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Neon Ion (Norway) – Softer (single)

Reading time: 2 minutesThere’s an interesting story behind tonight’s post, which concern’s Norway’s Neon Ion ...
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Kevin Walker (Sweden) – Josephine (single)

Reading time: 2 minutesWe’ve had some interesting alternative professions in NMC over the years, most ...
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Barry Steel (Sweden) – But you do (single/future album track)

Reading time: 2 minutesIntense and moody. Those are the first two words that come immediately ...
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From the archives – Auri (Finland/UK): Pearl Diving (single/album track/lyric video)

Reading time: 2 minutesHaving learned belatedly of the much delayed (by Covid initially) tour by ...
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Weekend Intermission – Obscure Amulets (USA) – Incantations (EP track) – Slim Vic remix (Sweden)

Reading time: 2 minutesWeekend Intermission is our regular feature where we look at an artist ...
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The tears of a clown – In conversation with Tulle (Norway)

Reading time: 9 minutesMeet Tulle, a Norwegian artist truly out of the ordinary. One that ...
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Remedies (Norway) – Tranquility (single)

Reading time: 2 minutesWhen we reviewed Remedies’ last song, ‘Don’t let it in’, back in ...
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NEWS – Reeperbahn Festival (Germany) – call for submissions for 2025 coming to an end shortly

Reading time: < 1 minuteI received a reminder today from the organisers of the Reeperbahn ...
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From the Archives. Festival Review: Reeperbahn Festival Hamburg, September 19-22, 2018

Reading time: 15 minutesThis review of my second visit to the Reeperbahn Festival was first ...
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Songs for the end of the day from Nicolay Løvvold (Norway) and Kristofer Axén (Sweden)

Reading time: 4 minutesNicolay Løvvold (Norway) – Strappado (single) You can’t keep a good bloke ...
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NMC Spotify Playlist #18 – January to April 2025

Reading time: 5 minutesWow, we haven’t had a Playlist since last summer. Time to put ...
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Selina Gin (Denmark) – Hurts like a Mother (single)

Reading time: 2 minutesThis new single from Selina Gin unfortunately passed us by a few ...
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Bjørn Riis (Norway) – Panic Attack – sample track from the album Fimbulvinter

Reading time: 3 minutesBjørn Riis is a veteran of the prog rock scene in Norway, ...
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Bellefolie (Norway) – Grey Area (single)

Reading time: 2 minutesI spent this Easter Saturday afternoon listening to classic tracks from classic ...
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Video of the Week – Laufey (Iceland) – Silver Lining (single)

Reading time: 2 minutesClearly I need to bone up, and fast. Laufey had somehow passed ...
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Astrid Swan (Finland) announces 20th anniversary reissue of debut album Poverina with previously unseen video release

Reading time: 4 minutesA 20th Anniversary Edition of Astrid Swan’s album ‘Poverina’ will be out ...
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Hills and Trees (Denmark) – The Riverbay (single)

Reading time: 2 minutesApril 11th saw the release of Danish indie-folk artist Hills and Trees’ ...
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Vince Chinaski (Denmark) – We can (single/possible future album track)

Reading time: 3 minutesA welcome return for Vince Chinaski, the Danish-Italian who was last with ...
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Songs for the end of the day from Somewhere (Sweden) and Fjöll (Iceland)

Reading time: 3 minutesSomewhere (Sweden) – Lullaby for the Common Man (single/debut album track) ELP’s ...
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Weekend Intermission – Arcade Fire (Canada/USA) – Year of the Snake (single/ future album track) + video

Reading time: 3 minutesWeekend Intermission is our regular feature where we look at an artist ...
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Oak Now Willow (Denmark) – Unanswered (single)

Reading time: 2 minutesSome songs are written – inadvertently, I’m sure – for certain times ...
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