See Bernhoft’s video for ‘Let It Go’ and track-by-track for ‘Avenue Of Loveless Hearts’

nme.com:

Bernhoft has marked the release of his eighth album ‘Avenue Of Loveless Hearts’ by sharing a track-by-track of the record along with a live video of ‘Let It Go’.

See both first on NME below.Jarle Bernhoft, who previously went viral for the single ‘C’Mon Talk’ in 2014 before he went on to become the first non-American to be nominated for a Grammy for Best R&B Album for his album ‘Islander’, returns today with his new record ‘Avenue Of Lost Hearts’.The Norwegian artist, formerly of Explicit Lyrics and Span, has described his new record as “an album written by a critically emotional guy” – collecting his experiences from his career through to the death of his close friend and manager which pushed him to take a break from music.“These songs are written in a city where the streets can feel cold, cynical and loveless, but that also distills what you carry inside,” said Bernhoft.Of new single ‘Let It Go’, he described it as “a pretty good, if not perfect, song about letting perfect be the enemy of good.”He added: “We need to be good to ourselves, to each other, and this tune is all about that.

I pat my own back at least.”“I have a sailor’s heart. I yearn to get on the road when I’m home, but even more so I yearn home when I’m out.

And any street can feel loveless when my family ain’t there.”“This is my co-dependency tune. My spine intertwines with others’.