The Bronson Brothers: The Melody Bronson Categories: Albums • Denmark • Rock The Bronson Brothers: The Melody Bronson It’s been a long way coming, the album debut from pop-rock outfit The Bronson Brothers. They first surfaced back in 2007 with ‘Melody Bronson EP’ and single ‘The Tide’ featuring French singer SoKo, which became a radio and online hit and raised expectations to Ted and Clyde Bronson (aka Jesper ... (Click To Continue Reading)
 
The Kandidate: Until We Are Outnumbered Categories: Albums • Denmark • Metal The Kandidate: Until We Are Outnumbered Danish thrash metallers The Kandidate are the boys from hardcore band The Downward Candidate who have teamed up with vocalist Jakob Bredahl and now debut with ‘Until We Are Outnumbered’. Since his departure from HateSphere the always busy bee Bredahl has among many things played guitar in the hardcore band ... (Click To Continue Reading)
 
Pintandwefall: Hong Kong, Baby Categories: Albums • Finland • Rock Pintandwefall: Hong Kong, Baby They state Spice Girls as one of two influences, and there are a couple of reasons why this makes sense. Like the Brits Pintandwefall is a girl-group, they work with invented personalities, and they’ve got the power. They cannot, however, be considered sisters in sound or style and I doubt ... (Click To Continue Reading)
 
The Kissaway Trail: Sleep Mountain Categories: Albums • Denmark • Rock The Kissaway Trail: Sleep Mountain I’m beginning to feel like I’m repeating myself these days. Probably because I am, but fact is that I have to, because here’s another Danish band who’s had massive expectations hanging over their heads and who have changed their ways, although not thoroughly, since we last heard from them three ... (Click To Continue Reading)
 
Erik Hassle: Pieces Categories: Albums • Pop • Sweden Erik Hassle: Pieces He moved to Stockholm at 15 to pursue a musical career. He relocated to London recently to make it a grand one, signing an apparently massive deal with Island Records. And with his debut ‘Pieces’ 21-year-old singer Erik Hassle’s made a solid first stab at it along with songwriter/producer team ... (Click To Continue Reading)
 
Efterklang: Magic Chairs Categories: Albums • Denmark • Rock Efterklang: Magic Chairs High expectations and curiosity have spooned since Efterklang announced the details for ‘Magic Chairs’ and released first single ‘Modern Drift’ late last year. The single clearly revealed that the Danish quartet were, like their compatriots Mew did last year, moving in a new, altogether more accessible direction - a move ... (Click To Continue Reading)
 
Ginger Ninja: Wicked Map Categories: Albums • Denmark • Pop Ginger Ninja: Wicked Map They have had massive expectations to their debut hanging over their heads pretty much since day one, Danish quartet Ginger Ninja, not least due to solid airplay on national radio and acclaimed live shows on SPOT and Roskilde Festival among others last year. Now it’s here, titled ‘Wicked Map’, and ... (Click To Continue Reading)
 
John Olav Nilsen & Gjengen: For Sant Til Å Være Godt Categories: Albums • Norway • Rock John Olav Nilsen & Gjengen: For Sant Til Å Være Godt Small towns. Either they numb you or give you an overwhelming, all consuming desire to get out. Escape. Either literally or through various well tested escapist tools like drinks, drugs or more creative - and altogether more sensible - means like music. I know because I have been bored shitless ... (Click To Continue Reading)
 
Manna: Songs Of Hope And Desire Categories: Albums • Finland • Rock Manna: Songs Of Hope And Desire Two years on from her debut ‘Sister’, half Finnish, half Algerian singer, songwriter, actress and more, Mariam “Manna” Jäntti, released this second effort in Finland back in September last year to impressive critical acclaim. Outside the country in the far east corner of what I have allowed myself to call ... (Click To Continue Reading)
 
Lindstrøm & Christabelle: Real Life Is No Cool Categories: Albums • Electronica • Norway Lindstrøm & Christabelle: Real Life Is No Cool They’ve worked together since 2001, italo ‘n space disco whiz Hans-Peter Lindstrøm and Christabelle Silje Isabelle Birgitta Sandoo, but this is their first full length. Which Lindstrøm in fact began working on before his critically acclaimed 2008 solo album ‘Where You Go I Go Too’. That just happened to be ... (Click To Continue Reading)
 
Cloncecircle: Behind The Wire Categories: Albums • Denmark • Metal Cloncecircle: Behind The Wire Martin Hellgren, lead vocalist of Danish metallers Clonecircle, doesn’t have a great voice in the classical sense of the word. To be perfectly honest he shouts more than he actually sings. However, Hellgren has got personality, and personality goes a long way. That goes for the rest of the band ... (Click To Continue Reading)
 
The 20 Best Albums of 2009 Categories: Albums • Denmark • Faroe Islands • Features • Finland • Iceland • Norway • Sweden The 20 Best Albums of 2009 Another year's passed and we’re well underway with a new and yadi-yadi-ya... We won’t bore you with philosophical nothings on time and its inevitable passing, because we should all know that by now. And we got more important stuff on the agenda. What we will say before the important stuff ... (Click To Continue Reading)
 
Alcoholic Faith Mission: 421 Wythe Avenue Categories: Albums • Denmark • Rock Alcoholic Faith Mission: 421 Wythe Avenue Founded one drunken night in Brooklyn in 2006 by Thorben Seierø Jensen and Sune Sølund, Danish duo gone collective, Alcoholic Faith Mission, had their debut ready in just three months. It should, however, take them another three years and a return to New York to finish their sophomore effort, ‘421 ... (Click To Continue Reading)
 
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