Simen Mitlid's "After A While" from his "Neutral" album feels reflective and intimate

AP Track Review:

After A While starts with classic folk ballad plucking chords. Listen a bit sideways and it could remind you of Your Song by Elton John even but then when Simen Mitlid's introspective vocal presentation, reflective but sounding almost self-conscious takes over, the song feels more like intimate moments out of a diary. Mitlid mentions his home town of Oslo, Norway and observations of blooming love. Percussive sounds awaken as horns swell around the melodies. Once a somber beat starts, the alt folk with orchestral maneuvers in full swing, the song crescendos and then falls away back to the beginning. Lovely.

After A While is from Simen Mitlid's "Neutral" album available on Spotify. 

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Robb Donker











THE FACTS AS WE KNOW THEM- PRESS NOTES:

Hailing from the lush woods of Os, Norway, singer-songwriter Simen Mitlid crafts lush, Nordic indie-folk a la contemporaries like Sufjan Stevens, Fleet Foxes and Patrick Watson. Since the critical acclaimed 2017 debut album “Everything Is the Same", Mitlid have been working on his second full length release. Self-produced and recorded in vivid locales in his hometown, the album is playful and nostalgic.