Strange Cargo, the new label created by renowned music producer, bassist, songwriter and multiple Grammy Award winner Larry Klein, in partnership with Universal Music Group (UMG), announces its first signing: one of Europe's most talented singer-songwriters, Thomas Dybdahl.
The Norwegian musician's work has been compared to that of Tim Buckley and Nick Drake. His Strange Cargo debut album, "Songs," is due this spring. With three platinum albums to his credit in his homeland, Thomas Dybdahl will launch "Songs" with a series of concerts in Europe, beginning in early May. He has a growing international following, notably in Holland, France and Belgium. Before the European dates, he will be showcased to the US market during March.Strange Cargo is marketed in the US by Decca Label Group, and by Universal Music Group International in the world outside North America, excluding Denmark.Larry Klein has produced critically acclaimed work by Tracy Chapman, Shawn Colvin, Melody Gardot, Herbie Hancock, Joni Mitchell, Madeleine Peyroux, and Steely Dan's Walter Becker, among many other stellar artists. He has been recognized with five Grammys, including those for Mitchell's 1994 "Turbulent Indigo" and Hancock's 2007 "River: The Joni Letters," which he co-produced. Klein has also worked with such superstars as Bryan Adams, Peter Gabriel, Don Henley, and Bonnie Raitt.Videos