We should have between 5-10 features this week partly thanks to Harri finally returning from Tuvalu, and which hopefully will include Phogg, Girl Scout, Vilde Bye, The Dahmers and one of our favourite bands, Norwegian duo Misty Coast. That gives us the perfect excuse to give a quick mention to this years Indiefjord festival, which takes place on 11th and 12th July 2026. It is the most astonishing festival, which you can read about here, and they've hosted some of our favou

Regular readers will know, of course, that we discovered Pinegaze last week, a genre of music specifically aimed at Scandinavian musicians who spend their time starting slightly mournfully into a forest. It’s a genre cousin of Shoegaze, which we haven’t featured much so far this year, so we’re delighted to introduce Indonesian band Meraung, who’ve just released EP ‘Change’. Meraung, of course, means “roar”, with the band helpfully explaining to us that the name was chosen be

Fake Mannequin arrive with debut track ‘Same Tree’, and it’s an interesting, if slightly unsettling, first impression from the Danish duo. Built on machine-driven beats and a hazy nod to 90s trip-hop, early Massive Attack perhaps, the track moves with a steady, hypnotic determination. I really like the vocals here, but they will slightly mess with your head. They drift between something almost innocent and something far more commanding, occasionally sounding like two differe

“If the world is at stake, but you feel nothing.” That’s how Bellefolie describes ‘Beautiful Madness’, and it turns out to be an accurate way in, with opening track ‘Modern Apathy’ setting the tone perfectly. Lyrically it gets your mind working straight away: “Apples hoppin’ off trees into modern apathy, they don’t sound alive at all, staring into coloured walls”, a line that neatly sets out the albums temperature. While the opener quickly grabs your attention, it’s the inst

It’s a welcome update to our Nordic Music Playlist, featuring some of our favourite tracks from the year so far, including our Single of the Week Major Parkinson, the also featured Green Tea Bitches, an excellent track from The Dahmers, a new one from The School Book Depository that we hope to cover in more detail, previously featured Club 8 and JUNG, and many more.

I found myself searching through sites like MetaCritic and AlbumoftheYear this morning to try and find new post-rock releases I might have missed, but couldn’t quite find anything that stirred my interest, so it was genuinely lovely to be sent the brand new single by Swedish band ÅHM this afternoon, whom I hadn’t come across previously. And having now spent some time with their earlier tracks, ‘Broken Beam’ feels like the most assured thing ÅHM have released so far. There’s r

We’ve really been treated this week. Firstly Major Parkinson presented their view of the apocalypse, all horns, grand ideas and the faint suggestion of a helicopter or three, and then NMR favourites Phogg arrive with their final track before the releases of their new album. And as ever, the first rule of Phogg Club applies: you never quite know what’s in the Phogg curiosity box until you open it. What’s inside this time is ' Tears' , and straight away we should acknowledge

If the apocalypse really was approaching, I’ve often wondered what the correct response would be. Panic buy pasta? Drive aimlessly and check into a slightly damp end-of-days hotel in Torquay with “ Sea View (Weather Permitting) ” on the sign, queue politely for a final ice cream, and buy a commemorative tea towel? Or maybe, and this feels increasingly sensible, the logical option would be to head to Norway to see a Major Parkinson live show, on the basis that if the world is

I wrote about noisy post punk outfit Green Tea Bitches earlier this week, and couldn’t help pointing out that we do spend a fair amount of time featuring artists that we love very much, but that do seem to spend a disproportionate amount of time staring slightly sadly into a pine forest. Of course I missed the obvious point that this should be a genre in its own right, a distant cousin of Shoegaze, known as Pinegaze (other Nordic tree species are available) and The Quiet No

Copenhagen based artist Kleo has released her album ‘ Event Horizon ’ through Tambourhinoceros, a soft intimate record that rewards close listening. Built around gentle vocals, subtle electronics, and beautifully restrained string arrangements, it has a calmness to it that makes it easy to enjoy on 1st listen. The lyrics are thoughtful, warm and human too, and you you will really understand Kleo by the end of it. ‘ Stars and UFO’ s feels particularly close up and personal,