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NMR Indie Playlist


The Ghost of Helags – Parallel (single)
Well on the way to their debut album (I’m assuming this is the second track from it, following the recent ‘Chemistry’, which was reviewed...
David Bentley
Jul 24, 20202 min read
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Nouvelle - ‘Melancholic Optimism’ (EP)
I wrote about Code Elektro yesterday and it’s always lovely to hear from artists / bands we featured way ‘back in the day’. I should do a...
Andy Wors
Jul 23, 20202 min read
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Code Elektro - ‘Wolf’ (live video)
I wrote about Danish synthwave project Code Elektro way back in 2015, which really does seem a world away, with President Obama in The...
Andy Wors
Jul 21, 20201 min read
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Inga Björk - Straumur (EP)
So here’s something a little different, but it seems appropriate for a quiet Sunday evening somehow. Inga Björk is a songwriter from...
Andy Wors
Jul 19, 20201 min read
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Non Nordic Sunday: Suave Martyrs - ‘Footsteps’ (single)
I think it’s the 1st time we’ve headed home to Manchester for our Non Nordic Sunday feature (although I guess Army of Moths are almost...
Andy Wors
Jul 19, 20201 min read
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Captain Sukram - ‘Hey, Little Trouble’ (single)
We featured Norwegian musician Jako Vidal recently on our new Nordic Music Review Playlist, and playing with him at live performances is...
Andy Wors
Jul 19, 20201 min read
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Francis Moon - ‘Eyes on You’
I’ve no idea how I haven’t managed to find time to feature Swedish songwriter Francis Moon before, because he’s a true indie artist, the...
Andy Wors
Jul 18, 20202 min read
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Ellen Krauss – New York (final single from EP)
The young Swede Ellen Krauss has turned up in these pages previously as she has successively released tracks from her new EP 'Pearl'...
David Bentley
Jul 18, 20202 min read
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The Slow Painters – ‘The Happy Murdered’ / ‘About the Holidays’ (double single)
Oslo’s answer to The La’s offer up what appears to be a double A-side single of contrast as they get ready for their own summer holidays,...
David Bentley
Jul 17, 20202 min read
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Ocelot – ‘Simpukka’ (single)
With a choice of material for tonight I opted for Ocelot simply because they are far removed from the R&B/rap material of others on...
David Bentley
Jul 17, 20202 min read
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FLOR - ‘Helt tæt på’ (video)
We seem to have introduced a fair few new Danish artists in the last 12 months, but we always welcome more, and FLOR makes a really...
Andy Wors
Jul 14, 20202 min read
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Von Andersson Noise System - ‘Gasoline Party’ (single)
We’re heading towards our August summer, and it’s already noticeable that the releases from labels, especially the bigger ones have...
Andy Wors
Jul 14, 20202 min read
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Suð - ‘Shakin’ (from album ‘Vesen’)
I wrote about Icelandic band Suð back in 2016 when they suddenly reappeared with an album entitled ‘Meira Suð’. It was a welcome return...
Andy Wors
Jul 12, 20202 min read
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Non-Nordic Sunday – Anna Kairos: All About Love (single)
It’s very unusual to feature a ‘Non-Nordic’ artist twice in a short period of time but this latest track ‘All About Love’ from Anna...
David Bentley
Jul 12, 20201 min read
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Sea Lion - ‘Some Kind of Angel’ (single)
I’m not quite sure how I haven’t written about Swedish indie folk songwriter Sea Lion before. She’s certainly an artist I’ve come across...
Andy Wors
Jul 8, 20202 min read
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Catself - ‘Crows Must Eat’ (single)
I headed out on a run at the weekend, and reaching the top of the downs a few miles from my house I was met by a group of crows sitting...
Andy Wors
Jul 7, 20202 min read
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Vita Schmidt - Kjent Med Deg (Norwegian version of ‘Know Someone’)
Although we're an English speaking / based website, we’re always more than happy to feature songs written in their native language – I...
Andy Wors
Jul 7, 20202 min read
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Palace Winter - ‘Top of the Hill’ (track from forthcoming album ‘Keep Dreaming Buddy’)
Copenhagen-based Palace Winter comprise the Australian Carl Coleman and Dane Caspar Hesselager, the former a singer coming from a...
David Bentley
Jul 7, 20202 min read
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Mallemuk - ‘Udpint Fedt’ (track from self titled debut album)
When I can really choose what music I want to stream around my house, I have to admit that top of the list wouldn’t bands like be The...
Andy Wors
Jul 4, 20202 min read
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Skott – ‘My Name’ (focus single from album ‘Always Live for Always’)
Sweden’s Skott released her debut album, ‘Always live for always’ on 26th June, a couple of weeks later than scheduled. We covered a...
David Bentley
Jul 2, 20202 min read
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