Tuomo – Dont take it too hard (Jupiter Finland)

Released: 23/04/2008

My second favorite artist from Finland, just edged out by Nicole Willis and the Soul Investigators. ”Don’t take it too hard” is an exquisite piece of music, right out of the golden age of the 70′s northern soul – It is cheerful, driving and sweet.

Tuomo (born as Tuomo Prättälä, 1979) is a soul-singer, jazz pianist, composer, lyricist and producer. After Sibelius Senior Secondary School of Music, Helsinki Conservatory of Pop and Jazz and the civil service as sound engineer in the Finnish Theater Academy, he started his career as a professional musician. He has released two albums, “My thing” in 2007 and this years “Reaches out for you” – both highly recommended.

It is a true sign of quality when you can listen to a song a million times like I have with this one, and it will fit in on any soul compilation you ever choose to make. The single is taken from his debut album and also include “Ourselves” a slow Stevie Wonder’ish ballad.

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