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NMR Indie Playlist


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...
David Bentley
Apr 14, 20202 min read


Pelicat - 'The Other Side' (single)
I’ve written about Norwegian band Pelicat a few times, most notably when they released their self titled debut album early last year, an...
Andy Wors
Apr 14, 20201 min read


Non Nordic Sunday: Yellow Dudes - 'Twitter Makes Me Sad' (from EP 'Parking Spot')
I wrote way too much on Army of Moths, so I’ll finish the week with a quick mention to a Mexican lo-fi dream pop / shoegaze band that...
Andy Wors
Apr 12, 20202 min read


Dear Moon - 'Das Mekanik' (single)
We wrote about Finnish alternative rock Dear Moon back in January, a belated review of their marvellous end of 2019 debut single ‘Queen...
Andy Wors
Apr 11, 20202 min read


Josefin Winther – Annerledes (Different) (single)
Josefin Winther is an acknowledged singer-songwriter from Bergen, Norway, with four albums under her belt along with hundreds of live...
David Bentley
Apr 10, 20202 min read


Altamullan Road - 'When It's Time' (single)
So here’s something a little different. Finnish project Altamullan Road is the creation of musicians Johanna Kurkela and Johanna...
Andy Wors
Apr 8, 20202 min read


Helena Montgomery – Making friends with time (single)
I suppose we’re all doing that at the moment, and there’s a lot of it. Helena Montgomery is a latecomer to the business but one who set...
David Bentley
Apr 7, 20202 min read


Talitha Ferri - 'Porcelain' (single)
We’ve tried to keep the feelgood factor going with Feelium, The New Investors and PAPILLS, but I find myself inevitably drawn back to...
Andy Wors
Apr 7, 20202 min read


PAPILLS – 'Too hot for May' (single)
Perhaps Sweden’s PAPILLS know something about ‘climate change’ that we don’t. ‘It's too hot for May’ they sing, but it’s only April. The...
David Bentley
Apr 6, 20202 min read


'Ghosts on TV' - 'Inhibitions' (single)
I do love Post Rock, but I get that not everyone has the patience listen to a track lasting close to 10 minutes, where it takes 4 minutes...
Andy Wors
Apr 6, 20201 min read


'Standing Crew' -'Motorway' (single)
There’s one genre and age of music that I’ve never quite got a handle on, and it’s the hard rocking era of bands such as Mötley Crüe....
Andy Wors
Apr 4, 20201 min read


Ocelot – Perhosia (single
You learn something new in this job every day. Perhosia refers to butterflies and to the act of counting them. Useful to know if you...
David Bentley
Apr 4, 20202 min read


Ellen Krauss – Silver Spoon (single)
Things are certainly looking up for young Swede Ellen Krauss, whose voice suggests she could have hailed from Nashville rather than...
David Bentley
Apr 3, 20202 min read


The New Investors - 'The New Beginning' (single)
Feelium certainly had the feelgood factor (check out our review yesterday here), but Danish band The New Investors take their positivity...
Andy Wors
Apr 3, 20202 min read


By Land – 'Anyone could be us' (single from forthcoming album)
We featured Sweden’s Björn Lindberg’s solo project By Land last month, and he is scheduled to drop his debut album 'I shall name you...
David Bentley
Apr 2, 20202 min read


Siv Jakobsen – Fight or Flight (final single from forthcoming album)
Siv Jakobsen features often in these columns but we do love her music, and as one of the very first 'followers' of Nordic Music Review...
David Bentley
Apr 1, 20202 min read


Verkligheten - 'Början på slutet' (single) from album Låt oss falla tillsammans
I have tried to feature songs over the years that are written in their native Nordic language, although I realise I often do miss a...
Andy Wors
Apr 1, 20202 min read


Augustine – Picking up Speed (single)
Augustine was just named "Pop of the Year" at the Swedish Independent Music Awards. I think something must have gone missing there. Star,...
David Bentley
Mar 31, 20202 min read


Signe Lindbäck – If I try (single)
Three years ago I attended a small festival in Sweden and chanced on a number of artists who have featured here previously such as Melby...
David Bentley
Mar 31, 20202 min read


Non-Nordic Sunday: Lavinia Blackwall – ‘John’s Gone’ (single)
Prior to setting out on a solo career at the back end of 2018, Lavinia Blackwall or BlackwAll as she originally styled herself, was the...
David Bentley
Mar 29, 20202 min read
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