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10.29.2011

[QUICKIE] Casiokids – AABENBARINGEN OVER AASKAMMEN

♫ Casiokids – Det Haster!

I like Casiokids. I like their vibe. But this LP just doesnt have any re-listening pull. Nice but quite forgettable. Great video though.4/10

[Quickies are mini-reviews that can fit into a 140 character tweet. They are of albums that people already know of but perhaps are curious about our take on it. What did you think

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08.10.2011

[MP3] Angermund, den Greieste Presentrer – “I Want You Back”

it’s been, a while, since i, saw your face

♫ Angermund – I Want You Back

Bergen, Norway, may be the home of Angermund but your ears are now the home of his sweet-as-a-dancing-rabbit jam “I Want You Back.” If you had any doubts about getting a bit of pep injected into your Tuesday step then banish them now because sitting …

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05.21.2011

[MP3] IDA MARIA a CHERRY of rocker, pushing my equalizers into the RED

i’m gonna be your girl tonight, i’m gonna make you apple pie

♫ Ida Maria – Cherry Red

Tambourine, bass, guitar, and drums that mean business. Couple that with vocals that both sound and say that she’s having more fun than anyone and it’s hard not to enjoy the steamy bounce and crunch of “Cherry Red.” Go back to the very first post …

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05.17.2011

[MP3] TEAM ME have a DEAR of a jam and a wombat SISTER to boot

i guess i fell in love with that state of mind

♫ Team Me – Dear Sister

This is a song for getting a little twitchy to. If you don’t know what I mean then catch “Team Me” live and you will. Urgent “oohs”, propulsive percussion, and harmonies that could melt butter all get turned to 11 as this Norwegian sextet …

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04.14.2011

[MP3] THE BOTANIKS make music i’m damn FOND OF and i have to remember to tell JANE about them

a sting of bees on your upper lip, the thrill of the chase or a caffeine drip

♫ The Botaniks – Fond of Jane ft. Bernhoft

If you went through Sunday’s TBE Digest then you surely caught The Botaniks’ spine-tingling remix of Local Natives. How awesome is it that the Norwegian duo are equally magical on their own? “Fond Of Jane” …

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12.03.2009

REAL ONES play music for EVERYone whose DOG HAS HIS spot on the sunDAY porch

Real Ones

for some people it takes no effort as if luck runs in their veins

♫ Real Ones – Every Dog Has His Day

Twangy and tangy, this is exactly how I likes my folk jams. Real Ones may be from Norway but they seem to have captured jug-booze drinking, front-porch-sitting, knee slapping country jams just perfectly. They even threw on …

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08.14.2009

Casiokids want you to shake your Finn until you Bikkjen!

Casiokids Fin

♫ Casiokids – Finn Bikkjen!

Seeing as how Friday evening is quickly approaching it is time to put a little pep in your step and get hyped for the weekend! I never realized that electro-magic in Norwegian would be perfect for that, enabling the ‘lyric-focused’ part of the music-brain to put it’s feet up and straight chill for a bit. …

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04.25.2009

Röyksopp need to get Happy Up Here

royksopp-junior

it’s what i want that’s easy, it’s getting it that’s complicated

Röyksopp – Happy Up Here

I had never really listened to Röyksopp before but all the blog buzz about Junior made them pretty hard to ignore. First single “Happy Up Here” kind of washed over me with a ‘meh’ feeling at first. Then I listened to it once walking …

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04.23.2009

Datarock finally Give It Up

datarock_red

you gotta keep up your guard, you gotta hit quick and hard

Datarock – Give It Up

The Norwegians in the red jumpsuits are back! Their new album Red comes out later this year but various other tidbits have been surfacing lately. A few months ago the Kissy Sell Out remix of the lead singe “Give It Up” came out …

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