Berlin-based indie pop act The Whitest Boy Alive is one of Erlend Øye‘s many side projects. Besides being one half of indie folk duo Kings of Convenience, Øye has also collaborated with many artists and released a solo album a few years ago (listen to it HERE). In The Whitest Boy Alive, Erlend Øye is on guitars and vocals, joined by Marcin Öz on bass, Sebastian Maschat on drums and Daniel Nentwig on keys.
They started as an electronic dance music project in 2003 in Berlin, but have since slowly developed into a band with no programmed elements. Their debut album, Dreams, was released on June 21, 2006 in Germany. The following year, in July 2007, Modular Records signed them to their UK imprint and re-released the album in the UK with the single “Burning” in November 2007.
The Whitest Boy Alive – Burning
The Band released their second album, Rules, in March 2009 to mixed reviews. Even though the album moves smoothly from one track to the next, it sometimes feels a little too formulaic, a little too rational. But the catchiest songs on Rules (“1517″ is one of them), do make up for the bits that fall flat…
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ERLEND ØYE – UNREST « umstrum || music
January 31, 2010 at 5:35 pm (UTC 1)
[...] Erlend Øye is a Norwegian musician from Bergen, Norway best known for being part of the pop duo Kings of Convenience together with Eirik Glambek Bøe. He has released one solo album, Unrest in 2003 and a mix CD in the DJ-Kicks series in 2004. Furthermore he has released his second album of the band The Whitest Boy Alive. [...]
ERLEND ØYE – UNREST (Electronica/Indie – Norway)
July 28, 2010 at 1:38 pm (UTC 1)
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[...] to come out of Norway since black metal”. The band has been compared to fellow Norwegian artists The Whitest Boy Alive, Röyksopp, and Annie. They also have created an album named “Topp stemning på lokal bar” that [...]
NEW NAVY – ULUWATU (Indie/Pop – Australia)
April 21, 2012 at 2:32 pm (UTC 1)
[...] From the grandiose opening of “Zimbabwe”, the summer grooves of “Tapioca” to the dramatic crescendo of “Oceans”, New Navy’s debut Uluwatu EP demonstrates the Australian band’s powerful songwriting ability and consistent style. New Navy balance sparkly guitars with front man Ben McInerny’s smooth vocals, delivering strong bass-lines and breezy indie grooves to great effect. Think a lighter version of Foals, older version of Two Door Cinema Club or sunnier version of The Whitest Boy Alive… [...]