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Album of the Week: 'Monalia'- 'So Much Better'

Andy Wors

May 16, 20193 min read

Album of the Week: 'Monalia'- 'So Much Better'

I keep hearing that the popularity of albums is on the decline, but sometimes only an album can really define a band, and only through a...

Andy Wors

May 14, 20192 min read

Eli Gauden - 'Another Day' (single)

So we've covered 3 bands already today, and we have a couple of songwriters next who both bring a different perspective to their...

Introducing... 'MAID' with acoustic version of 'Basic Bitch'

Andy Wors

May 9, 20191 min read

Introducing... 'MAID' with acoustic version of 'Basic Bitch'

So here's something else slightly different from our normal diet of Indie Rock and downright melancholy alternative folk. 'MAID' are a...

'Vetle Forsell' - 'Strange Clouds' (single)

Andy Wors

May 7, 20191 min read

'Vetle Forsell' - 'Strange Clouds' (single)

We wrote about Norwegian musician 'Vetle Forsell' last November when debuting with the single 'In Waiting', a fascinating and moving song...

Andy Wors

Apr 25, 20192 min read

Camilo Beltran - 'Da' (single)

We wrote about Norwegian / Chilean (Bergen based) musician Camilo Beltran in March last year when he released a track entitled 'You and...

'Einar Stray Orchestra' - 'Hot Salted Wind' (single)

Andy Wors

Apr 23, 20191 min read

'Einar Stray Orchestra' - 'Hot Salted Wind' (single)

We're really looking forward to getting stuck into an array of good album releases (Ida Wenøe, Melby, maybe Elvar and ViVii also if we...

Andy Wors

Apr 17, 20192 min read

'Benedikt' - new single 'Paper Mache'

We'll have an EP review from Icelandic / Russian duo 'Pale Moon' in a while but we wanted to start the day with another introduction to a...

'Introducing... 'Frydstads Markiser' with track 'Skinny Kids'

Andy Wors

Apr 16, 20192 min read

'Introducing... 'Frydstads Markiser' with track 'Skinny Kids'

We had a bumper edition of new releases on Friday, and today there are 2 more official releases, unusual for a Monday these days, but...

'Moron Police' - new single 'The Phantom Below'

Andy Wors

Apr 12, 20192 min read

'Moron Police' - new single 'The Phantom Below'

We've covered quite a varied selection of new Nordic music today, from the debut EP by the rather unusual Finnish trio 'Ocelot' to the...

Andy Wors

Apr 3, 20192 min read

St. Bennett's - with new single 'Avery'

We featured Norwegian band 'St Bennett's' a few weeks ago when they released 'Oh Sweet Devil', the tale of the farmer who heads out on to...

Andy Wors

Apr 2, 20191 min read

'Beezewax' - 'Two Diamonds' (single)

We have a couple of EP reviews in the pipeline, plus a catch up on 5 Albums we missed in March, but firstly here's an upbeat Indie Pop...

'You Could Be A Cop' - ' Against the Bleeding Skyline' (single)

Andy Wors

Mar 26, 20191 min read

'You Could Be A Cop' - ' Against the Bleeding Skyline' (single)

We have 2 short album reviews pending, hopefully they'll see the light of day late tonight, but in the meantime we'll keep the momentum...

Andy Wors

Mar 15, 20192 min read

'Vilnes' - 'Play With Me' (single)

I've been looking forward all week to writing an update on 'Vilnes', simply because it gives me an excuse to listen to his new track...

Album of the Week: 'Pom Poko' - 'Birthday'

Andy Wors

Mar 13, 20193 min read

Album of the Week: 'Pom Poko' - 'Birthday'

If truth be told, then I have no idea what I'm going to say about the 'Pom Poko' album 'Birthday'. In some ways I feel I should just...

Introducing... 'St. Bennetts' -'Oh Sweet Devil' (single)

Andy Wors

Mar 1, 20192 min read

Introducing... 'St. Bennetts' -'Oh Sweet Devil' (single)

We have 2 rather good tracks to bring you tonight, even if I do say so myself. The first, somewhat inevitably, comes from Bergen in...

Andy Wors

Feb 25, 20191 min read

'Moddi' -new single 'Little by Little'

It's been a while since we heard from 'Moddi', the Norwegian songwriter who is still mostly responsible for the existence of Nordic Music...

Simen Mitlid - new single 'Tell Me Everything'

Andy Wors

Feb 22, 20191 min read

Simen Mitlid - new single 'Tell Me Everything'

Hopefully there will be one more Album / EP review to publish before the weekend hits us, but first an update on a songwriter we've...

Album of the Week: 'The Wit' - 'A Whole Article. A Life'

Andy Wors

Feb 22, 20194 min read

Album of the Week: 'The Wit' - 'A Whole Article. A Life'

So we're a couple of days late again, but we know you're used to being patient, and our Album of the Week is definitely worth waiting...

Andy Wors

Feb 11, 20192 min read

'Highasakite' - 'Uranium Heart' (album)

So the general rule is that for 'higher profile' releases we write less because everyone can read far more informed and detailed reviews...

Album of the Week: 'Pelicat' - Pelicat' (album)

Andy Wors

Jan 28, 20192 min read

Album of the Week: 'Pelicat' - Pelicat' (album)

Well we're almost feeling relevant reviewing Albums actually released in the last week, and after the intense textures of 'Hidden Land'...