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NMR Indie Playlist


Lokoy – Never missed you like i do now (single from forthcoming debut album)
For those who haven’t come across him before, Lokoy is Lasse Lokøy, bass guitarist in ‘pop-punk’ band Sløtface. I’m sure he knows all...
David Bentley
Sep 2, 20203 min read
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Eivør – Let it come (single from forthcoming album)
Faroese artist Eivør has released a new single and video, ‘Let It Come’, the latest lifted from her forthcoming album ‘Segl’ (September...
David Bentley
Aug 31, 20202 min read
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Introducing... Trees Up North with single ‘Ladder’
I’ll be making a concerted effort to introduce some brand new artists over the next few weeks, and after featuring Johan Kull from Sweden...
Andy Wors
Aug 31, 20202 min read
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Pom Poko - ‘Andrew’ (single from forthcoming album)
Quite a lot has happened during our little vacation break so we’re just catching up as best we can. One notable event was the release of...
David Bentley
Aug 29, 20202 min read
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Introducing... Johan Kull with debut single ‘Dreams’
Swedish producer Johan Kull has dreamt about being able to release his own music for the last 15 years. He’s worked with many other...
Andy Wors
Aug 29, 20202 min read
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Lydmor - If you want capacity (single)
A favourite artist of mine, this new single from Lydmor is indicative of one of several different directions she is going in musically...
David Bentley
Aug 28, 20202 min read
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I See Rivers - ‘Dying Moon’ (single ahead of forthcoming album)
I’ll try to avoid too much sentimentality whilst writing about the new I See Rivers song ‘Dying Moon’. I first wrote an introduction to...
Andy Wors
Aug 28, 20202 min read
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Vivii – Summer of 99 (single)
I’ve had the pleasure of reviewing Vivii’s recordings several times though I’m still smarting from walking into their Reeperbahn Festival...
David Bentley
Aug 26, 20202 min read
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Total Hip Replacement - ‘Arena’ (single)
I’ve mentioned previously, albeit slightly in jest, that the most important consideration for Nordic bands when choosing a name should be...
Andy Wors
Aug 26, 20202 min read
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'This Heel' - Cave Crickets (EP)
The one thing that was pretty much guaranteed on return from a couple of weeks vacation, along with a huge backlog, was that there would...
Andy Wors
Aug 24, 20202 min read
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SoLBLoMMa – California (single)
One thing that has always attracted me to Stockholm-based SoLBLoMMa, apart from her supreme, inherent quirkiness, is her ability to shape...
David Bentley
Aug 24, 20202 min read
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Non Nordic Sunday: Benedict - Warzone (single)
This is exactly the sort of out-of-left-field song/artist that attracts me. Benedict is Australian and amongst her many skills...
David Bentley
Aug 9, 20202 min read
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Gim Kordon - Joskus mä pelkään (single)
We wrote about Rami Vierula a few days ago, and there some connections between him and Finnish indie band Gim Kordon, notably because...
Andy Wors
Aug 5, 20202 min read
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Siv Jakobsen – A Feeling Felt or a Feeling Made (single from forthcoming album)
When Siv Jakobsen last found herself in these pages she was wandering, lost, and even looking a little the worse for wear around a small...
David Bentley
Aug 5, 20203 min read
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Shuffle Baby – ‘Over it’ (single)
One outcome of the pandemic is the number of artists and bands who have been forced to take another approach, whether it is streaming...
David Bentley
Aug 1, 20202 min read
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Asthmatic Harp - ‘Limbo’ (single)
We’ve written about Danish indie folk songwriter Asthmatic Harp a few times, and the release of her new single Limbo has been the perfect...
Andy Wors
Jul 31, 20201 min read
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Rami Vierula - 'Hiljaisuuden Takana' (video)
I’m not sure which artists we’ve featured the most at Nordic Music Review, it doesn’t really matter I guess anyway, but it’s likely that...
Andy Wors
Jul 29, 20202 min read
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‘Canigou’ - ‘You Dance Inside My Chest’ (single)
Way back in 2015 I wrote about the Swedish electronic project Canigou, whom I was attracted to originally after I read their description...
Andy Wors
Jul 28, 20201 min read
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Non-Nordic Sunday: Heavy Salad – ‘The Wish’ (single from forthcoming album)
It seems that last week’s Non-Nordic Sunday offering (Suave Martyrs) was the first Manchester band featured in this section. Hey-ho, just...
David Bentley
Jul 26, 20202 min read
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Arbirk - ‘Hold my Hand’ (single)
Danish lo-fi project Arbirk are another band who’ve slipped through the NMR net over the last few years. They arrived on the music scene...
Andy Wors
Jul 25, 20202 min read
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