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The nominees for this year's Spellemann (the Norwegian Grammy) have been announced:
Female artist:
Ane Brun - A Temporary Dive (Det Er Mine/V2)
Lene Marlin - Lost In A Moment (EMI)
Marthe Valle - It's A Bag Of Candy (Grammar Records)
Maria Mena - Apparently Unaffected (Sony BMG)
Simone - Last Days And Nights (Daworks)
Male artist
Alejandro Fuentes - Diamonds Or Pearls (Sony BMG)
Magnet - The Tourniquet (Atlantic)
Robert Post - Robert Post (Universal)
Sofian - This Is Sofian (C+C Records)
Pop group:
Jim Stärk - Jim Stärk (Sweet Recordings)
Ravi & Dj Løv - Den Nye Arbæidsdagn (Sony BMG)
Röyksopp - The Understanding (EMI)
Electronica:
Alog - Miniatures (Rune Grammofon)
Datarock - Datarock Datarock (Yap/VME)
Toy - Toy (Smalltown Supersound)
Rock:
Bigbang - Poetic Terrorism (Gransport Records)
JR Ewing - Maelstrom (Sony BMG)
Madrugada - The Deep End (EMI)
My Midnight Creeps - My Midnight Creeps (MMC Records)
Serena-Maneesh - Serena-Maneesh (Honeymilk)
Metal:
Audrey Horne - No Hay Banda (Dog Job/Tuba Records)
El Caco - The Search (Black Balloon Records)
Extol - Blueprint (Century Media)
Stonegard - Arrows (Bonnier)
Hip-hop/Rnb:
Cast - Problembarn (Pass It Records)
Paperboys - When Worlds Collide (Bonnier)
Tommy Tee - Tommy Tycker Om Mej (Tee Productions/C+C Records)
Jazz:
Hans Mathisen - Quiet Songs (Curling Legs AS)
Jimmy Rosenberg/Stian Carstensen - Rose Room (Hot Club Records)
Karin Krog/Bergen Big Band - Seagull (Grappa Musikkforlag AS)
Sigurd Køhn Quartet - This Place (Heidi Køhn)
Solveig Slettahjell - Pixiedust (Curling Legs AS)
Open class:
Arild Andersen Group - Electra (ECM/Grappa)
Beady Belle - Closer (Jazzland)
Jaga Jazzist - What We Must (Smalltown Supersound)
Nils Petter Molvær - Er (Universal)
Shining - In The Kingdom Of Kitsch You Will Be A Monster (Rune Grammofon)
Best newcomer:
Animal Alpha - Pheromones (Racing Junior)
Audrey Horne - No Hay Banda (Dog Job/Tuba Records)
Draumir - Draumir (Playground/Little Hill)
Marthe Valle - It's A Bag Of Candy (Grammar Records)
Sofian - This Is Sofian (C+C Records)
Best song:
Alejandro Fuentes - Stars (Sony BMG)
Kurt Nilsen - Never Easy (Sony BMG)
Madrugada w/Ane Brun - Lift Me (Det Er Mine/V2/EMI)
Maria Mena - Miss You Love (Sony BMG)
Ravi & Dj Løv - Tsjeriåu Me De Månråus (Sony BMG)
Music video:
Maria Mena - Miss You Love (Sony BMG)
Animal Alpha - Bundy (Racing Junior)
Ravi & Dj Løv - E-Ore (Sony BMG)
Robert Post - Got None (Universal)
Röyksopp - What Else Is There (EMI)
For all categories, go here: http://www.ifpi.no/spellemann/nomlst.html
Winners will be announced on January 28.
Norwegian singer/songwriter Magnet has been confirmed for next year's SXSW festival in Austin, Texas to coincide with a full US tour. His latest album "The tourniquet" comes out over here in February via Filter Recordings.
New UK dates for Magnet:
01/22 - King Tuts, Glasgow
01/23 - Late Room, Manchester
01/24 - ULU, London
Magnet's latest album "The tourniquet" will be available in the US via iTunes on November 15, in stores on February 7, 2006.
Check out the video for "Fall at your feet" from Norwegian singer/songwriter Magnet: wm / rm
Magnet on tour in the UK with Athlete and Gemma Hayes:
10/25 - Apollo, Manchester
10/26 - Apollo, Manchester
10/27 - Academy, Newcastle
10/28 - Academy, Glasgow
10/29 - Corn Exchange, Edinburgh
10/31 - Centre, Brighton
11/01 - Hammersmith Apollo, London
"Fall at your feet" will be the first proper single from the new Magnet album "The tourniquet" and will include the exclusive b-side "This bird can never fly". A video was filmed on Devil's Island, outside Bergen recently and should be out sometime around mid-November, the same time the proper single is released.
Even Johansen is an introspective kinda guy; his tunes are almost always suffused with melancholy and yearning. But he's never maudlin, 'cause Johansen has a way of simultaneously tugging at your heartstrings and keeping your attention with evocative music details. His third CD as Magnet finds Johansen simply doing more of his wistful thing, with maybe a few more songs hitting the mark than on the previous "On your side". This is soft rock, but it's really quite lovely. "Hold on" features an unexpected banjo and very airy "Bah bah" backing vocals in the song's closing minute or so that reel you right in. On "The pacemaker" there's a sound that resembles rapidly dripping water and the keyboard sounds not unlike a toy piano; such elements prevent the song from being mere easy listening. "All you ask" somehow combines a near-reggae and waltz rhythm in curious fashion; this plus Johansen's jump to a falsetto a couple of times pushes the song to the plus side of marginal. "Deadlock" is classic Nordic melancholy; the tinkly mix sounds almost Icelandic, in fact. Very nice indeed. "I don't think I can do this no more," our boy sings several times. Sure ya can, Ev...you're a natural at this kinda thing. "Miss her so" is vintage lovelorn Magnet; if this sweet acoustic ballad doesn't make the little girls tear up, I don't know what will. And "Blow by blow" is downright hypnotic; very cool arrangement, almost Beatle-ish. Although a few tunes do generate a rhythm you can tap your foot to, just expect mostly whispery balladry and poignancy. Not quite a classic, but wonderfully soothing when you're in the mood.
- Kevin Renick
Here's a roundup of English reviews for the new Magnet album "The Tourniquet": http://www.homeofmagnet.com/2005/08/new-reviews-contest.html
Magnet is the single of the week at XFM in the UK: http://www.xfm.co.uk/Article.asp?id=109169
You can also check out a live session he did with them right here: http://www.xfm.co.uk/Article.asp?id=109087
Norway seems to be adept at exporting quality singer/songwriters these days. Both Sondre Lerche and Magnet seem to be doing quite well for themselves abroad and now there's upstart Robert Post to contend with. While I don't find his album as consistently good from beginning to end as the other aforementioned artists' most recent work, Robert is still a formidable entry into the genre. He's got such an amazingly effortless singing voice - just listen to the way he nails that high note on the final chorus of the song I've posted today. That kind of performance is simply undeniable. He sounds so natural and at-ease - he's a power-pop sensation just waiting to happen. Even though his just-released debut album tends to be a bit heavy on filler IMO, the three or four standout tracks do a fine job of making up for it. Definitely recommend for fans of Jason Falkner, Brendon Benson, Ben Christophers and the like.
London's Evening Standard reviews Magnet's live show at 93 Feet East from Wednesday night: http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/music/articles/20115645
New international tourdates for Norwegian singer/songwriter Magnet:
10/09 - Chinnery's, Southend (UK)
10/10 - Komedia, Brighton (UK)
10/11 - The Fleece, Bristol (UK)
10/13 - The Scala, London (UK)
10/14 - Soundhaus, Northampton (UK)
10/15 - Rescue Rooms, Nottingham (UK)
10/16 - Cockpit, Leeds (UK)
10/18 - King Tuts Wah-Wah Hut, Glasgow (UK)
10/19 - Academy 3, Manchester (UK)
10/20 - Barfly, Liverpool (UK)
11/09 - Club Quattro, Osaka (JAP)
11/10 - Club Quattro, Tokyo (JAP)
Listen to streaming samples of every track from Magnet's new album "The tourniquet": http://homeofmagnet.com/tourniquet_stream.html