Summary from 3 ratings
On Rate.fm, fans have rated sir Was’s catalog across 3 albums from 3 opinions, with an overall average of 6.0/10. The top-rated sir Was album is Digging a Tunnel (2017) with a 7.0/10 average from 1 rating, followed by Let The Morning Come and Holding on to a Dream. The discography on Rate.fm spans 2017 to 2021.
Digging a Tunnel
“In his travels across the world as a jazz saxophonist, Swedish multi-instrumentalist Joel Wastburg experienced everything from jamming with Sean Lennon to escaping a coup d’état in Mali. ‘Digging A Tunnel’, his debut solo album under the name sir Was, draws heavily on these voyages, channelling the sounds from these adventures and turning them into musical jambalaya. On paper, combining a huge num”
Let The Morning Come
“In a deep contemplative state, sir Was prepares to Let The Morning Come”
Holding on to a Dream
“Back when Sweden’s Joel Wästberg recorded his 2017 cult favourite Digging A Tunnel, he had a very clear idea about what it was going to sound like. A saxophonist once spellbound by John Coltrane and Charlie Parker, his debut kept its distance from any usual pop conventions and proposed a sound both seductive and uncannily unique. By drowning out the unwanted noise from trains rattling past his ma”