Tom Odell Gets Personal on Debut Album ‘Long Way Down’

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Tom ulduar is a rare singer, songwriter, the sweet music of the eternal and modern at the same time. The 22-year-old British musician, who studied classical piano, and recently won the coveted the brit awards critics choice awards in Britain, he says, is close to in a very "be unmanned" writing songs, his lyrics are often deeply personal.
"I try to break my any guards," he said to write songs for his new album, in the process of a long way down. "This album is tricky, because it is a very personal album, this is very autobiographical," he explains. "I did, so people may involve music, this is amazing power. Songs can say so much, that's what fascinates me."
Although odell began studying classical piano, at a young age, he admitted that he is a terrible classical students tend to rock music and the avant-garde singer, songwriter. "I was the worst of a classical musician in the world," he admitted. "My teacher told me, and I walked to a piece of Bach, rather than to learn it, jerry lee lewis and learned songs instead of, or I write my own songs, but they did not hear it's humor.
"I found the joy of writing his own songs, and found that the beatles sergeant. Pepper and grace of Jeff buckley, when I really started to look for a free music expression."
Ulduar music, which is largely driven by a piano, self-examination ballad, reflect about love and loss, combined with the perceptual coldplay rock character, with male hoarse voice, Adele (who also won the all England music critics choice awards). It also has the buckley and mumford the elements of a good measure of father and son throw. Although has long way all the way through chart in some countries, including his hometown of Britain, ulduar has pulled out of his fair share of enemies. Tastemaking NME gave the British journal of music albums rare 0 star rating, said it was "attack depressing piano pop up." So, how to deal with such a wide range of comments and criticism of young musician? It turned out that he from coldplay singer Chris Martin, who met with some harsh critics and career got some good advice.

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"I was lucky enough to meet Chris Martin from cool to play one or two months ago," odell said. "He said to me, 'don't let them bring you too much, don't let them bring to you. Just make music." I think it is very important, when you write a very personal lyrics, it is important to alienate yourself, it may be surprising, when people are good, but dangerous when it is a terrible person, so I didn't pay too much attention. "
Ulduar fortunately, it seems he has a solid fan base, on either side of the pond, he has just returned to the United States for the second time this year tour. Short trips, kicked off last week in Philadelphia, the attacks on New York on September 21, Owen square. Program MSC rey on October 9, theatre in Los Angeles.
"I want to visit here is such an achievement," he said from a tourist ZiXunZhan in Philadelphia. "I didn't think I'll play a field of 700 people in New York, so I was very happy." If any sign of the new album, it may not be very long, until ulduar fill a larger room.