Reading time: < 1 minutes I’m delighted to report that we feature in the Top 15 Manchester music blogs (and there are a lot of them) as compiled by the …

Reading time: 3 minutes The Captain is gone. Long live the Captain. Its seven years since Captain Gone last released any music, which is about as long as I’ve …

Reading time: 2 minutes PIKES (Christoffer Ling) has been here a couple of times now but I’m more than happy to give him another run because his style fascinates …

Reading time: 2 minutes I’ve been tracking Stella Explorer since I saw her perform at a showcase festival three years ago. Her debut EP, ‘Dorkay House’, which is the …

Reading time: 3 minutes I took a punt on this one, a speculative approach by the artist via the website, and I’m glad I did. It’s different for sure, …

Reading time: 2 minutes You know, there’s ‘ambient’ electronic music and then there’s ‘ambient’. Like there’s ‘the older man’ that some of the young ladies prefer and then there’s …

Reading time: 2 minutes We like to mix things up here at NMC and after a few quite serious, heavy duty songs in quick succession it’s time to lighten …

Reading time: 3 minutes Regular readers may remember that Myrkvi is an item now, the actual Myrkvi (Magnús Thorlacius) having reunited with Yngvi Holm, with whom he/they was/were VIO, …

Reading time: 2 minutes Outer Limit Lotus is a new band to me. They are Oslo-based and formed in 2015 when three of the members from noise rock cult …

Reading time: < 1 minutes David Bentley, founder of Nordic Music Central and a writer for six other UK-based music publications since 2014, has initiated ‘Read All About It‘, a …

Reading time: 2 minutes Once upon a time there was a Danish singer-songwriter called Gurli Octavia (Højbjerg Eriksen…or something like that). She wrote many heartfelt ballads and the odd …

Reading time: 2 minutes Birds are Better (Stian Fjelldal) was here last October with the single ‘Marigold’ and with which he managed to astonish everyone when he revealed that …

Reading time: 2 minutes You thought it said Mary Poppins didn’t you? I did. But while Julie Andrews is still showing off her nanny magic powers or do-re –mi-ing …

Reading time: 2 minutes There’s a lot of Denmark around at the moment; almost every post so far this week. Normal service will be resumed but for now they’re …

Reading time: 3 minutes It’s International Women’s Day as if you didn’t know and Fallulah celebrates it with a modest little ditty, ‘Tits of Steel’. It’s the third single …

Reading time: 3 minutes I warn you now that this will probably make your brain hurt. There’s a lot going on with this song and you won’t take it …

Reading time: 2 minutes I’ll be honest, I amuse myself with the reasons by which I select the music you find in here. I receive so many submissions of …

Reading time: 2 minutes Tinyhawk & Bizzarro, a collaboration between Jenni Kinnunen (Tinyhawk) and Bizzarro, which comprises Markus Väisänen (guitar), Teemu Aho (bass), Jaakko Pöyhönen (drums) and Juuso Kolho …

Reading time: 2 minutes I do believe we’ve featured most if not all the singles released so far from Red Cell’s forthcoming and eponymously named album which comes out …

Reading time: 3 minutes I once broke down in Mansfield. It’s just off the M1. I was driving home from a stock car racing meeting and had to sleep …

Reading time: 2 minutes We’ve covered quite a few cross-genre songs in the last week or so but I was astonished (I think that’s a reasonable word) to receive …

Reading time: 2 minutes First time out for SkarWorX (Øystein Skar) in NMC this year but I doubt it will be the last. Fresh from appearing as a guest …

Reading time: 3 minutes What time is it? What is time? Can it run faster or slower depending on how you experience it? Can we travel faster than it …

Reading time: 3 minutes I thought I’d heard every reason for an artist writing a song, but this is the first time that a ‘near-death’ experience was offered. Come …

Reading time: 2 minutes Pardon me for repeating myself but Ellen Krauss is matchless when she sings in an Americana style (she can do others). Her new single, ‘Hungover …

Reading time: 2 minutes A bit of retro pop tonight, from Helsinki, Finland, where there’s a musical surprise waiting around every corner. I don’t think I’ve ever reviewed anything …

Reading time: 3 minutes Denmark in particular is noted for the haunting music used in the many Nordic Noir TV series, whether or not that music originates from Scandinavia …

Reading time: 2 minutes You’ll find all sorts in here. Today we have a lullaby. Sleep tight. Somehow I’ve managed to overlook singer-songwriter Hafdís Huld,perhaps that’s because I don’t …

Reading time: 2 minutes Isn’t it annoying when you remember a band’s name from a few years ago, you know you’ve heard a song that you really liked then, …

Reading time: 3 minutes We’ve run most of the singles released from Marte Eberson’s forthcoming second solo album, and the eerily-titled ‘Blood on my fingers’ is the latest of …

Reading time: < 1 minutes Technical issues are being resolved + comment on AI Readers will have noticed some technical issues over the last few months. I’m glad to say …

Reading time: 3 minutes Ghosts on TV (Finland) – Sunshine (single/track from forthcoming album) The last time Ghosts on TV were here was in April last year, in collaboration …

Reading time: 2 minutes Heidrunna (Iceland) YCBCC (single) Readers might remember Heidrunna (Heidrun Anna Bjornsdottir) from this time last year, she was featured quite often with singles which later …

Reading time: 2 minutes Elias Bendix (Denmark) – Pedal to the Metal (single/video) Elias Bendix was here as recently as December with a song I couldn’t make my mind …

Reading time: 4 minutes Weekend Intermission – Xandria (Germany) – Two Worlds (single/track from recently released album) Weekend Intermission is our regular feature where we look at an artist …

Reading time: 2 minutes Eyði Horsdal (Faroe Islands) – In Silence Somewhere (single/track from forthcoming debut album) Eyði Horsdal sings straight to the point, no-nonsense songs, with subjects that …