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Robec (Norway) – The forest is too loud (sample – debut album title track)
David Bentley
29 December 2025
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We’re late on this one but its epic-ness has New Year, new ...
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Ulrich Jannert (Sweden) – Two worlds at Christmas (Old Roads, New Me) (single)
David Bentley
28 December 2025
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I admit to knowing nothing about Malmö-based Ulrich Jannert prior to accidentally ...
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Nordic Music Central business review 2025
David Bentley
27 December 2025
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Article views were up by about 10% in 2025, a disappointing figure ...
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Eye of Melian (part Finland) – Symphonia Arcana (single/future album track) + video
David Bentley
26 December 2025
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If you thought we’d gone away, we merely took a couple of ...
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Tidsrymd (Sweden) – För oss nu (Single) (remix)
David Bentley
23 December 2025
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Tidsrymd hails from Sandviken, in central Sweden. For one of the ...
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Valkea (Finland) – Vedenjakaja (album)
Dominic Stevenson
22 December 2025
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Uplifting, soothing, and fundamentally Scandinavian are some immediate thoughts upon listening to ...
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NMC Highlight of 2025 #1 – Erika Vikman @ Eurovision Grand Final performance of ‘Ich Komme’
David Bentley
22 December 2025
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I might do more of these; we’ll see how it goes. If ...
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Matteus Blad (Finland) – gryning (sample track from the album Lungor)
David Bentley
21 December 2025
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Here’s an unusual one from Matteus Blad who is Swedish-Finnish and also ...
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Nicolay Løvvold (Norway) – I don’t believe in God (re-released single as an EP track)
David Bentley
20 December 2025
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Every year at this time Greg Lake’s ‘I believe in Father Christmas’ ...
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GLUECIFER (Norway) – I’m Ready (single/future album track) + video
David Bentley
18 December 2025
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For sure, but are we ready for them? And GLUECIFER; what a ...
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Ove Markström (Sweden) – Roxy (single)
David Bentley
17 December 2025
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We’ve had numerous songs here over the years that related one ...
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Nordic Music Central’s Songs of the Year 2025
David Bentley
16 December 2025
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It’s that time of the year again, Nordic Music Central’s Songs of ...
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Nordic artists and bands sought for the 2026 Unsigned Only Music Awards
David Bentley
12 December 2025
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Nordic Music Central is partnering with the Unsigned Only Music Awards to ...
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Wildie (Sweden) – Calm the Ocean down (single/future album track)
David Bentley
10 December 2025
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The Ocean needs to be tranquil and serene when you’re out yachting ...
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Tedeborg (Sweden) – Das bin ich (EP)
David Bentley
8 December 2025
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Tedeborg has paid us a visit on several occasions over the years ...
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Riddarna (Sweden) – Hål i marken (Hole in the Ground) (single/future album track)
David Bentley
7 December 2025
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Riddarna means The Knights in English and we need some White Knights ...
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Sordal (Norway) – I see you every day in her eyes (single)
David Bentley
6 December 2025
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Sordal were with us as recently as July but I make no ...
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Nathav (Denmark) – Over You (single/possible future album track)
David Bentley
5 December 2025
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Nathav (Mathilde Lunderskov) easily made her way into NMC’s Top 40 ...
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Ane Sætterstrøm (Denmark) – Wonderland of Snow (single)
David Bentley
3 December 2025
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After a week of pretty serious music we’re back on the Christmas ...
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THE RIVER (Sweden) – I guess now that I’m the King (sample track from the debut album And the Storm)
David Bentley
2 December 2025
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The old morphs into the new with THE RIVER, a band that ...
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