Reading time: 8 minutesIt was only last week that we featured a Norwegian artist, Bellefolie, who has a predilection for writing about alienation, isolation, existential dilemmas and the
Reading time: 2 minutesI have been known to be attracted by band names and Hymns from Nineveh is one of them. There’s such a contrast between hymns, which
Reading time: 2 minutesSometimes an artist or band will release a new song at what is an opportune moment in a foreign marketplace. The thought process behind ‘Glass
Reading time: 4 minutesIt’s taken me a little time to get around to this one, ‘The Day Of…’, the second single from Nightwish’s forthcoming 10th studio album, but
Reading time: 4 minutes‘Champion’ is Pom Poko’s third album. Many people know what they’re about by now. They make a sound that is pretty close to unique. You
Reading time: 3 minutesSometimes, when you are hmming and ahhing about what to write about (and there is a lot of it, Scandinavia is back in business after
Reading time: 2 minutesPortentous songs about dystopian futures have been around as long as I can remember. Take Zager & Evans’ ‘In the Year 2525 (Exordium and Terminus)’
