Album Year List (2022)

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Hello loyal readers and welcome! It is that time of the year again where we look back on what came before and look ahead to what we may expect. In 2022 we slowly left the pandemic behind us and finally ventured outside again and into concert halls, which means our list of favourite gigs can finally make a return. Of course, there was more than enough time throughout the year to check out new releases and share our thoughts about those as well, and as eclectic a blog as we try to be, there is bound to be something below that you like as well. Maybe you’ve missed something along the road, maybe there’s something you’ve been meaning to check out but haven’t come around to yet? Time then to check out our lists, let’s go.

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Hedvig Mollestad & Trondheim Jazz Orchestra – Maternity Beat

Hedvig Mollestad&TJO-frontHedvig Mollestad keeps on jazz-rocking like there is no tomorrow. And frankly speaking, maybe there really won’t be a tomorrow so let’s enjoy this one to the full.

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Motorpsycho – Ancient Astronauts

Motorpyscho_Ancient Astronauts_frontAs you should know by now Motorpsycho’s deep back catalogue is reason for concern if you ever catch them live and need to catch a train back home. The Norwegians don’t have any intention to slow down and keep releasing work after work. Earlier this year the band’s umpteenth album, Ancient Astronauts was brought out on Stickman Records and Rune Grammofon. Continue reading

Fontaines D.C. – Skinty Fia

Fontaines D.C. – Skinty Fia_FRONT_SftDSAs summer soars, time slows down and the steady stream of interesting releases comes to a standstill. So it’s a good time to write about Fontaines D.C.’s third, an album we left on the shelf for dull moments like these. Continue reading

Sounds from the Dark Side top albums of 2022 (until now)

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Let’s have a look at what interested us musically in the first half of the year.

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