Andreas is a Danish born, Ramsgate, United Kingdom based singer-songwriter and multi instrumentalist with an impressive musical bio working with the likes of Armand Van Helden and the Dub Pistols, and an even more interesting back story since starting his career early in a hit Danish teen rock band.
Three singles from Andreas’ debut album Disturbed where supported by British BBC6 Radio and received good radio play in the UK and abroad. He has since then released 4 singles (more info below).
Three singles from Andreas’ debut album Disturbed where supported by British BBC6 Radio and received good radio play in the UK and abroad. He has since then released 4 singles (more info below).
Background:
Andreas has a background as a pop writer/producer for people like: Kevin Lyttle (Atlantic US), Stephanie Heinzmann (Universal Germany), Vybez Kartel and Delirium/Nerina Pallot. As a part of The Funktuary he was responsible for putting together Armand Van Helden's "My My My” a big hit in the United Kingdom and a club cult classic worldwide. Andreas is also a busy live musician having toured extensively, worldwide with bands like Drum’n’Bass/Reggae festival favourites the Dub Pistols.
Andreas has a background as a pop writer/producer for people like: Kevin Lyttle (Atlantic US), Stephanie Heinzmann (Universal Germany), Vybez Kartel and Delirium/Nerina Pallot. As a part of The Funktuary he was responsible for putting together Armand Van Helden's "My My My” a big hit in the United Kingdom and a club cult classic worldwide. Andreas is also a busy live musician having toured extensively, worldwide with bands like Drum’n’Bass/Reggae festival favourites the Dub Pistols.
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Live on stage Andreas bares his soul and speaks his truth in song, giving his audiences a heartfelt intimate experience -an acoustic solo show that is not to be missed. Andreas has played solo tours in US, a sold out, Auckland, New Zealand gig, a tour of northern Germany, and a number og gigs in the UK and in his native Denmark. In January-February 2023 Andreas played a 6 week tour in Australia. The tour was made possible by tour support from HelpMusicians. 
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RELEASES:
. The Good Ones is the fourth single release from Andreas' forthcoming second solo album. The song was released in late January '23 while touring Australia. It's a song about finding the right one, the one that fits for you, the one that is good for you. It's also about loneliness, about growing up, and about your relationship with the people that brought you up. -And it's a song about the value and rarity of kindness, musically inspired by Andreas' time spent in Austin, Texas. The production echoes the sound of classic songwriters like Kris Kristofferson and Willie Nelson, and dance bands at classic Austin bar venues like the Continental Club and The White Horse.
Andreas S Jensen: vocals, guitars, bass, production
Kullen Fuchs: Vocals, Piano, trumpets
Adam Falkner: Drums
Johnny Stage: Guitars
Tommy Delamore: Steel guitar
Andreas S Jensen: vocals, guitars, bass, production
Kullen Fuchs: Vocals, Piano, trumpets
Adam Falkner: Drums
Johnny Stage: Guitars
Tommy Delamore: Steel guitar
Andreas' December '22 single Parachutes was written by Andreas, Chris Sheehan and Iain Spinks on a 5 day songwriting camp in Devon led by Squeeze legend Chris Difford. Songwriting camps are like speed dating for songwriters. Every day the 12 writers were split into groups of 2 or 3 by Difford. Some days with a fixed subject and other days without. Parachutes' context is ambiguous. While it reads as a love letter, a "tell-all" about an impossible situation with two partners separated and one lover talking about "drinking the ocean dry" to bring the other one closer, the exact circumstances are mysterious. Like most good songs it isn't "giving it all away". Listeners will be drawn in by the catchy pop melody and Andreas's vocals and can fill in the blanks for themselves.
Adam Falkner: drums and percussion.
Peter Larsen: Piano
Andreas S Jensen: Vocals, guitars, bass and production.
Cover photo: Simon Partington @Spart Studio Photography.
Adam Falkner: drums and percussion.
Peter Larsen: Piano
Andreas S Jensen: Vocals, guitars, bass and production.
Cover photo: Simon Partington @Spart Studio Photography.
Andreas' 2nd lockdown release, the single 'Ordinary People' was a collaboration with Queen Of The Banjo Sine Bach Rüttel, session player to the stars on the Danish folk rock scene and an artist in her own right. The song was a co-write between Andreas and hit songwriter Joe Killington (Nottinghill Music) and is recorded as a duet between Andreas and Sine, obviously also showcasing Sine's fantastic banjo skills, with Nikolaj Bjerre on drums laying down a mean train beat, double bass by Nana Schwartzlose and Andreas on Acoustic guitar,organ, hand claps and production. Imagine an uptempo skiffle beat as a counter point to a fairly melancholic lyric describing a retrospective contemplation of a love affair -the feelings of temptation,resistance, guilt, lust, self loathing and empathy for the scorned partner back home. Musically it is best described as being reminiscent of Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, The Birds and Early Eagles, but with a fresh new melodic approach. Press this LINK and listen for yourself.
Andreas' single Love & War was released during lockdown in the summer of 2020. The spectacular video, filmed on the Danish island of Møn, was shared close to 400 times on Facebook. The song was written at The House Of Songs in Austin, Texas with local singer-songwriter Dustin Welch who also contributes with banjo, fingerpicking- and slide guitars. Jack Cowens and Dave Oliver plays the drums and Andreas the rest. Love & War is packed with Americana and Alt Country influences and is a clear departure from Andreas' Indie rock inspired 2017 debut.
Song description:
Love & War erupts from the sound of crickets, intimate vocals and an acoustic fingerpicking guitar to a big anthemic country rock chorus, describing the battle to reclaim lost love. The picturesque lyrics uses nature imaginary (the wind, the moon, the fields etc) as metaphors to express the narrators internal fights, hopes, and worries in a love triangular drama.
Song description:
Love & War erupts from the sound of crickets, intimate vocals and an acoustic fingerpicking guitar to a big anthemic country rock chorus, describing the battle to reclaim lost love. The picturesque lyrics uses nature imaginary (the wind, the moon, the fields etc) as metaphors to express the narrators internal fights, hopes, and worries in a love triangular drama.
The single was released with support from Koda's Cultural Fund.
REVIEWS:
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And Danish Vesterbro Rock Radio did a hour long interview
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During his US Tour in 2019, Andreas dropped by legendary California radio station KPIG where he performed a couple of songs live on air and was interviewed by Sleepy John Sandige.
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Andreas also popped in at the 'Tuesday Lunch With Abe Pearlstein' show on The Rock (97.3/107.9 Mhz), and is here seen jamming with Abby K and John Roy Zat. (photo by Abe Pearlstein).
Interviews, Reviews, Radio plays from 'Disturbed':
(For more press and plays: www.twitter.com/AndreasSJensen)
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The three singles from the September 2017 album Disturbed where all supported by BBC6 Music:
"This track’s mix of acoustic and power ballad is very effective. He has a strong, quite distinctive voice of the classic indie rock variety, and Trust Is My Anchor displays it nicely"
-BBC Radio6 Fresh Faves
(For more press and plays: www.twitter.com/AndreasSJensen)
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The three singles from the September 2017 album Disturbed where all supported by BBC6 Music:
"This track’s mix of acoustic and power ballad is very effective. He has a strong, quite distinctive voice of the classic indie rock variety, and Trust Is My Anchor displays it nicely"
-BBC Radio6 Fresh Faves
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The songs 'Take My Heart And Go' and 'I Carry My Cross' featured on Denmark's biggest broadband/phone provider YouSee's info channel playlist for several months. These plays can add up to several hundreds thousands. A fifth of the nation subscribes to the channel. Subscribers can also add songs from the album and EP to their YouSee Play Musik playlists.
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And a review of the single Only Die Once from the United Kingdoms legendary Soundsmagazine
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And a First Look at Only Die Once from Jammerzine
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This front page interview on
Music Of The Future goes into
details about the recording process of Trust Is My Anchor and much more
Music Of The Future goes into
details about the recording process of Trust Is My Anchor and much more
-Og fra NORDJYDSKE
Trust Is My Anchor has also received loads of airplay.
In fact more than 100 radios have played the song.
New single Only Die Once is about to surpass that.....
Here's an interview (in Danish) I did with Vesterbros Rock Radio on August 25th: tinyurl.com/VesterbroRockRadio
Wow. Really nice words here from @GuitarQuarterly -a magazine for the thoughtful guitarist.....
If you want to know a bit more about my producer/writer background, the forthcoming album Disturbed, or Trust Is My Anchor then read it all here.
From jammerzine.com.
A piece from WithGuitars
3/7/17: Tell Indieminded.com what you think of Trust Is My Anchor
In June 2017 brand new single Trust Is My Anchor was played by Tom Robinson on BBC6 Music and got featured on Fresh On The Net
Danish National Radio DR4's legendary dj
Alex Nyborg Madsen soon retaliated ...and followed it up with more plays...
Alex Nyborg Madsen soon retaliated ...and followed it up with more plays...
And lots of online radios took it further..... to date more than 100 stations have played Trust Is My Anchor. Check Twitter for in depth details....
TAKE MY HEART AND GO,
released 2014 - MEDIA AND QUOTES :
released 2014 - MEDIA AND QUOTES :
Tom Robinsons BBC Radio 6 show was first to play Take My Heart And Go, and feature it on Toms weekly Mixtape blog.
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-It also featured on Frank Skinners weekly podcast on Absolute Radio.
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-and was playlisted with daily plays for weeks, at Voice FM 103.9, at Radio Plus in Coventry.... and at Radio Langeland in Denmark.....
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Andreas was a guest on the Richard Andersone Show on Liberty/SKY (with broadcasts on loads of FM and AM stations around Europe) -and on Sheppey FM...
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-And then there was plays on Brfm Vault, ReprezentRadio London, Blyth105Radio, Warwick Uni Radio, Sine FM, EGH Radio, ICR FM, Brooklands Radio, Colne Radio, 956BRFM, RFTK Radio, Leisure Fm, Vixen 101, Riviera FM, PenistoneFM, and ARFM, plus all the ones that I've missed...
In Denmark there was Radio 10FM, Lokalradioerne i Brønderslev, Radio Sindal, Musikværkstedet Viborg, Radio Solskin, Radio Als, Radio Djursland, Radio Randers, Radio 2000, Radio Ballerup and RADIO 10FM, while Westfield Alliance Indie Show 252 in Detroit,USA blasted it.
The song got a write up on the Captain Sib podcast and on The Musical Outcast blog, plus on Steve Muscutt's Listening Post AND it ended up on Mi7Records/emerging-artists list...
In Denmark there was Radio 10FM, Lokalradioerne i Brønderslev, Radio Sindal, Musikværkstedet Viborg, Radio Solskin, Radio Als, Radio Djursland, Radio Randers, Radio 2000, Radio Ballerup and RADIO 10FM, while Westfield Alliance Indie Show 252 in Detroit,USA blasted it.
The song got a write up on the Captain Sib podcast and on The Musical Outcast blog, plus on Steve Muscutt's Listening Post AND it ended up on Mi7Records/emerging-artists list...
QUOTES:
I like this guy’s style, love the vocal delivery and that kinda nostalgic overall sound it has. Chris, Bauer Media
I really like this one! Will give it a play on tonight's show. Cheers !
-DJ La, Reprezent, London
-DJ La, Reprezent, London
Excellent track !
Dave, Sine FM
Dave, Sine FM
I quite like this track so will play it on one of the new music shows.
Olivia, Warwick Uni Radio
Olivia, Warwick Uni Radio
Thank you so much ! Looking forward to playing Andreas on Sunday.
-David Durant, BROOKLANDS RADIO
-David Durant, BROOKLANDS RADIO
I like this ! -
Ryan Oxley, Penistone FM