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NMR Indie Playlist


Vilnes 🇳🇴 - Fish Tank (single)
Looking bank at old posts it seems that we were the 1st music website to feature Norwegian musician Vilnes when he released his debut ‘...
Andy
Apr 181 min read


Roy 🇸🇪- ‘En Annan plats’ (single)
I’ve been meaning to write a few words on Swedish project Roy for a while, as I’ve enjoyed all 4 tracks that have been released so far...
Andy
Mar 261 min read


Ptrov 🇫🇮 -‘Kelluva maailma’ (single)
I don’t think I’ve covered any Finnish post rock bands recently, probably not since I last wrote about Ghosts on TV. And it was...
Andy
Mar 141 min read


Otinget 🇸🇪 - ‘Evolution Blues’ (single)
I wrote about Cats of Transnistria this week, whom I’ve been writing about for over 10 years, but we also featured Otinget some 3 years...
Andy Wors
Mar 71 min read


Cats of Transnistria 🇫🇮 - ‘Thunder as an Arrow’ (single)
I first featured Finnish duo Cats of Transnistria in early 2015 but haven’t written about them since 2019, which shows that either I’ve...
Andy
Mar 41 min read


Dream Boy 🇸🇪 - 'Mannen, Myten and Legenden'
I do try and feature some pretty complex music, which always appeals to my Cardiacs / Major Parkinson obsessions, but of course things...
Andy
Mar 31 min read


Jonas Lundvall 🇸🇪 ‘A Song to Sing’
It’s Monday morning, so here’s some timeless Nordic Indie folk to soothe the morning commute, or ease you into the start of your study...
Andy
Mar 31 min read


Coldwave 🇦🇺 - 'The Ants / Italia 06' (single) and UK Tour!
Just a very quick mention of some great live dates hitting over the next week, thanks to Australian band Coldwave , and a recommendation...
Andy
Feb 271 min read


Moonwards 🇫🇮 - 'Blue Light' (single)
I included Finnish alternative rock band Moonwards on our Nordic Indie Playlist last year when they released their self-titled debut EP,...
Andy
Feb 271 min read


Kallsup 🇸🇪 - Golfströmmen (single)
So here's some intense Swedish shoegaze to start your weekend, courtesy of young 6 piece Kallsup , who to be honest I thought I'd written...
Andy
Feb 221 min read


Faraways SWE 🇸🇪 - 'Faraway Space (E.L.E.)' (single)
After the majesty of Major Parkinson, who continue to take rock in completely new directions, I'll bring things back down to earth with...
Andy
Jan 291 min read


Single of the Week: Major Parkinson (Norway) - 'Algorithm is a Dancer'
There’s a stack of new releases to work through, but things simply can’t get much better than a Major Parkinson single so early in the...
Andy
Jan 292 min read


Le Days (Sweden) - 'Rage' (single)
I feel 2025 is about to really kick in with a stream of Nordic Albums and Singles starting to arrive, so I'll close off 2024 releases...
Andy
Jan 231 min read


Headwired (UK) - 'Carousel'
As always we'll try and mix up our Nordic features with some artists from local music scene's here in the UK and I came across this track...
Andy
Jan 221 min read


Arny Margret (Iceland) - ‘Happy New Year’ (single)
As always this is a curious and interesting track from Icelandic indie folk artist Arny Margret, who has this ability to say so much in...
Andy
Jan 81 min read


Club 8 🇸🇪 - ‘Nervous at Heart’ (single from ‘A Year with Club 8’)
I was looking at Club 8 ’s release history a couple of weeks back as I was trying to find their Christmas singles to include in our...
Andy
Dec 17, 20241 min read


Marathon 🇳🇱 - ‘Out of Depth’ (single)
I wrote about Icelandic outfit Hvítá and their trip to Blackpool in their appropriately named track ' Black Days ' a couple of weeks...
Andy
Dec 12, 20241 min read


Indigo Dream 🇫🇮 🇭🇰 🏴 - ‘A Bittersweet Goodbye’
Just a few days before the famous Nordic Music Review Christmas Indie Playlist makes its annual appearance, but as always I have dozens...
Andy
Dec 11, 20241 min read


Misty Coast 🇳🇴 - ‘Swimming’ (single)
I know we’ve pretty much finished 2024, but someone asked me last week for my 2023 Albums of the Year, and ‘ Nevereverending ’ by...
Andy
Nov 24, 20242 min read


Hvítá 🇮🇸 - ‘Black Days’ (single)
I featured the new Girl Scout EP yesterday, and I was reminded that after I saw them live I had an interesting conversation with their...
Andy
Nov 22, 20241 min read
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