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Soffía (Iceland) – Dreamcatcher (single/likely future album track)
David Bentley
6 September 2025
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2
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We seem to be going through an Icelandic season just now with ...
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Live! Aadal (Norway) – The Carlton Club, Manchester, 04 September
David Bentley
5 September 2025
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3
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It comes to something when a band like the Leeds-based quintet Wandering ...
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INKI (Iceland) – Islander (single/future album track)
David Bentley
3 September 2025
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3
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It is quite a while now since INKI (Ingibjörg Friðriksdóttir) put in ...
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Ilaheva (Sweden) – Under the Sky (title track from debut EP)
David Bentley
2 September 2025
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2
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I could write a book about some of the artists and bands ...
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Who killed Bambi (Denmark) (with Astrid Engberg) – Lilies (single/future album track)
David Bentley
1 September 2025
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2
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Who killed Bambi have made three appearances in NMC but only as ...
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Di Leva (Sweden) – Kärleken är kung (single/future album track) + video
David Bentley
31 August 2025
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Ahead of his forthcoming album ‘När änglar dör’ (‘When Angels Die’), ...
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Orbits (Norway) – Blood Red Sky (title track from debut album)
David Bentley
30 August 2025
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2
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Hand on heart I don’t think you’ll find as much variety on ...
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The Other End (Norway) Peeking over the top (single/possible future album track)
David Bentley
28 August 2025
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2
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Sorting through newly released tracks we’d missed during the last few weeks ...
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Songs for the end of the day from Johan Hoffman (Sweden) and Victoria Akua (Denmark)
David Bentley
27 August 2025
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3
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A couple of end of the day songs from artists that have ...
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Emil Friis (Denmark) – For Goodbyes (single/future album track, +video)
David Bentley
26 August 2025
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2
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Danish composer Emil Friis has just released ‘For Goodbyes’, the final single ...
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22nd August releases Part 3 from MesaVerde (Norway) and Anna von Hausswolff (Sweden)
David Bentley
25 August 2025
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3
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Wrapping up the 22nd August releases for now and in short form, ...
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22nd August releases Part 2 – from Automatism and Isobel (both Sweden)
David Bentley
24 August 2025
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3
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Continuing our attempt to chip away at the barrage of releases on ...
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22nd August 2025 singles releases, Part 1 – Maliika (Sweden) and Longing Louisa (Finland)
David Bentley
23 August 2025
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3
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With a mass of new releases again on 22nd August we’re reintroducing ...
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Bellefolie (Norway) – It’s Time (single/future album track)
David Bentley
23 August 2025
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1
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It certainly is, and in many ways. Ever since the first time ...
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Tinyhawk & Bizzarro (Finland) – Ramen Break (single/future album track)
David Bentley
20 August 2025
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2
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Tinyhawk & Bizzarro had a good run in NMC in 2022-3 with ...
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A.Reikko & Kaupungin ääni (Finland) – Hulluus (single/possible future album track)
David Bentley
19 August 2025
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2
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It’s come to something when you have to translate the title, never ...
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Fleeting Temples (Sweden) – Only (single/future track on the album Beast)
David Bentley
18 August 2025
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2
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There’s quite a lot to unpack here, especially after a marathon session ...
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Auri (Finland) – III – Candles and Beginnings (album)
David Bentley
18 August 2025
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9
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Auri has just released its third album, four years after the previous ...
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“I love to tell a story” – In conversation with Denmark’s Theresa Rex
David Bentley
15 August 2025
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8
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Theresa Rex (Theresa Schoefer Hansen) has made quite a mark here in ...
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Remedies (Norway) – On my mind (single/future album track)
David Bentley
15 August 2025
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2
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Previously we’ve encountered Art-pop (‘Don’t let it in’) followed by a rocker ...
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