/Singer-songwriter, Indie folk, Alt-folk, Folktronica, Folk indie, Experimental folk, Art-pop, Experimental indie/
Comment: Bryn Martin who was previously known as Pinkle is a prolific American vagabond who relocated over to Lausanne, Switzerland some years ago. He grew up being influenced by some conceptual rock bands like Trans Am, and Tortoise, and by more pop-inclined artists like Wes Montgomery, Beck, and Nirvana. If to describe this 11-track issue, however, first of all, it is a pop album deserving to be written with the initials. The release is filled in with impressive turns and sublime free falls extending from cagey folk-based approach to electronic effect-laden singer-songwriter-ism to the half-orchestrated splendour. Anyway, you can perceive the similar characteristics with Sufjan Stevens, Dan Masquelier, Sondre Lerche, Bon Iver, Stereolab, The Smiths, and even Blur. Finally, I am very convinced that Coffee in Tokyo is one of the best songs in 2011.