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NMR Indie Playlist


Andy Wors
Mar 4, 20202 min read
Introducing... 'By Land' with debut single 'Half of Us'
We try to feature a wide array of styles and genres, and will always give time and space to 'indie' releases which may seem a little...


Andy Wors
Mar 3, 20202 min read
Introducing.... Frida Blomberg with debut single 'Closer'
Maybe I'm imagining it, but the wealth of Nordic talent emerging as Music Producers is really noticeable at the moment, and young...


David Bentley
Mar 2, 20209 min read
by:Larm Oslo Norway - Festival Review 2020
by:Larm is one of several ‘showcase’ festivals held each year along with, for example Eurosonic (Groningen/Netherlands), The Great Escape...


Andy Wors
Mar 2, 20202 min read
'Emerald Park' - 'Basement Sessions' (EP)
We wrote about Indie Pop festival Indiefjord last week whilst covering 'The Little Hands of Asphalt', and another band that would be a...


Andy Wors
Feb 28, 20202 min read
'Adam Evald' - 'The White Ocean' (from album 'White Night Blackout')
We still have so much new stuff to cover from last Friday, because after the new year 'lull' we seem to be hitting peak release season,...


Andy Wors
Feb 27, 20201 min read
'YOHIO' - 'Oh My.... Polkadot Politics' (single)
Back in the 'old days' it was traditional for an artist to release 2 or 3 singles (at most) before the release of an album, but clearly...


Andy Wors
Feb 26, 20202 min read
'Pale Honey' - 'Treat You Good' (single)
We first wrote about Swedish duo 'Pale Honey' way back in 2015 when they released their self-titled debut album (and I've really enjoyed...


Andy Wors
Feb 22, 20202 min read
'Jacques Labouchere' - 'Lost Goals' (single)
We've covered a fair few new names and bands in the last week, so we'll return to an 'old favourite' for another new release which was...


Andy Wors
Feb 19, 20202 min read
Alice Boman - 'Dream On' (album) and UK / US tour dates
One album we haven't had chance to cover in detail is the debut album release from Swedish songwriter Alice Boman, which was released a...


Andy Wors
Feb 19, 20201 min read
'Lilla Parasit' - 'Eirik' (single)
We introduced 'Lilla Parasit' back in December when they released the track ;'Feather Soul', which had already been premiered by our...


Andy Wors
Feb 19, 20201 min read
'Beverly Kills' - 'I Dreamt in Commercials (single)
We belatedly featured 'Beverly Kills' for the 1st time earlier last year when they released their excellent track 'Revellers' and the...


Andy Wors
Feb 11, 20203 min read
'Martin Månsson Sjöstrand Trio' - 'Universum Faller' (album)
I was in Oslo recently and came across 2 lovely Norwegian guys who claimed (ok, they actually were, but 'claimed' sounds more intriguing)...


Andy Wors
Feb 4, 20203 min read
'Folke Nikanor' - 'Rymden enligt Folke Nikanor’ (album)
I try to avoid looking at artist Press Releases before writing a review for fear of inadvertently writing something which the record...

Andy Wors
Feb 3, 20203 min read
'Orochen' - 'Mechanical Eyes' (EP)
We've never hesitated in delving into some of the darker Nordic releases, which probably started with our review of The Janitors in the...


Andy Wors
Jan 31, 20202 min read
'Dolorifics' - 'Impossible' (single from their new album 'Welcome to Dolograd
Well I guess we've made it to Friday, and whilst there may still be a small pile of Albums and EPs to finish writing about, there's...


Andy Wors
Jan 28, 20201 min read
'Big Fox' - 'Beast' (single)
The list of high quality Nordic album releases expected in the next couple of months is pretty extraordinary, and we'll add 'Big Fox',...


Andy Wors
Jan 27, 20202 min read
'Maple & Rye' - 'Con of the Century' (single)
So this week we hope to have a bumper week of features, with releases from 'Big Fox', 'Orochen', Siv Jakobsen, 'Dolorifics', and brief...


Andy Wors
Jan 20, 20201 min read
'Steve Buscemi's Dreamy Eyes' - 'Forever' (single)
We finally wrote about Swedish band 'Steve Buscemi's Dreamy Eyes' in December after they released their track 'Moon' - they were a name...


Andy Wors
Jan 18, 20201 min read
'Damen' - 'Americana' (single)
So we're half way through January and we've already got a huge backlog, and there's some pretty good stuff to write about, starting with...

Andy Wors
Dec 23, 20193 min read
'Unsewn Heartland' - 'Fragments' (single)
Most people have their own Festive traditions of some kind, whether it be annual trips to Christmas markets, or those simple family...
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