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All that glitters is gold

Records November.4.2009 12:30 pm

Kråkesølv are four guys hailing from the northern town of Bodø. They have been roaming around Norwegian venues and radio playlists for almost a year now, building up the expectations in front of their debut album, Trådnøsting. And what a debut it is!

Nice and not much more

Records October.19.2009 11:41 am

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Norway is a nation with a proud history of farming and all the rural charm that comes along with it. We have a lot of tractors, a lot of farms, and a whole lot of cows. We are a nation of peasants. No wonder country music is so popular. Let’s not mention the [...]

More grandeur, please

Records October.18.2009 12:17 am

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Besides being promoted as “Urørt of the week” in January earlier this year, a title awarded weekly (duh…) to unsigned bands by national radio station P3, Meadows & Io is a band unknown to the masses. This summer their debut album Fieldwork was released, also without the big fuzz, however the band deserves [...]

Secret no more

Records May.31.2009 11:27 pm

The Loch Ness Mouse is possibly Norway’s best kept pop music secret. The band’s history, beginning in Oslo’s indie and punk scene in the mid 90’s, includes four full length albums and an impressive line up of musicians. The core of the band being Ole Johannes Åleskjær and his brother Jørn, the only remaining original [...]