Nordic Spotlight
The best music and music festivals in Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Greenland, and the Faroe Islands
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Swedish legend Karin Dreijer of The Knife fame suddenly dropped a new album called “Plunge” under the name of her solo moniker Fever Ray this morning, much to the delight of her numerous worldwide fans. It was only a few days ago that Dreijer gifted us the music video for the Twin Peaks-y To The […]
I Wanna Dance With You Again by Band of Gold The latest collaboration between Nina Mortvedt and Nikolai Hænglse — the Norwegian duo Band of Gold — is a shining, solid pop gem. I Wanna Dance With You Again is the band’s first single released since their debut album dropped in 2015 to many accolades from fans and critics […]
Norway’s Andreyun is one of Toothfairy’s freshest talents, and now he’s exploring a new hopefully melancholic late night anthem. In his latest single he’s teamed up with Icelandic vocalist Hildur to release High For This, a sexy, bouncy, atmospheric song that fellow Norwegian producer WNDR mixed to the ultimate delight. Find your sweatheart, push play, let’s sway!
We’re enjoying the latest EP from Danish trio (bass, drums, vocals!) Nelson Can, and think you will, too. Nelson Can Website | Facebook | SoundCloud
Norwegian cosmic-pop quartet Strange Hellos is gearing up the release of their debut album “Chromatic”, which is set to drop October 27 via the brilliant Brilliance Records, with the reverently chemical first single “Monumental”. Strange Hellos Facebook | Twitter | Instagram
Today Norwegian label Brilliance Records gifted us with Calyx, the latest single from alt-pop band Living, and it’s a psychedelic journey of groovy samples and technicolor soundwaves. Joining the already released singles Glory and Path as tracks on their debut album “Absolutely” set for release sometime in the first quarter of 2018, the Norwegian/Brazilian 4-piece is a collaboration between multi-instrumentalists […]
The wonderful Swedish Americana songstress Sofia Talvik is in the middle of her epic 5,000 Miles Tour, and tonight, September 22, 2017, she performs for the first time at Nordia House in Portland, Oregon — the Pacific NW headquarters of Nordic Spotlight. With six albums to her credit and international recognition for her abilities, Sofia […]
Norwegian indie cuties Iffy Orbit have debuted! Their LP “Slow Times” is glorious and makes everything is right with the world. It’s 10 songs strong with a great indie-pop energy that is a treat to listen to. Here are a few of the tracks we like the most and why: The album’s title track Slow […]