The past weeks a “rather different” theme has ruled the SpaceScan feature. Today we abandon that (but include a freebie), presenting the two great singer/songwriters Jonas Asker from Sweden and Kalli from Iceland. I hope you’ll enjoy both and leave you to the read-listen-click bit with my sincere wishes for a splendid weekend.

Jonas Asker (SE) (Photo)
This Swede began his career as keyboardist in a reggae band, but today the Caribbean pop and the keyboard have been replaced with singer/songwriter pop and a four-string guitar inherited from his father. I don’t know how he was back in the reggae days, but Jonas Asker doesn’t need to turn back, because this is very good stuff. A debut single is planned to be released in late May with an album to follow later this autumn, but here’s an acoustic version of ‘This Day’ which you can also download for free if you click here!

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Kalli (ISL)
Another singer/songwriter with quality to his name is Iceland’s Kalli. Last year he released his second solo album, ‘Last Train Home’, recorded in Nashville and following up on his debut ‘While The City Sleeps’. Three songs from ‘Last Train Home’ and two from the debut are streaming on MySpace (‘Nothing At All’ off the first in the player) and by the sound of it Kalli has moved from semi-acoustic pop to country/americana in the time between the two efforts. And he masters both expertly…

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