A suite of poems

"«A Suite of Poems» er en stille og vennlig plate. Den gjør nesten ingenting ut av seg umiddelbart, men siger sakte men sikkert inn i en. Litt på samme måte som et hotellopphold over lengre tid setter sitt eget preg. Men også fordi det føles både som begynnelsen og slutten på en reise".

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"The melodies Bjørnstad writes for Drecker are superb. Rather than working to cram the words into some pre-existing music, it sounds like Bjørnstad is writing in service to the poetry. Even when there is a slight shift in the music, as on the slow shuffle of "Astor Crowne, New Orleans", Drecker's singing runs the show: "It's brass band in the bathtub / It's the devil in the minibar / It's voodoo in the wall / I think I'll call it a day." The vocal passages are delicate, memorable, just about perfect in their range and fluidity. He gives himself solo piece at the end, "Schloss, Elmau". By this point, a shakeup in format does nothing to dampen the album's blooming beauty. A Suite of Poems may not be the kind of music that is taking over the world right now, but it's still a bright spot in a dismal world full of ugly, towering hotels".

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