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The Age of Colored Lizards (NO) – “If You Want Me Back”
Daydreamer by The Age of Colored LizardsAlthough much of garage rock’s genesis can be traced back to the US and the UK, the past many years have often seen Nordic artists making some of the genre’s most compelling music. Case in point is Norwegian trio The Age of Colored Lizards, whose recent debut album Daydreamer is almost […]
Felix (NO) – “Put Your Phone Away”
Oslo-based newcomer Felix probably thinks you’re reading this on a phone. On “Put Your Phone Away,” a track from his newly released, aptly-titled EP Bedroom Recordings, he implores the object of his tale—presumably a romantic interest whose fixation on her phone prevents her from being mentally present in this moment they’re spending together—to, among other things, […]
CHINAH (DK) – “Real Thing?”
You might’ve noticed that we’re absolutely huge fans of Danish act CHINAH, a trio that warps electropop in ghostly directions while retaining the life-affirming, positive forces that pop music aptly provides. The band’s debut album, ANYONE, arrives this Friday, and to celebrate, we’re sharing “Real Thing?”, a recent single and album highlight. As with previous ANYONE single “Strange […]
JUNODEF (SE) – “Heights”
Although JUNODEF is originally from Sweden, its members now live in London. It’s an interesting choice for the band to have made, because its music sounds deeply Nordic, and the UK is in a far more politically and socially precarious space than the Nordic countries are at the moment (even with Swedish legends The Radio […]
Oxen (SE) – “Postpone”
Oxen is just a couple of guys from Stockholm who happen to make great rock songs. Erik Hases and Stefan Söderqvist have, over the course of the year, released a string of singles that differ vastly from one another, connected almost entirely by the dual-part vocal harmonies that ground many of their songs. “Limbo” arrived back […]
Iceland Airwaves 2018 Playlist…by Iceland’s Prime Minister
Most presidents aren’t too knowledgeable on their countries’ music scenes, but most countries aren’t Iceland. To celebrate 20 years (!!!) of Iceland Airwaves, the nation’s foremost new music festival for both domestic and international acts, Iceland’s Prime Minister, Katrín Jakobsdóttir, has personally curated a Spotify playlist chock full of Icelandic artists (and some others). Today’s most […]
ViVii (SE) – “Suckerpunch”
ViVii refers to itself as a trio comprised of a core duo and an “enigmatic work partner.” While married couple Emil and Caroline Jonsson bask in all the spotlight that comes with publicly releasing music (or, more realistically, do all the public bidding for attention that comes with sharing art in the competitive, hyper-saturated music […]
Trentemøller & Marie Fisker (DK) – “Transformer Man”
No, Trentemøller‘s cover of Neil Young’s “Transformer Man” isn’t his first cover (not at all—he put out a full album of covers, Harbour Boat Trips 01 – Copenhagen, in 2009), but it sure is an interesting choice of Neil Young song to cover. Most folks know Young as the guy behind freewheeling rock hits ranging from […]
SKAAR (NO) – “MIO”
Norwegian six-piece SKAAR makes music that’s appropriately layered for a group with two more people than in the standard rock band arrangement. SKAAR members include vocalist Karla Lesley Jaeger, who contributes solely her voice; Thor Saunes-Skarsgaard, who handles both bass and synth; and two guitarists whose only role is to play guitars. That’s right: SKAAR seems […]
Amanda Tenfjord (NO) – “Let Me Think”
We still think, “Oh wow, that last name is so Nordic,” every time we encounter Amanda Tenfjord. The thought is fleeting, though, because then we’re confronted with her music, and it’s always overpowering and all-consuming. “Let Me Think,” her newest tune, follows the R&B-infused coolness of her glorious “First Impression” from earlier this year; if anything, it amplifies […]