Once this is all over I’ve promised myself that I will head off to gigs in all types of places, and one tour that’s definitely on my list...

After yesterday’s Daði Freyr and his Icelandic monster that looked like something out of the video for The Birdie Song by The Tweets, I...

This isn’t the type of track I normally write about as much, but it really struck me as being powerful, as well as thoughtful and...

Last years Eurovision Song Contest was obviously cancelled due the pandemic, which was particularly harsh on Icelandic songwriter Daði...

Young Norwegian artist and producer Moyka has said frequently in her social media channels over the last few weeks that “this is the...

Tomode (Carl Leanderson and Viktor Westerberg) is an unusual duo in that they produce sounds that are rarely heard these days. And I do...

It’s just a name of course, but Shaun Bartlett doesn’t sound entirely Norwegian, and in fact he was born just a few miles up the coast...

ViVii regularly appears in these columns; three times last year and once already in 2021. But when you are as good as they are at what...

I’d been looking forward to a new release by Cinnamon Space Machine for weeks, so much so that I was somewhat put out last Friday when...

A surprise release from Sol Heilo on 26th March, accompanied by a brief message on social media, which I’ll repeat verbatim. “This was a...

GREYSKIES is the pseudonym of 25 year-old Icelandic singer-songwriter Steinar Baldursson who’s set to release his third single ‘Rhoads’...

Before the clamour of the Friday release schedule, just a quick mention of Norwegian indie folk band Benedikt, who are heading quickly...

I promise I’m not featuring this just because of the band name, because whilst it sounds like the type of phrase heard echoing daily...

I rather optimistically booked a hotel for an event in October today, and what with that and the lighter evenings and the early signs of...

Doing this job throws up some surprises. A couple of months ago we featured an album by Gurli Octavia which is one of the best debut...

Remember the days of cinema double features, when your local movie theatre used to show two consecutive films on a Saturday afternoon or...

We have a really interesting series of diverse artists over the next week, but this one I think is for the real ‘indie’ lovers – and by...

Maybe I was a bit harsh on Swedish band Corduroy yesterday when I suggested their name was a little dull. But certainly Dinosaurtegning...

Shoegaze and Dream Pop aren’t always my thing but who would not be attracted to a band in which the founder is influenced by as diverse a...

When I reviewed ‘Forget That I Love You’, the first track released from their debut album, ‘Soon’ last October, I suggested the album...