Andy Wors
Petter Carlsen - 'Dogs' (single)
We’ve not featured Norwegian songwriter Petter Carlsen before in Nordic Music Review, which is a shame, because his blend of music styles...
NMR Indie Playlist
Andy Wors
- Apr 27, 2020
- 2 min
Yune - 'Maple' (single)
I have no idea when (or if...) we will ever have chance to catch up from the new releases from last Friday, because they just keep on...
David Bentley
- Apr 25, 2020
- 1 min
I See Rivers – 'How' (single from forthcoming album)
Every time I hear something new from I See Rivers I marvel at how their sound is constantly evolving. I went to see them a few years ago,...
David Bentley
- Apr 24, 2020
- 2 min
Myrkvi - Skyline (single from forthcoming album)
Myrkvi (‘Eclipse’) is the nom de plume of Icelandic indie-newcomer Magnús Thorlacius, who must be one of the 5% of so of people in that...
David Bentley
- Apr 24, 2020
- 1 min
Plàsi – Remember (single)
If you need to chill, and don’t we all right now, you can’t do better than the mellifluous, atmospheric tones of Plàsi. The Swedish...
Andy Wors
- Apr 24, 2020
- 9 min
NMR Feature: Jacques Labouchere interview and new single today - 'Baggage'!
We’ve featured Swedish (but American born) based musician Jacques Labouchere a few times previously at Nordic Music Review, and the...
David Bentley
- Apr 24, 2020
- 2 min
Skott – Talk about me (single)
Time for a change and some pure Scandi-pop from Swedish artist Skott, who writes about a little girl who dreams about fame and it...
David Bentley
- Apr 24, 2020
- 2 min
Di Leva - Mother Mary (single)
He’s a fascinating character is Sweden’s Thomas Di Leva, or just plain Di Leva as he prefers to be known. Something of a polymath, he’s...
Andy Wors
- Apr 22, 2020
- 2 min
Karina - 'Auta' (single)
I was having a conversation yesterday with someone ‘new’ to Nordic music, who was commenting on the ethereal nature of many releases, add...
Andy Wors
- Apr 21, 2020
- 1 min
'This Heel' - 'Somewhat Lighter (Death to This Heel') single
I wrote about ‘The Legends’ yesterday, with their songwriter Johan Angergård being one of those prolific writers of music that seems to...
David Bentley
- Apr 20, 2020
- 2 min
Girl in Red – Midnight Love (Single)
I caught Norway’s Girl in Red (Marie Ringheim) at Iceland Airwaves last November. She has made a big impression these last two years but...
Andy Wors
- Apr 20, 2020
- 1 min
The Legends (ft Pernilla Andersson) - 'Save Yourself' (single)
We wrote about The Legends previously last September, when the Johan Angergård led project released ‘Looking for Love’ a short but sweet...
David Bentley
- Apr 19, 2020
- 4 min
Non Nordic Sunday: Fiona Apple – I want you to love me (from the LP ‘Fetch the Bolt Cutters’)
Good old Fiona. We wait eight years for an album, having waited seven years for the previous one, from the artist who only writes “when...
Andy Wors
- Apr 18, 2020
- 2 min
Verandan - 'Pink Clouds' (single)
We first wrote about Finnish band Verandan back in 2017, after being recommended by Rami Vierula of Delay Trees in this Interview. They...
David Bentley
- Apr 17, 2020
- 2 min
Henrik Felipe - SCUTI (single)
He’s billed as “a northerner in a southern world” as Henrik Felipe hails from the pristine isolation of the far north of Norway, and...
David Bentley
- Apr 17, 2020
- 2 min
Cimòn – MAE (Single)
Cimòn was previously known as Simon Samaeng. He started out singing in a boy band in Västerås, northwest of Stockholm (and he actually...
David Bentley
- Apr 17, 2020
- 2 min
Molly Hammar – Alone (single)
Molly Hammar is ‘alone’ here but not the same sort of Alone as in Heart’s epic (“how can I get you a loan?” as it is unfortunately...
Andy Wors
- Apr 17, 2020
- 2 min
David Åhlén - 'If I have you' (single)
Swedish songwriter David Åhlén was once described as ‘the Arvo Pärt of Indie Pop’, which is a lovely description, and should be perfect...
Andy Wors
- Apr 16, 2020
- 2 min
Pihka is my Name - 'Binaries' (single)
So here’s a cute but sad story to start the day. ‘Pihka’ is a small robot, the former imaginary friend of a boy who doesn’t want to have...
David Bentley
- Apr 14, 2020
- 2 min
Sarah Klang – Endless Sadness (single)
In a similar vocal category to her recently featured compatriot, Ellen Krauss, Sarah Klang sings with vintage country and Americana...