Sondre Lerche’s self-titled new album received rave reviews in his native Norway this morning with 5 out of 6 in VG, Dagsavisen, Aftenposten and Sondre’s hometown paper BA.

Aftenposten: http://oslopuls.aftenposten.no/musikk/article548885.ece
Dagsavisen: http://www.dagsavisen.no/kultur/musikk/article516261.ece
BA: http://www.ba.no/puls/article5619781.ece
VG: http://www.vg.no/musikk/artikkel.php?artid=10086336

Effective today, the album is available to stream online in Norway via WiMP – and on CD and LP June 6.

Back in the States, the June/July issue of Bust magazine also featured a rave review, praising the new album as well as Sondre’s “warm poeticism” and “effortless cool.” Check out the review below (or pick up a copy on your local newsstand!)

Once again, our friends at the excellent Stereogum music blog are spotlighting Sondre – this time featuring the brand new video for “Private Caller,” the latest single from his forthcoming self-titled album. Click the link to check it out! And don’t forget you can buy the single on iTunes (US) right now.

The new album comes out 6/7 in North America, 6/6 in Norway and 9/5 in EU/UK, but you can pre-order it now:

Great news for NYC-based fans! Sondre will be playing in the 2-day DylanFest at the Bowery Ballroom in NYC. The event, a celebration of the birthday and the music of Bob Dylan, features a star-studded lineup – a different cast for each performance. Guests include: Norah Jones, Adam Green, Will Forte and Jason Sudeikis of SNL, Jesse Malin, Nikolai Fraiture of the Strokes, Nicole Atkins (Thursday only), Tad Kubler of the Hold Steady, Reeve and Zane Carney, Adam Schlesinger and Jody Porter of Fountains of Wayne, Sammy James, Jr. of Mooney Suzuki, Robbers On High Street’s Ben Trokan, Steve Schiltz of Longwave & Hurricane Bells, Antony Ellis of Five O Clock Heroes, Luke Rathborne, Jack Dischel of Only Son, Josh Lattanzi of The Lemonheads & The Candles and many, many more to be announced. Don’t miss this! Get your tickets now.

Hey fans! Want a free track from Sondre’s forthcoming album? Good news: you can get it free, right now, from two sources…

a) “Domino” is Amazon.com’s free track of the day today! Head over to Amazon and click “Get MP3″ to download.

b) Are you a fan of Sondre’s Facebook page? You can get a free download of “Domino” just for clicking the “Like” button (or, if you’re already a fan, just click the Download link). Here’s the link to the Facebook page.

Go forth and download! And don’t forget the album is available for pre-order: