The nominees for this year's Spellemann awards, the Norwegian Grammy, have been announced:
Female Artist: Christel Alsos - Tomorrow is () Ida Maria - Katla (/) Ingrid Olava - The guest () Susanne Sundfør - The brothel ()
Male Artist: Moddi - Floriography () Odd Nordstoga - November (/) Thom Hell - All good things () Thomas Dybdahl - Waiting for that one clear moment ()
Pop Group: deLillos - Hjernen er alene i Operaen () I was a king - Old friends (/) Kråkesølv - Bomtur til jorda () Madcon - Contraband ()
Electronic: Bjørn Torske - Kokning () Lindstrøm & Christabelle - Real life is no cool () Ost & Kjex - Cajun lunch (/)
Rock: Blood Command - Ghostclocks (/) Kvelertak - Kvelertak () Motorpsycho - Heavy metal fruit () Serena-Maneesh - No 2: Abyss in b minor () Tommy Tokyo & Starving for My Gravy - Go time, showtime & absolute war ()
Hip-Hop: Karpe Diem - Aldri solgt en løgn () Lars Vaular - Helt om natten, helt om dagen () Salvador Sanchez - Happy daze ()
Folk: Gjermund Larsen trio - Aurum (/) Ingvill Marit Buen Garnås og Per Anders Buen Garnås - Salme, segn & solbøn () Sondre Bratland/Annbjørg Lien - Alle vegne () Unni Boksasp Ensemble - Keramello ()
Jazz: Elephant9 - Walk the nile () Ivar Antonsen/Vigleik Storaas - Dialogues () Paolo Vinaccia - Very much alive () Supersilent - 10 () Trondheim Jazz Orchestra - Triads and more ()
Open Class: Beady Belle - At Welding Bridge () Jaga Jazzist - One-armed bandit () Karl Seglem - Ossicles (/) Pelbo - Pelbo () Petter Wettre/Audun Kleive - The only way to travel 2 ()
Lyrics: Bare Egil Band - I fyr og flamme (/) Erik Fosnes Hansen - Neste stasjon Grorud () Ingrid Olava - The guest (
Pop Composition: Gjermund Larsen - Aurum (/) Ingrid Olava - The guest () Odd Nordstoga - November (/) Susanne Sundfør - The brothel () Thom Hell - All good things ()
Newcomer: Bjørn Johan Muri () Frida Ånnevik () Kvelertak () Moddi () Thomas Eriksen ()
Norwegian act Tommy Tokyo & Starving for My Gravy have a new website to coincide with the release of their new album "Go time, showtime & absolute war", due out September 27: http://tommytokyo.com/
Norwegian act Tommy Tokyo & Starving For My Gravy will release their new album on September 20. No title or any other details yet, but it was produced by Head (way too many credits to list) and was recorded at Monnow Valley Studios in Wales.
The nominees for the Spellemannprisen (Norwegian Grammy) have been announced: http://www.spellemann.no/
Here's a few of the categories:
Female artist: Ane Brun - Changing Of The Seasons (Det Er Mine) Ingrid Olava - Juliet's Wishes (EMI Music Norway) Maria Mena - Cause And Effect (Sony Music) Marit Larsen - The Chase (EMI/Virgin) Male artist: Bjørn Eidsvåg - Pust (Petroleum/Sony Music) Julian Berntzen - Rocket Ship Love (Universal Music) Thom Hell - God If I Saw Her Now (Voices Of Wonder) Åge Aleksandersen og Sambandet - Katalysator (EMI Music Norway/Solregn) Pop group: Lester - This Village (Deaf Ear Records) Real Ones - All For The Neighbourhood (Warner Music) The Margarets - Twenty Years Erased (Division Records as) Electronica: Lindstrøm - Where You Go I Go Too (Smalltown Supersound) Mental Overdrive - You Are Being Manipulated (Smalltown Supersound) Skatebård - Cosmos (Digitalo Enterprises) Rock: Grand Island - Boys & Brutes (Racing Junior) Lukestar - Lake Toba (Phone Me) Motorpsycho - Little Lucid Moments (Rune Grammofon) Tommy Tokyo & Starving For My Gravy - Smear Your Smiles Back On (Warner Music) Metal: Benea Reach - Alleviat (Tabu Recordings) Enslaved - Vertebrae (Indie Recordings) Keep of Kalessin - Kolossus (Indie Recordings) Jazz: Helge Lien Trio - Hello Troll (Ozella/Musikklosen) Mathias Eick - The Door (ECM/Grappa) Moment - Paradiso (Schmell) Radka Toneff - Butterfly (Curling Legs as) Open class: Annbjørg Lien - Waltz With Me (Heilo) Farmers Market - Surfin' USSR (Ipecac) H.K.H. Kronprinsesse Mette-Marits Utvalgte Salmer - Sorgen og Gleden (Kirkelig Kulturverksted) Lars Horntveth - Kaleidoscopic (Smalltown Supersound) Best newcomer: Erlend Bratland - True Colors (Sony Music) Ida Maria - Fortress Round My Heart (Nightliner/Universal) Ingrid Olava - Juliet's Wishes (EMI Music Norway) Katzenjammer - Le Pop (Propeller Recordings) Best video: Beady Belle - Self-Fulfilling (Jazzland Records/Sonet/Universal) Madcon - Liar (Bonnier Amigo Music) Madrugada - Look Away Lucifer (Malabar Recording Company) Maria Mena - All This Time (Sony Music) Thom Hell - My Heart Is Longing For A Soul (Voices Of Wonder)