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Read More Röyksopp Remember the first time you heard of Röyksopp? I do. It was about time I was looking for the next Daft Punk, and this little Norwegian duo's song "Poor Leno" stole my heart. …

RÖYKSOPP
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I'll be honest, it's been a long time since Poor Leno.

Poor Leno

If you don't remember, Röyksopp is an electronic music duo (Svein Berge and Torbjørn Brundtland) from Norway. They were pretty big in the techno scene in the early 2000, and by the time their debut album Melody A.M. was released, they had been nominated for one Grammy Award and won several Norway's Spellemannprisen awards. Then, in the past few years, the band remained relatively quiet about their musical output.

Well, the duo is back, look for "Running to the Sea", their first new single since 2011, this December 16th, 2013, via Wall of Sound and Cooking Vinyl. The single's already been released in America under the Cherrytree/Interscope Records last week (November 25th).

"Running To The Sea" features Norwegian singer Susanne Sundfør and it's a good sign for the duo's return to music. Hear it:

Read More Psy You know we like Psy, check out the review on Psy's album 6甲 (Six Rules). It is still pretty amazing that for a non-"pretty boy" Korean singer rode his phantom horse …

YLVIS
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Norwegian comedy duo Ylvis (Brothers Vegard and Bård Ylvisåker) has a hit with "The Fox (What Does the Fox Say?)", crossing the 250 million mark on YouTube. The song is such a hit that Fox's Glee will be covering the song tomorrow (November 28th). They are definitely the next PSY with his "Gangnam Style".

Can't get enough of The Fox? The brothers will be releasing a children's book "What Does The Fox Say" to be published by Simon & Schuster on December 10. The brothers will return to the United States for TV and book signing appearances around its release. This is probably a smart thing to do, considering that I don't think they have enough material to play a full concert.... so a book tour is actually a smart idea.

According to this message on their Facebook (see below), the book is out in Norway. The English portion of the comment indicates the English version won't be available until December 10th.

'Hva sier reven?' er nå i bokhandelen. Men slå gjerne til på nettet, der prisen kanskje er lavere.

Children's book "What does the fox say?" on sale from December 10.

Read More Highasakite Yep, Brody and Jess survived the Great Escape Music Festival in Brighton. The festival came to an end on Saturday, May 18th. Highasakite at The Haunt, Brighton (05/18/13) …

HIGHASAKITE
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Remember we covered Highasakite at the Great Escape 2013? The Norwegian quintet announced that their debut album Silent Treatment is coming out on March 4th in the U.S.! I have the cover artwork and track listing, so I'll give that information below.

Hopefully we'll see this band if they tour in support of the album.

Silent Treatment Tracklisting

1. Lover, Where Do You Live?
2. Since Last Wednesday
3. Leaving No Traces
4. Hiroshima
5. My Only Crime
6. I, The Hand Grenade
7. Darth Vader
8. Iran
9. The Man On The Ferry
10. Science & Blood Tests

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Röyksopp

Röyksopp - Poor Leno Discography [2001] Melody A.M. [2005] The Understanding [2007] Back to Mine: Röyksopp [2009] Junior [2010] Senior

Remember the first time you heard of Röyksopp? I do. It was about time I was looking for the next Daft Punk, and this little Norwegian duo's song "Poor Leno" stole my heart. I picked up Melody A.M because by the time it arrived in the US in 2001, it came with a special bonus remix EP (which incidentally included two remixes for "Poor Leno").

Anyway, they never really hit the big time in the US market, although I did hear about their Röyksopps Night Out EP (a special EP and live recording) a few years ago, preceding their Junior release.

Their follow-up to Junior is Senior, to be release on September 13^th via Dog Triumph/Wall Of Sound/EMI Records. As a special treat, you can preview their entire album via Soundcloud and The Hype Machine (incidentally, check out W♥M on Hype Machine).


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