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    25. New Music Nordics – Album and EP releases for June 2022

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      Denmark Artist Title Format Released Genre Link Annika Aakjær Esthers Orkester Album 2/6/22 Singer songwriter Spotify Bbybites Don't Care… (But I Do) EP 10/6/22 Pop Spotify ICEKIID Ingen Roser...

      Denmark

      Artist Title Format Released Genre Link
      Annika Aakjær Esthers Orkester Album 2/6/22 Singer songwriter Spotify
      Bbybites Don't Care… (But I Do) EP 10/6/22 Pop Spotify
      ICEKIID Ingen Roser Uden Torne Album 3/6/22 Hip hop Spotify

      Commentary: Quite the variety of styles with this month's Danish NMN contingent. It's definitely Bbybites who has caught the ears though. Rapper Martha Maj Hauptmann brings the attitude with her refreshing mix of pop and hip hop. Track “Whatever“ from her latest EP is on rotation.

      Finland

      Artist Title Format Released Genre Link
      DANTCHEV:DOMAIN The Lions We Are Album 1/6/22 Folk Bandcamp
      IANAI Sunir Album 10/6/22 Folk Bandcamp

      Commentary: IANAI's debut album really does defy genre classification, with its epic soundscapes influenced by folk music from across the globe. The talent found on “Sunir” is nothing to be sniffed at either, with guest appearances from HIM, Sisters of Mercy and Massive Attack to name a few.

      Iceland

      Artist Title Format Released Genre Link
      Fjara Surfdays EP 10/6/22 Surf rock Spotify
      Hugrún Post-Apocalyptic Love Songs EP 23/6/22 Indie pop Spotify
      Una Torfa Flækt Og Týnd Og Einmana EP 10/6/22 Singer songwriter Spotify

      Commentary: This might become my new obsession. After unexpectedly discovering some Finnish surf rock last month, this month it's the turn of Iceland. Check out the acoustic title track from Fjara – whose name translates to beach/shore – on their brand-new EP “Surfdays”.

      Norway

      Artist Title Format Released Genre Link
      Jorn Over The Horizon Radar Album 17/6/22 Hard rock href+
      Khold Svartsyn Album 24/6/22 Black metal href+

      Commentary: Jørn Lande is back with a new studio album, five years since 2017's “Life On Death Road”. Where “Over The Horizon Radar“ lacks in innovation or even boundary pushing, it makes up for in familiar power vocals and eleven solid melodic metal songs.

      Sweden

      Artist Title Format Released Genre Link
      Bells Fell Silent The Soil And The Hammering Beat Album 3/6/22 Indie rock Bandcamp
      Benjamin Ingrosso Playlist Album 17/6/22 Pop href+
      Big Fish Kalla Döda Drömmar Album 18/6/22 Experimental rock Spotify
      Darkane Inhuman Spirits Album 24/6/22 Extreme metal Spotify
      Iamamiwhoami Be Here Soon Album 3/6/22 Electronic Bandcamp
      INVSN Let The Night Love You Album 3/6/22 Post punk Bandcamp
      Neneh Cherry The Versions Album 10/6/22 Hip hop href+
      Oscar Enestad Drömmar Album 3/6/22 Pop Spotify
      Seventh Wonder The Testament Album 10/6/22 Prog metal href+
      Theoz Paradis EP 17/6/22 Pop Spotify
      Tove Styrke HARD Album 3/6/22 Pop Spotify
      Tungsten Bliss Album 17/6/22 Power metal Spotify

      Commentary: It's been thirty-three years since Neneh Cherry's debut album “Raw Like Sushi” released. Her latest album “The Versions” sees a cast of current-day female vocalists give re-workings to tracks from that seminal album and others to admittedly varying degrees of success.

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    48. New Music Nordics – Album and EP releases for May 2022

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      Denmark Artist Title Format Released Genre Link Jada Elements Album 20/5/22 Pop lnk.tt Junkyard Drive Electric Love Album 13/5/22 Hard rock Bandcamp Lucer The New World Album 20/5/22 Hard rock...

      Denmark

      Artist Title Format Released Genre Link
      Jada Elements Album 20/5/22 Pop lnk.tt
      Junkyard Drive Electric Love Album 13/5/22 Hard rock Bandcamp
      Lucer The New World Album 20/5/22 Hard rock Bandcamp
      Modest Friend Album 6/5/22 Indie rock Bandcamp
      Pil Kom Vi Flyver, Siger Du Album 13/5/22 Electropop Spotify
      Sonic Girl Confessions Album 23/5/22 Pop Spotify

      Commentary: A rock heavy selection coming out of Denmark for this month. So in typical fashion, I'm gonna skip over the generic guitar riffs and angsty lyrics this May and focus instead on the crisp pop voice of Sonic Girl. The track “hackerboy” is worth a listen just for the shoehorning in of antivirus and IP addresses!

      Finland

      Artist Title Format Released Genre Link
      I Am The Night While The Gods Are Sleeping Album 6/5/22 Black metal Bandcamp
      Madboiali 22 Album 27/5/22 Hip hop Spotify
      Mary Ann Hawkins Mary Ann Hawkins Album 20/5/22 Surf rock Bandcamp

      Commentary: Where Denmark failed with rock, Finland might just have delighted this month. The country is synonymous with death metal, so imagine my surprise to find a source of surf rock in the band Mary Ann Hawkins. Their track “Hawkinsmania” is an espresso shot of frenetiscism.

      Iceland

      Artist Title Format Released Genre Link
      Bear The Ant Unconscious EP 26/5/22 Psychedelic pop Spotify
      LÓN Thankfully Distracted Album 15/5/22 Rock Spotify
      NEVERNEVER Glorious EP 11/5/22 Alternative rock Spotify

      Commentary: Iceland is a small place, with 366,000 people and counting, so sometimes pickings are low. But they do say quality over quantity, and that's what we have here. The names behind NEVERNEVER have some real pedigree in the music industry and are led by the strong vocals of Klara Elias.

      Norway

      Artist Title Format Released Genre Link
      Humle Døgnvill Album 20/5/22 Pop Spotify
      Sigrid How To Let Go Album 6/5/22 Pop href+
      TrollfesT Flamingo Overlord Album 27/5/22 Folk metal Bandcamp

      Commentary: In April Norway took the crown for the month's biggest and best release with Röyksopp's newest. They've done it again! Sigrid's follow-up to her debut album, “How To Let Go” is a real banger, with stand-out track “Mirror” destined for summer playlists all across the Nordics.

      Sweden

      Artist Title Format Released Genre Link
      Bjorn Rydhog New Day Coming EP 20/5/22 Pop SoundCloud
      Friska Viljor Don't Save The Last Dance Album 13/5/22 Indie Rock Spotify
      Jens Lekman The Linden Trees Are Still In Blossom Album 4/5/22 Baroque pop href+
      Jireel MOTY Album 6/5/22 Rap Spotify
      Karakou Via Dolorosa Album 13/5/22 Pop Spotify
      Lykke Li EYEYE Album 20/5/22 Indie pop Bandcamp
      Miynt Lonely Beach Album 6/5/22 Experimental pop Bandcamp
      Olof Wallberg We Album 27/5/22 Indie pop Spotify
      Omar Rudberg OMR Album 27/5/22 Pop Spotify
      Omni Of Halos Care Free EP 20/5/22 Rock SoundCloud
      Orkan Livsgaranti Album 13/5/22 Prog rock Spotify
      Paula Jivén The Duality In Me EP 6/5/22 Pop Spotify
      Sahara Hotnights Love In Times Of Low Expectations Album 6/5/22 Rock Spotify
      Svart Ridå 18 Minuter Av Ditt Liv EP 13/5/22 Experimental pop SoundCloud
      Tusse Happiness Before Love EP 20/5/22 Pop Spotify
      Vero Unsoothing Interior Album 6/5/22 Indie rock Bandcamp

      Commentary: Four years since the previous album, it's great to have Lykke Li back. “EYEYE” is a brutally melancholic album, with heart-felt lyrics taking centre stage. Margaret Farrell at Pitchfork had this to say: ‘Her music is a companion to sorrow in the same way the sun is a companion to the morning.’

      Previous months: March | April

      5 votes