Live Reviews

As a backdrop for Aagre’s voice, that shifts between assertedness and subtlety, Honoré produced fine rhythms and beautiful sonic landscapes that can be recognized in many of the other projects he is involved in. The Punkt Festival audience got to experience a tight band that delivered a solid and distinct expression. The result was a fantastically beautiful concert.

– Ola Opsvik, Ballade.no

It remains a wonder how Honoré with his fellow musicians manage to convey the delicate sound of Year Of The Bullet in a live setting. This is only possible with a team of musicians who have the necessary skills and openness to the kind of processes that are needed. Impressive and high quality music!

– Henning Bolte, Written In Music (The Netherlands)

Oftentimes dark, the performance was, as on record, a reflection of Aagre's warm, soft-spoken voice—fragile but, at times, capable of greater power, and a welcome, mature contrast to the younger singers that dominate the market. All too often the nervous energy of live performance means more physical energy, and what Year of the Bullet needed was to be as atmospheric, unhurried and calm as the recording. Aagre and Honoré accomplished this to perfection, for an afternoon performance that was like a soft oasis in the darkened Alfaroom.

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