<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Nordic Music Review]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nordic Music Review]]></description><link>https://www.nordicmusicreview.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 21:32:08 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.nordicmusicreview.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Pihka is my Name / IanGX - UK Dates and 'In a Breath' single ]]></title><description><![CDATA[We've been pretty much there from the start with German / Finnish duo Pihka is my Name, since we covered their debut single 'Binaries' way back in the dark days of 2020.  So I was delighted to spot deep in the listings for Manchester Northern Quarter gigs that are playing in Manchester (Aatma) tonight, 22nd July, as part of a UK Tour. Their music has certainly developed since those early releases, but they maintain that hypnotic dynamic electro disco style, as can be heard in latest releases...]]></description><link>https://www.nordicmusicreview.com/post/pihka-is-my-name-finland-uk-dates-and-in-a-breath-single</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a60c6aee29ccdaddeb9907f</guid><category><![CDATA[Singles]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 13:52:22 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d6751f_a7a5b2a03d3b415c8c3a12b3b17a35d9~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Andy</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pisara   "Mustaa lunta" (single)]]></title><description><![CDATA[So just a quick diversion over to Finland for a new single I’ve enjoyed listening to this morning, and from a band I haven’t featured before, Pisara, a Finnish four-piece originally from the Oulu area. The new single is entitled ‘Mustaa lunta’ (Black Snow) and they describe it as a song that ‘sits between metal and pop without picking a side’.  That actually grabbed my attention, along with a comment they made about releasing it on Midsummers Eve - and judging from the slightly melancholy...]]></description><link>https://www.nordicmusicreview.com/post/pisara-mustaa-lunta-single</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a353955c97690fce1e16fbf</guid><category><![CDATA[Singles]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 14:01:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d6751f_d7c6be1f0faa426c8469f434e1a0c78a~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Andy</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Almost Ghosts  - ‘Nothing to complain about’ (single)]]></title><description><![CDATA[I know it’s really difficult to believe, but I do try and actually research the new Artists and bands I write about.  Occasionally however I have to admit defeat, and in the case of The Almost Ghosts I really know nothing, it’s as if they’re erm…. almost ghosts. Nordic Music Review are currently their only follower on Instagram, whilst their website just tells us they craft ‘melancholic indie songs where drifting electronics, understated melodies, and reflective lyrics explore memory,...]]></description><link>https://www.nordicmusicreview.com/post/the-almost-ghosts-nothing-to-complain-about-single</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a351b2fc97690fce1e16563</guid><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 11:02:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d6751f_e848e793abaf4b54962abcb5ff453e9a~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Andy</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[This Heel  - ‘Lois Grey’ (single)]]></title><description><![CDATA[It would be perfectly acceptable not to have time to cover any new music whilst the World Cup is on, but a new release from This Heel is always worthy of some attention, especially when it’s a curiosity such as ‘Lois Grey’. Of course the question is, who is Lois Grey? Well I've diligently spent a few hours researching this and ChatGPT suggests she’s either a famous economist or an investment banker in London, the artwork suggests Maggie Thatcher whilst the lyrics (‘every day is a play day’)...]]></description><link>https://www.nordicmusicreview.com/post/this-heel-lois-grey-single</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a34fbfbc97690fce1e155e7</guid><category><![CDATA[Singles]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2026 09:49:17 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d6751f_9ecf97198b9647c19e5f322ce5182760~mv2.avif/v1/fit/w_700,h_700,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Andy</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dobbeltgjenger  - ‘Friends (I’m There I’m Gone)’ (single)]]></title><description><![CDATA[I’ve always liked Norwegian band Dobbeltgjenger, but I don’t quite recollect them being quite so damn loud and rocking as they are in their latest single ‘Friends (I’m There I’m Gone’, which has become an ‘instant hit’ in my house.  They’ve just finished recording their 6th album (which I can’t quite believe), the follow up to their 2025 release ‘Master of Failure’.  It doesn't necessarily open in blistering style, but the way it just takes off exactly one minute in elevates the song to a...]]></description><link>https://www.nordicmusicreview.com/post/dobbeltgjenger-friends-i-m-there-i-m-gone-single</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a2c495d4af84c7f30a5892b</guid><category><![CDATA[Singles]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 18:18:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d6751f_d4d46f96bd484dcfaa11aeb9a321bbac~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Andy</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Album of the Week: Ghosts on TV  - 'Iridescent']]></title><description><![CDATA[Ghosts on TV have said that “the starting point for ‘Iridescent’ might have been a need to focus a bit more on the quieter and more spacious side of our band.” I couldn’t agree more with that description. And  as much as part of me would happily accept endless variations on “I Am Not Dead I Am 55 Today”, I do reluctantly accept that bands need to keep moving, exploring new corners of their sound rather than endlessly retracing old steps. That quieter, more expansive approach pays off in the...]]></description><link>https://www.nordicmusicreview.com/post/album-of-the-week-ghosts-on-tv-iridescent</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a2bce784af84c7f30a5573a</guid><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 09:43:52 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d6751f_59d5ff8559a642c4b4c739fc7e053531~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Andy</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kallsup  - ‘Kino’ (single)]]></title><description><![CDATA[We’ll finish today with a quick mention of Swedish band Kallsup, who we featured a couple of years back and have recently returned with an outstanding new song entitled ‘Kino’ (Cinema). So they’re a 6 piece band fronted by Eline Gustafsson, whose vocals again are excellent on the new track, but I just love the sound the whole band make, a swirling, melodic haze that for sure has shoegaze influences, but is far more powerful and relentlessly driven, whilst always keeping a good tune. Lyrically...]]></description><link>https://www.nordicmusicreview.com/post/kallsup-kino-single</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a298e1907206652cf973701</guid><category><![CDATA[Singles]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 19:23:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d6751f_31f6f5e685e64ecc99166464de8138b5~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_640,h_640,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Andy</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[School Book Depository -  ‘Unlearn’ (singles)]]></title><description><![CDATA[I was going to write about a lovely new(ish) track from The School Book Depository entitled ‘Rapture’ that I heard in hospital, but inevitably songwriter Fredrik Solfors managed to get a 2nd track out before I had chance, again showing how prolific he is. He describes his newest song ‘Unlearn’ as a song about ‘getting to grips with existentialism’, which I could get way too deep into right now, but instead I’ll just concentrate on the music, a soulful and heartwarming song melodically which...]]></description><link>https://www.nordicmusicreview.com/post/school-book-depository-unlearn-singles</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a29294a07206652cf9706a4</guid><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 19:23:16 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d6751f_51b98849f29d439fad04d0caa36a795f~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_640,h_640,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Andy</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drug Store Raid  - ‘Apple Junkie Birds’ (single)]]></title><description><![CDATA[We included Finnish band Drug Store Raid in our 2024 list of Favourite Albums of the year, courtesy of their ‘Background Music For Family Arguments’ release, so it’s great to see them back with new single ‘Apple Junkie Birds’. It’s another release in the post punk space that I’ve featured a lot this week, but the Helsinki 5 piece are certainly far more complex in their musical approach than Green Tea Bitches whom we featured yesterday.  ‘Apple Junkie Birds’ is a riotous 2 1/2 minutes, opening...]]></description><link>https://www.nordicmusicreview.com/post/drug-store-raid-apple-junkie-birds-single</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a2950c107206652cf971cca</guid><category><![CDATA[Singles]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 18:27:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d6751f_8a5b73dd0e7143fc9ea6f1e549153163~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Andy</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Green Tea Bitches   - ‘I Want To Live Inside Your Head’ (single)]]></title><description><![CDATA[I can’t deny that I was slightly disappointed when I finally surfaced from anaesthetic / critical care to discover that the world had, rather selfishly, carried on much as before. I’d been quietly expecting a few developments in my absence: Trump and Farage both serving lengthy prison sentences, and more importantly I assumed that Green Tea Bitches had already been confirmed as Glastonbury headliners for 2027, and that, in a diplomatic initiative aimed at securing interplanetary peace, the...]]></description><link>https://www.nordicmusicreview.com/post/green-tea-bitches-i-want-to-live-inside-your-head-single</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a281d267ec1956c54f9f7d1</guid><category><![CDATA[Singles]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 14:43:13 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d6751f_c7faad41674f446680e0574dc07a97e8~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Andy</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kindsight  - ‘The Head (This Body Deserves)’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Writing about 7ebra got me thinking about bands in a similar genre, and it reminded me that we hadn’t heard from Danish band Kindsight in a while.  The good news is that they've just released a new single after a 2 year absence (from their outstanding album ‘No Shame No Fame’), entitled ‘The Head (This Body Deserves’), Now I try and avoid quoting band / record label notes directly, but feel I must on this occasion from Bandcamp, because any attempt to simplify the following would sound even...]]></description><link>https://www.nordicmusicreview.com/post/kindsight-the-head-this-body-deserves</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a27fa380846f79adfeacc2d</guid><category><![CDATA[Singles]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 11:56:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d6751f_441ce5e6342a4b1ea5e51705e41ae732~mv2.avif/v1/fit/w_700,h_700,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Andy</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[7ebra  - 'Dinner and a Movie' (single)]]></title><description><![CDATA[So what have I been missing?  As always a quick look at the PNKSLM Record Label website is a pretty good start, and it seems like the excellent indie post punk pop duo 7ebra are poised to release a new album at the end of September, which is very good news indeed.  From that album they've just released 'Dinner and a Movie', a nicely balanced 2 mins 30 of chunky guitars and harmonised melodies that disappear off in a direction I wasn't quite expecting.  The new album is curiously entitled 'How...]]></description><link>https://www.nordicmusicreview.com/post/7ebra-sweden-dinner-and-a-movie-single</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a27e8f52d2809110fe8918f</guid><category><![CDATA[Singles]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 10:39:58 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d6751f_3d3f876dbb394860b7b38355df5cf44c~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Andy</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Album of the Week: Misty Coast  - ‘Always Sun’]]></title><description><![CDATA[I’ll catch up on the last 3 months of enforced absence by trying to cover as many albums as possible, and Misty Coast (led by Richard Myklebust and Linn Frøkedal) are a great place to start, as their new album ‘Always Sun’ is a timeless melodic dream pop release, which is easy to get to grips with on 1st listen thanks to the melodic intent, yet complex enough instrumentally to offer months of repeat listening pleasure . It’s their 5th album and the already released singles are heavily...]]></description><link>https://www.nordicmusicreview.com/post/album-of-the-week-misty-coast-always-sun</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a240be67ec1956c54f8bdc1</guid><category><![CDATA[Albums]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 06 Jun 2026 13:31:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d6751f_986af21bdb9649e28438a9905e79d539~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Andy</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vilde Bye  - ‘Bird up a Tree’]]></title><description><![CDATA[We have a couple of Tromsø artists to feature this next week, the first of whom I’ve been meaning to write about for ages. Vilde Bye is a quietly compelling voice from northern Norway, and her track ‘Bird Up a Tree’ is a lovely introduction. Now we’ve covered a few fairly heavy lyrical ideas recently, so an acoustic indie-folk song about a bird sitting in a tree really appealed to me the first time I heard it in a very busy train station a couple of weeks ago. Except of course it’s not really...]]></description><link>https://www.nordicmusicreview.com/post/vilde-bye-bird-up-a-tree</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a18195e1bbe67e06261a6b2</guid><category><![CDATA[Singles]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d6751f_ddf9d94a66cd4b5dacb5b785fd065091~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Andy</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Album of the Week: Hater  - ‘Mosquito’]]></title><description><![CDATA[I normally start each feature with some nonsense about Pinegazing, jetpacks or hats, but I’m keeping this one short and simple today — mainly because I’m not sure I’ve ever properly written about quite how much I love Hater.  It’s been a while since we last featured them here, but alongside acts such as Girl Scout and VEPS, they remain one of my most-played Scandinavian indie guitar bands. For me they strike the perfect balance: melodic, hugely listenable songs paired with that chunky,...]]></description><link>https://www.nordicmusicreview.com/post/album-of-the-week-hater-mosquito</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a181914e39bc17a59bc9c50</guid><category><![CDATA[Albums]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d6751f_b260e5c13a7c4af4bc0b66b385ca8aa1~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_600,h_600,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Andy</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ghosts on TV  - ‘CCTV’ (single)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Regular readers will know that we ‘discovered’ a new genre a couple of weeks ago: Pinegaze -  a close musical relative of shoegaze, specifically reserved for Nordic musicians who play shimmering guitars while staring mournfully into pine forests. It’s pretty popular up there to be honest and judging by historic promo shots, Ghosts on TV may well have been involved in the movement themselves, but sonically they do remain firmly rooted in post-rock / shoegaze territory. And recent photos, along...]]></description><link>https://www.nordicmusicreview.com/post/ghosts-on-tv-cctv-single</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a1818d81bbe67e06261a587</guid><category><![CDATA[Singles]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d6751f_9d9cc4bb064b43a98ead49d1d543e618~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Andy</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gisli Gunnarsson  - Árstíðir (single)]]></title><description><![CDATA[We’re generally trying to feature new releases, but we’re going to jump back a year to one I somehow missed, courtesy of Icelandic multi-instrumentalist Gisli Gunnarsson. Regular readers will know I take particular pleasure in writing about a multi-instrumentalist, for reasons I’ve never quite worked out. ‘Árstíðir’ was released this time last year and obviously we have previously featured the Icelandic chamber folk band Árstíðir’ name meaning “Seasons”, and if you’ve somehow missed their...]]></description><link>https://www.nordicmusicreview.com/post/gisli-gunnarsson-%C3%A1rst%C3%AD%C3%B0ir-single</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a1818a1b9f3163387021602</guid><category><![CDATA[Singles]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d6751f_5bb32f99693d45f09908aa7defdff10c~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_640,h_640,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Andy</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[ÅHM  - ‘Eliana Never Sleeps’ (single)]]></title><description><![CDATA[So the aim this weekend is to cover four Nordic post-rock releases. Yesterday it was After-Math. Today we return to a relatively new favourite, Swedish duo ÅHM. We’ve written about them recently, but this week they’ve released ‘Eliana Never Sleeps’, which immediately grabbed me with a blistering rush and an opening guitar riff that explodes into life. But unlike ‘Broken Beams’, which was coated in melancholy (if melancholy can, in fact, be applied like varnish), Eliana Never Sleeps...]]></description><link>https://www.nordicmusicreview.com/post/%C3%A5hm-eliana-never-sleeps-single</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a18184fa7aaf20e8c54f19d</guid><category><![CDATA[Singles]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d6751f_b1e1aa868cdb435593e6fec6073d5a61~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Andy</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Album of the Week: After-Math  - ‘The Undiscovered Country’]]></title><description><![CDATA[I’ve got four (yes, that’s four) Nordic post-rock releases to highlight this weekend, and for my Album of the Week recommendation I’ll jump back to January for a beautiful and evocative release from After-Math, entitled The Undiscovered Country. Behind the project sits Swedish (Scottish-born) musician Lawrie Welsby, whose music is completely new to me - and a very welcome surprise. Largely instrumental, this is one for those who appreciate patient builds and atmosphere over instant hooks. The...]]></description><link>https://www.nordicmusicreview.com/post/album-of-the-week-after-math-the-undiscovered-country</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a1737e9a7aaf20e8c52e99f</guid><pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d6751f_e0dc22ea7e484e4a8cac4789370211fe~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Andy</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sløtface - 'bad friend' (Demo single) and UK Tour this week. ]]></title><description><![CDATA[I was thinking about Sløtface as i travelled into work last week thanks to passing Manchester Burger joint Burger Slut (who clearly haven't felt obliged to adjust their name to Burger Slot), and it was a timely reminder to check out their new releases ahead of their UK Tour. I'm particularly enjoying their 2026 sound, which has that extra edge and rawness to it.  Clearly they're just enjoying releasing whatever they feel like, as shown by latest 'Demo' releases, which includes the excellent...]]></description><link>https://www.nordicmusicreview.com/post/sl%C3%B8tface-bad-friend-demo-single-and-uk-tour-this-week</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a1737c0a7aaf20e8c52e934</guid><category><![CDATA[Singles]]></category><category><![CDATA[Features ]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 10:33:01 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/d6751f_7ae6dc5b09014ea39cf7d58ac03c0a69~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Andy</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>