “Mercy of Maria” a stark, personal account of “The ballad of Emma DeLoner”, and a playful “Painting by Matisse”. Mixed together with brand new material these re-recordings makes “Mountains on the moon”, perhaps, DeLoner´s finest solowork to date.
With 65 min. + “Mountains on the moon” is an epic listening experience, well worth investigating for those seeking the real deal. Over the years, DeLoner has stayed remarkably true to his muse, and “Mountains on the moon” is no exception, adding yet another chapter, to an already impressive book of sensual, moonlight serenades.

TRACK-LIST:

1) MOUNTAINS ON THE MOON
2) LONG TIME AGO
3) TAKE MY LOVE WITH YOU
4) 5 IN THE MORNING
5) MERCY OF MARIA
6) OVER THE OCEAN
7) YOUR PRINCE WILL COME
8) THE BALLAD OF EMMA DeLONER
9) DAYS OF GOLD
10) TWO RED BALLOONS
11) PAINTING BY MATISSE
12) SETTLE DOWN

PRODUCED BY AL DeLONER.
CATALOGUE #ALCD04

“A truly original voice, as melancholic and haunting
as the Norwegian landscape itself…”

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