Thanks to the Norway Top 20 Chart, YouTube and Wikipedia I’ve been having a joyful week listening to the music of Norway. From around 100 songs, I’ve decided the following #TuesTop10 are my favourite, or at least the most interesting.
Electronica music is riding high in Norway at the moment, but traditionally the country has been well known for its black metal artists. I had a quick listen, but I’ve firmly decided I don’t like black metal so unfortunately/fortunately there’s none of that in this Music in Norway playlist.
Little fact for you: The most famous artists to come from Norway include Kurt Nilsen, Royksopp and Ah-Ha – who’da thought it?!
- Kakkmaddafakka – Restless
- Vinni – Halve Meg
- Sirkus Eliassen – Hjem Til Dae
- A Ha – Take on Me
- Ole Ivars – Medisinskapet
- Alog – Every Word Was Once an Animal
- Bjorn Torske – Expresso
- Postgirobygget – Idyll
- Ralph Myerz and The Jack Herren Band – The Teacher
- Maria Solheim – Ocean Needs Water
Ha ha, Norway of all places! I’m not into the local (or any) black metal either, although that’s quite popular in Finland as well. Besides electronica, country music is doing well here too, and even if it’s not playing that much on the charts, in the summertime there are quite a few country music festivals with a proper mid-west feel. It’s bit bizarre, really!
When I was finding the music for this I came across some really interesting articles on the music in Norway, actually took me ages to compile the playlist. That’s great that there’s an emphasis on different types.
Nice post! I would also add “Norway” by Beach House as a bonus track.. ok, they’re not norwegians, but that song is amazing!
Yes! I LOVE Beach House!
Glad you like them. Nice work with the blog!