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Picture Credit: Beachheads Photo: Arne Bru Haug Artwork/Design: Ryan Patterson   Beachheads - II Release Date: March 04, 2022 Label: Fysisk Format Format: Vinyl / CD / Digital Length: 29:32 Genre: Power Pop / Garage Rock Origin: Oslo , Norway Norwegian quartet Beachheads continue their musical journey that began with the release of the Single " Shadow of a Man / Get Away " in 2015 and had its first milestone set with the release of the selftitled debut album in arly 2017. In the beginning, Beachheads may have appeared to be a little side project by members of Overthrow and Kvelertak, but with the second full-length release out via Fysisk Format, we can finally clarify that Beachheads are way more than that. Beachheads' "II" has everything, a diverse album needs. Upbeat party anthems like 'Death of a Nation' can be found as well as melancholic Shoegaze ballads like 'Change', Progressive Folk hymns such as '1000 Hurts', or sensual Indie P...

Picture Credit: Flying Rabbit   Flying Rabbit - In the Middle Release Date: April 04, 2021 Length: 02:33 Genre: Surf Rock / Psychedelic Rock Origin: Oslo , Norway What would happen if the world as we know it would end tomorrow? Would humankind be united for at least some moments and finally realize how stupid we were, supporting inequality for innumerable generations? And what would we do when everything is about to fall apart? Repent? Mourn? Laugh? The solution presented by Oslo's Flying Rabbit suits me very well. Their song "In the Middle" is an invitation to a last dance. The song also is the first single of Flying Rabbit's upcoming debut album "Paradox". The full-length release will soon follow the success of their first EP " Eclectic Playground ". "In the Middle" is a dynamic song, as Crossover as can be. Flying Rabbit merge the boppy movement of Surf Rock and Post-Soviet Rock with thick psychedelia, the lightfootedness of Indie Roc...

Picture Credit: Shevils Artwork: Chris Faccone   Shevils - Miracle of the Sun Release Date: May 07, 2021 Label: selfrelease Format: Digital Length: 32:24 Genre: (Post-) Hardcore Origin: Oslo , Norway I love Hardcore and many related genres. Although, from to time, the structures, themes, and motifs tend to bore me. That is when I wish there was more innovative acts. And fortunately, those artists exist. Let me hence introduce you to Norwegian quartet Shevils who released their third full-length album "Miracle of the Sun" on May 07. Shevils are Anders , Anders Emil , Andreas Andre , and Johan . Further diversity in the band memebers' names is given by Marcus  who played the additional guitar on the track 'Monsters on TV' (video below). The musical influences on "Miracle of the Sun" reach from the sheer force of Hardcore and Hardcore Punk over to intelligent and atmospheric Post Hardcore. The songs are furthermore presented with a moshpit-ready fuck-off-a...

Picture Credit: Pelagic Records   Psychonaut / Sâver - Emerald Release Date: May 14, 2021 Label: Pelagic Records Format: Vinyl / Digital Length: 35:40 (16:30 + 19:10) Genre: Doom Metal / Post Metal Origin: Mechelen , Belgium / Oslo , Norway Wrapped in luscious green, this Split EP is huge - not only since with 35 minutes of duration, this is EP is longer than many full-length full-length releases. Nevertheless, if you know the featured artists, you have encountered how likely they are to produce musical pieces that last at least ten minutes. And thus here we are, exploring the atmospheric sonic journey lead by Mechelen's Psychonaut and Oslo's Sâver. A-Side: Psychonaut - The Great Realisation Emerald Split EP by PSYCHONAUT The Belgian band provides us with a sixteen-minute opus of minimalism, apocalyptic scenery, and various moods. The Psychedelic Doom narrative consists of five chapters. A nameless protagonist awakens from their self-righteous dream, realizing that humankind ...

Picture Credit: Tåsen Tea Party Tåsen Tea Party - The Wall Release Date: March 19, 2021 Length: 04:34 Genre: Post Punk /  Darkwave Origin: Oslo , Norway Their track "The Fall" was recently featured in the Discoveries of the Week . Now, Tåsen Tea Party are back with another dark banger. The Norwegian provides our hearing and our emotions with thick, bittersweet darkness. Their new song "The Wall" is a gloomy and smooth Post Punk and Darkwave tune reviving the glorious works of Depeche Mode with the atmospheric feeling provided by Nick Cave . To get an impression of what Tåsen Tea Party have done so far, check their amazing SoundCloud portfolio. Content from the  MangoNews  will always stay in the  MangoRotation  playlist for 14 days. Tåsen Tea Party Online: Instagram SoundCloud Spotify Looking for affordable and high quality promotion for your music? Here's MusoSoup! Follow MangoWave on Telegram DONATE

  Picture Credit: Bladed Bladed - The Ballad of the Hammer and the Nail Release: August 28, 2020 Label: Crispin Glover Records / Noisolution Format: CD / Digital Length: 41:08 Genre: Folk / Jazz / Neo Classic Origin: Oslo , Norway "The Ballad of the Hammer and the Nail" is the fourth album by Norway's extravagant artist  Anita Kaasbøll , also known as Bladed. The musician has in the meantime moved from her hometown Trondheim to the capital Oslo and has written, recorded and released nine new songs full of mesmerizing atmospheric and sophisticatedly beauitful music for us. Kaasbøll 's music is artistic, avantgardistic and not easy to describe by using common genre or stylistic devices. Jazzy structures merge with Nordic Folk, acoustic Rock and Modern Classicism with the elegance of a fairy and the strength of an elk. Bladed enchants the whole mind with the extraordinary worlds of sound she creates on her new album. In the past  Kaasbøll  was sometimes compare...

Photo Credit: Moving Oos Moving Oos - Made from Sin Release: March 13, 2020 (digital), June 26, 2020 (Vinyl and CD) Label: Crispin Clover Records Format: LP / CD / Digital Length: 35:49 Genre: Hard Rock / Blues Rock / Soul Origin: Trondheim / Oslo / Halden , Norway First of, what a band! I sometimes feel like minimalism is increasingly taking over in Rock music when looking at plenty of trios, duos or even one-person bands. And then I receive a promo CD by Norway's octett Moving Oos. Therefore, let me introduce you to the line-up of their third album "Made from Sin": Vegard Bjerkan  - Keyboards, Haakon-Marius Pettersen  - Keyboards, Eirik Øien  - Bass, Stian Lundberg  - drums, Mildrid Seljemark - Choir, Ranveig Seljemark  - Choir, Per Borten  - Guitar, and Frank Reppen  - Vocals. But not only the line-up on "Made from Sin" is exceptional. Moving Oos present a powerful and strong mixture of Blues-driven Hard Rock and warm Soul. The timeless music e...