Nordic Spotlight
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Inspired by Singapore’s skyscrapers, the ice-pop single 1 4LT1TUD3 explores the contrasting aspects of isolation and is the most personal song KRÍA has released in her career so far. The first Icelandic artist to perform at the Official after party at the Singapore Grand Prix Formula1, singer/songwriter/producer KRÍA was especially taken by the building One Altitude during […]
Psych rockers Iffy Orbit have released a video for their single Slow Times, and it’s a fascinating blend of the angst and heart flutters found at the middle school proms of Norway and the U.S.A. “Slow Times is a song that is as old as our band itself,” said the band. “The Norwegian prom is way less flashier than […]
Last heard as the vocalist on foreverandever’s so guud, Summer Heart nee David Alexander is back with his first single of 2017. The song 101 is a catchy, low-fi, heat-drenched sythpop of hazy, lazy grooviness. Recall a time during the hottest months of summer, when your body is melting under that great ball of fire […]
It’s all right / The dark, will turn to light / It’s the day versus night / It’s the battle we fight / This where we will find / Cloud 9 For Norwegian stadium pop/rock band 7 Days In Alaska, the concept of “Cloud 9” is the ultimate euphoria. “It’s when you get in trouble, […]
Danish singer and multi-instrumentalist KIM, the moniker of Kim Vagn Wagner and former half of the pop-duo project ColorKaleido, is back with the release his 80s-inspired synthpop debut album “Under Pressure” today, which he personally wrote, recorded, and mixed. We first heard from KIM via the first single from the album, When the River Runs Dry, which was […]
Swedish producer Adam Öhman, aka Mountain Bird, creates synth-y, moody beats and his latest single Cliché continues his run as “Scandinavian sound” maestro. Featuring sultry electronic R&B vocals from Nashville-based singer Emily Autrey, Cliché describes the early stages of a relationship when the desire to be perceived as independent and in control is simultaneously overpowered by […]
Come in from the cold and set yourself down by this fire / We all need time to help us mend our hearts Karmacloud, a Swedish-Danish-Irish alt-folk trio, have released the sweetly haunting single Elysia via all streaming and digital platforms. The song follows The Longing as the 2nd single to be released this year that the band […]
Hold me close / I won’t let you be / The one that got away With more than 11 million streams of their music on Spotify in their two years of existence, the word is out about Norwegian duo Skinny Days. The latest song, The One That Got Away, is already 800,000 streams strong after a month, so you know it […]
Sportsman aka Per Magnusson has released his White Shark into the digital sea. The second single from the Swede’s upcoming debut album “Neverland,” the hushed, shushed yearning in White Shark continues the reminiscent bleached beach vibe we enjoyed in his first single Running On A Beach, but painted in cool water-colored sounds. “White Shark is about […]
Happy Norway Constitution Day! On this day in 1814, Norway’s leaders signed the country’s constitution and paved the way for Norway’s independence. We’re celebrating with new music from producer Coucheron, his summery, light-as-air dance-pop tune High By The Riverside, which features fellow Norwegian ARY. “I’ve been fortunate to work a lot with ARY this past […]