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Video of the week – Øystein Skar (Norway) – Lonkjé live from Lørenskog Hus
David Bentley
30 October 2025
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3
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Before we start I have to profess that I’m not the best ...
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Nemo (Denmark) – Supernova (sample track from the debut album Blue is the color of infinity)
David Bentley
29 October 2025
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2
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When I was a kid I wanted to be an astronomer and ...
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LYONNE (Denmark) – Buenos Aires (you hurt me sometimes) (sample track from the album Buenos Aires)
David Bentley
28 October 2025
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3
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LYONNE (Vanina Lion), born in Argentina but domiciled for a few years ...
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Terje Gravdal (Norway) – No broken adult (sample track from the EP The Dreamer)
David Bentley
27 October 2025
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2
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Terje Gravdal is one of the most reviewed artists in NMC and ...
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Fernando’s Eyes (Sweden) – The fire of the night (remixed single/previously released album track)
David Bentley
26 October 2025
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2
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When we featured an earlier single from Fernando’s Eyes this year, ‘A ...
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Patrick El-Hag (Sweden) – Hej (Single/Julio Iglesias cover)
David Bentley
25 October 2025
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Patrick El-Hag is a man of many parts. A few months ago ...
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Resmiranda (Sweden) – Cease Fire (single)
David Bentley
25 October 2025
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3
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You can always rely on Resmiranda to come up with something thoughtful, ...
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Tuva Halse Quintet (Norway) – Longyear (single/future album track)
David Bentley
24 October 2025
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3
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It takes a special sort of talent to write an instrumental piece ...
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Inki (Iceland) – I think we would have been friends (single/future album track)
David Bentley
23 October 2025
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2
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The Strokkur geyser in Iceland erupts every five minutes or so, as ...
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Valerie Melina (Sweden) – Get away with murder (sample track from the debut album You never even knew that you missed me)
David Bentley
21 October 2025
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2
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There are a lot of words in both the elected song title ...
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Live! Pom Poko (Norway) @ The Albert Hall Manchester, 20th October 2025
David Bentley
21 October 2025
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4
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I’ve seen Norway’s raucous math rockers Pom Poko six or seven times ...
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Hannah Schneider (Denmark) – Lighthouse (single/future album track)
David Bentley
19 October 2025
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2
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Weirdly, I do believe I’ve only written about Hannah Schneider once or ...
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Eberson (Norway) – Forgetful (single/cover)
David Bentley
17 October 2025
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2
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I’m an avid fan of the TV comedy series Benidorm (like every ...
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Starsetz (Denmark) – Flickering Light (single and sample track from the EP of that title)
David Bentley
16 October 2025
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Starsetz is songwriter/ producer Cecilie Brask and drummer Tomas Ortved. The album ...
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Fredrik Norlindh (Sweden) – Lipstick On (single and lead/sample track from the album Contrasting Notes)
David Bentley
15 October 2025
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2
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Fredrik Norlindh paid us a visit last March with another single from ...
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Marianna Winter (Faroe Islands) – Let me love you (single) ft. Ragnar Finsson (+video)
David Bentley
14 October 2025
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2
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Marianna Winter. That’s an appropriate name for the Faroe Islands I suppose, ...
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RIVER (Sweden) – I am cancer (single) + video
David Bentley
13 October 2025
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2
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I’m one of those people that get irritated when I hear someone ...
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Gísli Gunnarsson (Iceland) – Andlitin í Berginu (single/future album track) + video
David Bentley
12 October 2025
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3
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Perhaps it’s because I had an intense exposure to Iceland a few ...
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Mollý (Denmark) – Easy (single)
David Bentley
11 October 2025
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Mollý is Icelandic (hence the patronym Jökulsdóttir), now based in Denmark ...
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Remedies (Norway) – Give us a place (single/future album track)
David Bentley
11 October 2025
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2
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I have to say there is some cracking music arising out of ...
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