Nordic Spotlight
The best music and music festivals in Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Greenland, and the Faroe Islands
Norwegian label Brilliance is a bit like the Nordic version of beloved American label Cascine. Each seems to specialize in its own certified cocktail of electronic music whose distinct bliss comes from stirring elements of ambient production and electronic arrangements into pop music structures. The labels also share an artist in common: longtime Nordic Spotlight […]
The always-reliable Norwegian record label Brilliance also houses a singles-only label named Diamond Club; ostensibly, it’s titled as such because it’ll only release singles that are absolute gems. If Norwegian band Company Ink‘s “Crew” is any indication, then Diamond Club is indeed releasing solely utter stunners. It’s not often that Nordic artists so completely nail […]
Modern pop artists love a bit of the postmodern. Case in point is this new single from Norwegian artist Bellman. If you’ve listened to enough classic alternative rock in your life, you’ll recognize the lyric and melody being referred to in the chorus. (Spoiler alert: it’s a riff on The Cure’s “Just Like Heaven.”) It’s […]
What feeling is Dagny talking about? Doesn’t take long to figure out when watching this video. She’s talking about L-U-V, friends. That giddy, punch drunk look on her face says it all. Can you feel it too? We sure can. And we can feel our absolute adoration of this brilliant Norwegian talent. We want nothing […]
Out today through Brilliance Records’ fantastic singles club Diamond Label is this glorious piece of synth pop from Norwegian artist Margrete. The line on this young lady is that she stumbled upon GarageBand on her family’s computer at the tender age of 10 and started messing with making music not long after. Now 20 years […]
With a name like Amanda Tenfjord, is there any doubt of this pop singer’s Nordic heritage? Originally from Tennfjord and now residing in Trondheim, this young artist just released her debut single and, yes, it leaves a great first impression. Her ode to those moments when you first meet someone and the impact that has […]
Whenever Norwegian electro pop goddess Jenny Hval brings new music into the world, our whole world stops. All morning, that’s been the case here at Nordic Spotlight HQ as we’ve had this new track on repeat. “Spells” is the first release from Hval’s forthcoming EP The Long Sleep (out via Sacred Bones on 5/25) and it’s […]
The Nordic Spotlight Monthly podcast for April 2018 is here! This time around, we’re looking ahead to albums being released this spring, including new ones from Iceage, Death By Unga Bunga, and more. Check it out here or subscribe to the podcast on iTunes and take it with you everywhere. So Cool – Death By […]
We’re not shy about our love of Sigrid here at Nordic Spotlight HQ. This Norwegian artist is just what we’re looking for in our pop goddesses: smart, sensual and as honest as the day is long. That’s what is all over her latest single “Raw.” It’s a smoldering act of defiance, pushing back at some […]
Anyone willing to own up to their struggles with depression is worthy of our praise. In a world that pays such a huge premium on happiness, people tend to keep quiet about such things. That’s why we need more artists like Gundelach around. This Norwegian musician/producer is using his musical platform to tell the story […]