Autumn releases
Prepare for an autumn filled with a long list of strong releases from artists ranging from Leif Ove Andsnes to Satyricon and Röyksopp.
The autumn is filled with many highly anticipated releases from some of Norway’s most revered artists.
Leif Ove Andsnes, Enslaved, Maria Mena, Annie, Marit Larsen, Susanna, Satyricon and last but not least; Röyksopp are some of the many artists scheduled for autumn releases both on the domestic as well as international market.
Below is a selection of some of the autumn’s main Norwegian releases:
September
Jarle Bernhoft: Ceramic City Chronicles (Universal)
Leif Ove Andsnes: Haydn Piano Concertos nos 3,4 & 11(EMI Classics)
Xploding Plastix: Treated Timber Resists Rot (Beatservice)
Ralph Myerz: Ralphorama (Beatservice)
Tommy Tokyo & Starving For My Gravy: Smear Your Smiles Back On (Warner)
Eple Trio: The Widening Sphere Of Influence (NORCD)
Iskald: Revelations Of Reckoning Day (Indie Recordings)
The School: Destructive Sounds (Kong Tiki)
Trygve Seim: Yeraz (ECM)
Hot Club De Norvege: Django Music (Hot Club Records)
Maria Mena: Cause and Effect (Sony BMG)
Lorraine: Pop Noir (Waterfall)
Enslaved: Vertebrae (Indie Recordings)
TNT: Atlantis
October
Annie: Don’t Stop (Island)
Marit Larsen: The Chase
Rockettothesky: Medea (Trust Me)
El Cuero: A Glimmer of Hope (Indie)
Susanna: tba
Name: Drum
Palace of Pleasure: Lifelong Fury
Stella Mwangi: Living For Music (MTG)
Darkthrone: Dark Thrones & Black Flags
William Hut: tba
Brut Bogaloo: tba
Gluecifer: tba
November
Satyricon: tba (Indie/Roadrunner)
Lilyjets: tba (Bonnier Amigo)
Adjagas: tba (Ever Records)
Röyksopp: tba (EMI)
December
Madcon: tba (Bonnier Amigo)
Headlines:
Himmelkvad
Celebrated vocal ensemble Nordic Voices is currently out on its promo tour for their new outing ‘Himmelkvad’, a critically acclaimed album presenting Norwegian composer Lasse Thoresen’s unique vocal universe. MIC Norway takes a closer look at the cutting-edge vocal ensemble and ground-breaking composer.
I was the devil in my younger years
Late Feb sees Enslaved heading out on a month-long European tour. MIC Norway hooked up with Enslaved’s Ivar Peersen to talk about musical cross pollination, inspirational sources, humour and his fascination for singer-songwriter Stein Torleif Bjella.
