HANNE HUKKELBERG "NOAH"!

i've been desperately trying to find some new sounds from the divine lands of indie pop, Scandinavia! i am happy to announce that i have indeed succeeded in my quest, lie back et let your ears devour the gorgeously fragile et deliciously idiosyncratic, wonky et wistful, lethargic, lyrical lament Noah, from Oslo-based avant-folk/pop songstress Hanne Hukkelberg off her sublime new album "Featherbrain" (2012).

"Eyes and ears

and swollen hands

slowly swirls

no more demands."

check out the tripped-out, motion graphics tour-de-force music video for the single My Devils, also off the album. the video is by Oslo-based design studio Forest {who also created the stunning cover art for "Featherbrain"}. enjoy!

i'd highly recommend getting yourself a copy of the winsome "Featherbrain" album out now on Propeller Recordings. it is available on cd from Platekompaniet otherwise you can acquire it digitally from itunes.

you can find Hanne Hukkleberg here: facebook | myspace | hannehukkleberg

TOMORROW WE MOVE TO HAWAII "UNDERWORLD"

take a listen to the infectiously tranced-out, pulsating, darkwave-infused, electro-pop anthem Underworld, from Oslo-based electro/synth-pop duo Tomorrow We Move To Hawaii off their new "Underworld" 7" (2012).




the "Underworld" 7" is available from Brilliance Records, you can acquire it digitally from itunes.

you can find Tomorrow We Move To Hawaii here: myspace | facebook

TODD TERJE "SWING STAR (PT 1)"

time for some more sublime sonic goodness from Scandinavia, check out the entrancingly epic, fluttery et pulsating, drum machine-laced, anthemic analog synth pop nocturne Swing Star (pt 1), from Oslo-based electro/synth-pop experimentalist Todd Terje off his forthcoming "It's The Arps" EP (2012).

Swing Star (Pt 1) would fit perfectly onto the soundtrack of Beverly Hills Cop, or any early 80s american action film involving cocaine for that matter! sniff...sniff ... enjoy!




"It's The Arps" EP comes out January 16th on Smalltown Supersound, it will be available on 12" vinyl or as a digital download.

you can find Todd Terje here: facebook

365. JE SUIS ANIMAL "TALE FROM THE SEA"

i thought i would see out the year with a delicious slice of sublime Scandinavian indie pop, let your senses be submersed in the wondrously enchanting et irresistibly catchy, fuzzed-out, euphonic et wistful Tale From The Sea, from Oslo-based indie pop outfit Je Suis Animal off the delightful pop-laced compilation album "Tweest and Shout" (2011).




et here's an epic new shoegaze-y track to stimulate your eardrums;



i'd highly recommend getting your hands on the deliriously pop-laden "Tweest and Shout" compilation album, it is out on Perfect Pop Records, available physically on cd, or you can download it digitally from itunes.

stream a selection of tracks off the compilation album via soundcloud.

you can find Je Suis Animal here: myspace | facebook

336. INGVILD ØSTGÅRD "YOU WILL NEVER KNOW"

well it just dawned on me that it has been well over a week since i last posted some Scandinavian pop, so you'll be happy to know that i've got something quite special to share with you, here's an achingly exquisite, throbbing et funked-out, percussion-peppered, rousing, melancholy-laced lament You Will Never Know, from Oslo-based avant pop songstress Ingvild Østgård off her impressive new 'live' album "Live Sessions" (2011).

 

You Will Never Know by Ingvild Østgård

 
the "Live Sessions" album is out now on Brilliance Records, you can get it digitally from Artitst Xite, otherwise you can download it digitally from itunes.

head over to the Ingvild Østgård's Soundcloud to check out more tracks from the album.

you can find Ingvild Østgård here: myspace | facebook

325. SIRI NILSEN "ALLE SNAKKER SANT"

time for a fix of gorgeous Scandinavian folk! let your ears soak up the exquisitely delicate et mellifluous, plinky, ukulele-laced, spirited yet melancholy-addled chamber folk-inflected title track Alle Snakker Sant {They All Speak The Truth}, from Oslo-based indie-folk/pop songstress Siri Nilsen off her winsome sophomore album "Alle Snakker Sant" (2011).

How many times should you walk
the same road time after time
because it’s the only one you know?
and you ask in your clearest voice:
where should you go?

MP3: Alle Snakker Sant

an english translation of the lyrics can be found here, if you should need/want them.

if you like what you hear then i'd definitely recommend checking out the stunning "Alle Snakker Sant" album, it is out on Grappa, it is available from Platekompaniet on cd or lp! otherwise you can acquire it digitally from itunes.

you can find Siri Nilsen here: myspace | facebook | sirinilsen