Young as the Morning, Old as the Sea is the seventh studio album from acclaimed British singer/songwriter Mike Rosenberg under his stage name Passenger. The folk pop artist gained international attention for his 2012 single Let Her Go. Since then, Rosenberg has been trying to reclaim that level of fame with little success. Young as the Morning, Old as the Sea is his latest attempt.
Throughout the album, Rosenberg continues his tradition of writing songs about relationships and life. Unfortunately he also continues his tradition of cliché lyrics and a generic, slow tempo, four chord song structure. While his sound isn’t a bad one, it’s something akin to elevator music – really fucking annoying.
The fourth track on the album Anywhere is the first discernibly different song on the album, but it quickly falls back into the same formula. If you like Passenger’s specific brand of easy listening and hate change, you’ll love the rest of the album.
While the white guy with acoustic guitar act might have been popular in 2012, times have changed. To stay relevant, changing with them can be a good thing. But Rosenberg has released six other albums, so he must be doing something right.
BY CASSIE HEDGER
