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NMR Indie Playlist


Video of the week: Eivør (Faroe Islands) – ‘Truth’ live (track from 2020 album Segl)
What’s this, two Faroese artists (Lena Anderssen and Eivør) in quick succession? And Brimheim only a few weeks back? Faroe is the new...
David Bentley
May 10, 20212 min read
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Valkea (Finland) - ‘Toisin’ (single)
I remember first listening to early Mew after they were recommended by fellow Cardiacs fans, and being a little disappointed as they...
Andy Wors
May 8, 20212 min read
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Lena Anderssen (Faroe Islands) – ‘The Airport’ (single from forthcoming album ‘State of the Land’)
Airports. Damn it. I can’t get away from them. I spend all week writing about them. Then I have to review a song about them. And anything...
David Bentley
May 8, 20212 min read
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Pink Chameleons (Finland) - ‘Slow Me’ (single from forthcoming album)
So the new Pink Chameleons single ‘Slow Me’ has really got me thinking: what’s the best sax solo in a rock song? Not a George Michael pop...
Andy Wors
May 7, 20212 min read
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Jelly Crystal (Sweden) – I don’t like dancing (single)
Jelly Crystal. Interesting artist name and he makes some interesting off-beat sounds as well, rooted in 1970s glam pop. I wish I could...
David Bentley
May 7, 20211 min read
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Baron Bane (Sweden) - Fire Play (remix)
It’s funny how things have a way of coming around. There are quite a few ‘firsts’ for me involving this band. Baron Bane were the first...
David Bentley
May 7, 20213 min read
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Svavar Knútur (Iceland) - ‘Tiger and Bear’ (old track)
I guess this is almost a shortened version of a ‘Memory Lane‘ type feature, because in the midst of a huge backlog in the ‘real’...
Andy Wors
May 5, 20212 min read
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Quantum Leap (Sweden) - ‘Forever and ever’ (single/album track from Alien Planet)
Uppsala’s Quantum Leap passed our way twice last year with tracks from their album ‘Alien Planet’ which has now been released on vinyl...
David Bentley
May 4, 20212 min read
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Collie Magnum (Finland) - 'Euphoria' (single)
When I was young my parents managed to find the only holiday location that was somehow quieter and more rural than the place we already...
Andy Wors
May 3, 20212 min read
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KONVOJ (Denmark) - ‘Treasure’ (single)
I did promise to cover some ‘noisier’ music, and after Zeromancer I’ll head to Denmark for a band with a really raw, powerful sound – for...
Andy Wors
May 1, 20212 min read
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Zeromancer (Norway) - ‘Mourners’ (single)
I won’t write too much about the new Zeromancer track because it will probably get plenty of coverage elsewhere and I’d like to ‘share...
Andy Wors
May 1, 20211 min read
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Armadillo King (Sweden) - ‘Borrowed Time’ (single)
I think I read some time ago that the most frequently reoccurring nightmare involves a mysterious man with a hat relentlessly approaching...
Andy Wors
Apr 30, 20212 min read
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Sleep Kicks (Norway) – ‘My Own Demon’ (single)
I don’t know much about Sleep Kicks including which part of Norway they are from, if they’ve been in other bands, and so on. The only...
David Bentley
Apr 30, 20212 min read
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Korova Milkbar (Sweden) - 'Absolution' (single)
Korova Milkbar, now where have I come across that before? Oh yes, on one of those jaunts with Alex and the droogs, at that place where we...
David Bentley
Apr 29, 20212 min read
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Fram (Finland) - 'Endless (Hi And Welcome to Being Tired)' (single)
I’m really excited about the next week, because I genuinely think I have some great music on my list to write about, and with jet-pack...
Andy Wors
Apr 29, 20212 min read
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Small Boy (Norway) - 'Doing Alright' (single)
So we appeared to have a short but quite chronic technical issue yesterday, probably caused by me trying to fix a minor technical issue...
Andy Wors
Apr 28, 20212 min read
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The Bizarre Orkeztra (Sweden) – 'Midnight Show' (track from album Hunger for Pleasures)
I was attracted to this band by their name, just as I once was to the Portsmouth Sinfonia but the less said about them the better. This...
David Bentley
Apr 28, 20212 min read
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Linebug (Denmark) - 'Amusement Park'
I’ve always had a fascination with funfairs / amusement parks, mainly I think because when I was young the yearly arrival of the touring...
Andy Wors
Apr 26, 20212 min read
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Marianne Sveen (Norway): ‘Elephant’ (Single from forthcoming album)
There is now a release date for Marianne Sveen’s album but it isn’t until October so I’m delighted to see another single from it although...
David Bentley
Apr 24, 20213 min read
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Caper Clowns (Denmark) - CAPS LOCK ON (single)
It’s probably fair to say that Danish band Caper Clowns are my one of favourite ‘easy listening’ Nordic indie pop bands, with a long...
Andy Wors
Apr 23, 20212 min read
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