Take a wild guess as to the first-ever musical influence of Norwegian 25-year-old singer-songwriter Thomas Dybdahl. Nope, it’s not Tom Waits, though that answer would fit Dybdahl’s weighty baritone vocals on tracks like “B A Part.” It isn’t Jeff Buckley either, though Dybdahl mirrors that legendary crooner’s high-octave falsetto with songs like “U.” It’s not even Bob Dylan. Although Dybdahl does admire the legend and emulates that singer’s lyrical stylings throughout his work, Dylan didn’t reach Dybdahl first.
