Tag Archive: Scandinavia

DITT INRE – EN VÅRLD I BRAND (ChillWave – Sweden)

Ditt Inre

Ditt Inre is the musical alias of Stockholm-based musicians Hampus Klint and Einar Andersson. With their moody electronic pop they will take you on a blissed out journey across desert islands, neon-lit empty dancefloors and distant memories of Summer beach parties. Their debut EP is called En Värld I Brand and it’s out on May …

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VIDEO : ICONA POP – I LOVE IT (Electro/Pop – Sweden)

Icona Pop

After the sweeping success of their Kitsune-backed single “Manners” and their critically acclaimed debut EP, Nights Like This, Stockholm electropop duo Icona Pop are finally back with the single “I Love It”, a fine slice of euphoric power pop with “summer hit” written all over it. Driven by an infectious chanted chorus and a frantic …

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HIGHASAKITE – ALL THAT FLOATS WILL RAIN (Alternative/Pop – Norway)

Highasakite (Photo by Benedikte Olsen)

Highasakite are Trond Bersu, Ingrid Helene Håvik and Øystein Skar. Together they create smart pop music with elegant arrangements and lush soundscapes. Their mix of driving keyboards, pounding drums, powerful vocals and the occasional noise guitar is unlike most things to come out of Norway in the past few years and that’s precisely why you …

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WHO MADE WHO – NEVER HAD THE TIME (Electro/Alternative – Denmark)

Who Made Who

WhoMadeWho‘s new album, Brighter, is currently making quite a splash on the indie dance/nu-disco scene, and it couldn’t be more deserving. This is the Danish trio’s second album in less than 12 months (their mini-album Knee Deep came out in April 2011) and it shows their evolution towards a darker sound, increasingly influenced by techno …

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SAMEBLOD – UR ROAD (Chillwave/SynthPop – Sweden)

Sameblod

Synthpop duo Sameblod was formed in 2011 by Mikael Mattison (raised in the small town of Boden in Sweden) and Frederick Rundqvist (raised in the world metropolis of San Francisco). They bring together wild nature and the pulse of the city, magnificent synths and delicate rhythms, cool arctic indietronica with a twist of balearic sunshine. …

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SIGUR RÓS – EKKI MUKK (Ambient/Electronica – Iceland)

Sigur Rós

Four years after their last LP, Sigur Rós have returned with the lead single from their soon-to-be-released new album, Valtari. To help their numerous fans wait until the official release, the Icelandic quartet have uploaded their captivating new song “Ekki Mukk” on SoundCloud. Stream it below… Since the band’s last album Med Sud I Eyrum …

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WORLD TOUR – BELIEVE (Synth/Chillwave – Sweden)

World Tour

World Tour are Felix Hedberg, Tobias Gerhardsson and Merike Kjaergaard from Sweden. After signing to Cascine last year (also home to Chad Valley, Wintercoats, Jensen Sportag, Evan Voytas), the trio received rave reviews for their single “Sparks” and they are now finally ready to release their debut EP, Believe. To celebrate this release, the band is giving …

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FM BELFAST – DON’T WANT TO SLEEP (Indie/Pop- Iceland)

FM Belfast

An organically grown, highly addictive electropop outfit from Iceland, FM Belfast have been capturing the imaginations of constantly growing audiences throughout the world ever since they first appeared on Iceland’s notoriously vibrant music scene in 2006. Some time last Spring, this happy bunch released their highly anticipated sophomore album, Don’t Want To Sleep, via Kimi …

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