Nothing in Common - 'Kicking Myself' (from 'Kicking Myself' EP)
A new Swedish band here, Nothing in Common is a Stockholm based indie-pop trio and ‘Kicking Myself’ is taken from their debut EP. Their...
NMR Indie Playlist
David Bentley
- Mar 23, 2020
- 2 min
SoLBLoMMa - 'Vara själv' (Be yourself) (single)
This is the first time that I’ve featured the quirky Swede SoLBLoMMa in Nordic Music Review. She’s unique, a philosophy graduate and free...
Andy Wors
- Mar 21, 2020
- 2 min
Asthmatic Harp - 'Bird of Paradise'
I particularly like coming across Nordic musicians based in the UK, as there always seems a genuinely realistic chance of getting to see...
David Bentley
- Mar 20, 2020
- 2 min
Lune – 'Wi-Fi' (single)
Lune is the voice on the Swedish House Mafia song ‘Leave the World Behind’ and on ‘Teenage Crime’ by Adrian Lux. She now releases all...
David Bentley
- Mar 19, 2020
- 1 min
Vera Hotsauce – 'Dad’s Bugatti' (single)
Sweden’s ‘cocky’ Vera Hotsauce, as she likes to describe herself, has sung about ‘daddy’ - an homage to her father, a clever little song...
Andy Wors
- Mar 19, 2020
- 2 min
'Veli' - 'Untrue (To All of You)' (single)
I had this slightly peculiar dream the other night, where all this stuff with Corona Virus had ended, and that Donald Trump was giving a...
Andy Wors
- Mar 18, 2020
- 1 min
Moon Panda - 'Rick F***in Dalton' (single)
'Moon Panda's' new track 'Rick F***in Dalton' is about ''wanting to take the one you love most with you and hit the open road, sea, sky,...
David Bentley
- Mar 17, 2020
- 3 min
News: Nightwish team up with World Land Trust Partnership to conserve endangered forests and species
Spoiler alert: This post includes the final track of a double album which will be released on 10th April. Some readers may prefer to wait...
David Bentley
- Mar 16, 2020
- 2 min
Emilie Nicolas – 'Who’s Gonna Love You?' (single)
This is the first time I’ve reviewed Norwegian singer-songwriter Emilie Nicolas though in my own defence she always seems to lie a little...
Andy Wors
- Mar 16, 2020
- 2 min
Talitha Ferri - 'The Sadness Lasts Forever' (single)
Whilst Nordic Music Review is probably a pretty good place to look if you want to find sad songs, I'm conscious that right now we need...
Andy Wors
- Mar 14, 2020
- 1 min
Simen Mitlid - 'Weeks' (feat. Tuvaband)
I guess we could all play the game of choosing dream collaborations between artists. Personally I’m still waiting for that Major...
David Bentley
- Mar 13, 2020
- 2 min
'The Holy - 'Twilight of the Idiots' / 'No trial in the dark' (double single)
Fancy a bit of rock? Which variety? Alt? Metal? Kraut? Punk? You’ll find it all here, along with a smattering of pop and prog, in this...
Andy Wors
- Mar 13, 2020
- 2 min
Frans Bak - 'Parting' (single from the forthcoming album 'Piano')
It seems like it's been a hard and dark week for obvious reasons, and clearly everybody's lives are affected so much by Corona - we hope...
David Bentley
- Mar 12, 2020
- 2 min
'Rules' - Kafuku’s wife (single)
Kafuku. Didn’t he play centre forward for Everton and Manchester United? Actually it seems the Inspiration for the lyric was taken from...
David Bentley
- Mar 12, 2020
- 2 min
Soffía Björg – 'Heyholt' (single)
Just a little reminder that Iceland’s Soffía Björg is still on the scene. She released her debut, eponymous, album a couple of years ago...
David Bentley
- Mar 10, 2020
- 2 min
AURORA – 'Into the Unknown' (single cover)
AURORA has been known to record a cover or two. Probably the best known is ‘Half the World Away’, the Oasis cover for John Lewis’ 2015...
Andy Wors
- Mar 9, 2020
- 2 min
'Cousin' - 'Spare' (single)
A wise Doctor once said ‘it’s all about the tunes innit’ and it’s a phrase I often find myself repeating on here, because it’s the...
Andy Wors
- Mar 9, 2020
- 1 min
Kluster B - Love Must Conquer (single)
I must admit I had a bit of a double take when I saw the new single coming through from Kluster B, because I've always really liked...
Andy Wors
- Mar 8, 2020
- 2 min
Non Nordic Sunday: Cinéma Lumière - 'Love' (single)
This week it's a very welcome return to our Non Nordic Sunday feature, an excuse to unshackle ourselves from our Scandinavian...
Andy Wors
- Mar 7, 2020
- 2 min
Richard Noir - 'Health' (single)
I like to think we’ve featured some lovely stuff this week, but I can’t deny too that some of our offerings have registered pretty highly...