Norway
See: Broen release video for You (Detective)
Alongside the announcement of their album, I <3 Art to be released on October 20th (Bella Union), Norwegian five-piece Broen have shared their self-made visuals for latest single “You (Detective)” Their second track from their debut LP, it’s all gorgeous twinkling synths, squelching bass and funky, cool as hell jazz drums with soulful vocals from …
Track: Holy Boy – Lay Your Hands
Norwegian-born, LA based singer songwriter Helene Alexandra Jaeger garnered some serious interest in her previous guise as Her Royal Harness, and is about to release a new EP under her new guise as Holy Boy. Produced by Ben Hillier (The Horrors, Depeche Mode, Blur) at The Pool Studios in London 2016, the first single taken …
See: Misty Coast reveal new video for Heavy Head on a Body
Misty Coast are Linn Frøkedal & Richard Myklebust and Hail from the foggy Southwestern city of Bergen, Norway. ‘Heavy Head On A Body’ is Lifted from their debut album set for release in September ‘17. ‘Heavy Head On A Body’ soundtracks the mind’s journey from consciousness into sleep, drenching the senses in a lush, hazy cloak …
Tracks: Jenny Hval – Period Piece
Norwegian singer-songwriter Jenny Hval continues to plough her left-field approach in the lead up to her new album Blood Bitch, out via Sacred Bones on September 30th, with a new single Period Piece also available through the Adult Swim Singles Program for free download (head over to AdultSwim.com/singles). Period Piece shuffles forward and back, blurring …
Track: Death By Unga Bunga – Fight!
Not only are Norway’s Death By Unga Bunga blessed with a brilliant name, but – on the evidence of Fight!, taken from their new EP of the same name, they back it up with equally brilliant garage rock. It’s due out on September 9th via Jansen in conjunction with the re-release of their debut album, …
Album Review: Highasakite – Camp Echo
The inexorable march of Norwegian five piece Highasakite continues with the release of their second (at least internationally, pendants will no doubt note its their third) album, Camp Echo. Those that fell in love with their frankly astonishing last long player Silent Treatment, which some two years later is still skirting around the charts in …
See: Jenny Hval – ‘Female Vampire’ video
Jenny Hval gives us a sinister glimpse of eternal life in the video for her latest single ‘Female Vampire’. The Norwegian artist will be releasing her sixth album, ‘Blood Bitch’, on 30 September (via Sacred Bones) and ‘Female Vampire’ is the first single to be taken from it. The video, directed by Jenny Berger Myhre, …
Film Review: The last King (Birkebeinerne; Norway)
Ever heard of Norwegian Civil Wars? Don’t worry if you didn’t. Waged in XII-XIII c. between, among others, the rich Baglers and the poor Birkebeins, it’s old news, really. One particular episode, however, survives in people’s active memory to this day. In the winter of 1205-06, the Birkebeins’ less-than-two-year old pretender to the throne, Haakon …
Track: Alfred Hall – Safe and Sound
Norwegian duo Alfred Hall might be a new name to some of us here in the UK, but the that’ll more than likely change very soon with the release of their Safe & Sound EP on March 25th, the first time their music has come out here. The pair, engineering undergrad Hans Thomas, and medical …
Say Psych: Album Review, Different Sun by Electric Eye
Norwegian quartet Electric Eye are one of those bands who have been on my radar for some time. I very much enjoyed the band’s debut album ‘Pick-up, Lift-up, Space, Time’ from 2013, especially ‘Tangerine’ which has made it onto countless playlists of mine. The band is now very much back and centre of my thoughts …