Not Pop » Norway http://notpop.co.uk Un Pop Music - Mostly, But Not Exclusively Female Artists Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:38:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Hanne Hukkelberg – Blood From a Stone http://notpop.co.uk/hanne-hukkelberg-blood-from-a-stone/2010/02/26/ http://notpop.co.uk/hanne-hukkelberg-blood-from-a-stone/2010/02/26/#comments Fri, 26 Feb 2010 08:57:29 +0000 Sean http://notpop.co.uk/?p=1730 Hanne Hukkelberg - Blood From a Stone

I have always liked the dark edge that Hanne has had.
And no change on her latest album.

Hanne Hukkelberg – ‘Blood From a Stone’ from the album ‘Blood From a Stone’

http://hannehukkelberg.com

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]]> http://notpop.co.uk/hanne-hukkelberg-blood-from-a-stone/2010/02/26/feed/ 0 Katzenjammer – Le Pop http://notpop.co.uk/katzenjammer-le-pop/2009/11/17/ http://notpop.co.uk/katzenjammer-le-pop/2009/11/17/#comments Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:06:15 +0000 Sean http://notpop.co.uk/?p=1343 Katzenjammer_Le Pop

A totally bonkers 4 some from Norway.
Great stuff!

Katzenjammer – ‘A Bar in Amsterdam’ from the album ‘Le Pop’

http://www.stageway.no/katzenjammer/

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]]> http://notpop.co.uk/katzenjammer-le-pop/2009/11/17/feed/ 0 Hanne Hukkelberg – Rykestraße 68 http://notpop.co.uk/hanne-hukkelberg-rykestrase-68/2009/04/15/ http://notpop.co.uk/hanne-hukkelberg-rykestrase-68/2009/04/15/#comments Wed, 15 Apr 2009 08:29:43 +0000 Sean http://notpop.co.uk/?p=894 Hanne Hukkelberg - Rykestraße 68

New album out this month, so I have been revisiting her first two lovely releases.

Hanne Hukkelberg – ‘The Northwind’ (live) from the album ‘Rykestraße 68’

http://hanne.hukkelberg.net/

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]]> http://notpop.co.uk/hanne-hukkelberg-rykestrase-68/2009/04/15/feed/ 0 Annie – Anniemal http://notpop.co.uk/annie-anniemal/2009/01/29/ http://notpop.co.uk/annie-anniemal/2009/01/29/#comments Thu, 29 Jan 2009 11:26:42 +0000 Sean http://notpop.co.uk/?p=643 Annie - Anniemal

Some lovely Electro-pop from Norwegian Annie Lilia Berge Strand.
This is her debut from 2004 and highly enjoyable it is to, nicely upbeat.
She is due to release her second album sometime this year.

Annie – ‘Chewing Gum’ from the album ‘Anniemal’

www.anniemusic.co.uk

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]]> http://notpop.co.uk/annie-anniemal/2009/01/29/feed/ 0 Maria Mena – Cause And Effect http://notpop.co.uk/maria-mena-cause-and-effect/2008/10/14/ http://notpop.co.uk/maria-mena-cause-and-effect/2008/10/14/#comments Tue, 14 Oct 2008 08:20:10 +0000 Sean http://notpop.co.uk/?p=496 Maria Mena - Cause and Effect

Her fifth album, but the first I have heard.
Deep and powerful stuff lyrically.
A tad melancholy, but she is confronting her troubled past/present.
Great voice and lovely minimal production throughout.


Maria Mena – ‘All This Time’ from the album ‘Cause And Effect’

http://mariamenamusic.no/

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]]> http://notpop.co.uk/maria-mena-cause-and-effect/2008/10/14/feed/ 0 Ida Maria – Fortress Round My Heart http://notpop.co.uk/ida-maria-fortress-round-my-heart/2008/09/25/ http://notpop.co.uk/ida-maria-fortress-round-my-heart/2008/09/25/#comments Thu, 25 Sep 2008 14:46:20 +0000 Sean http://notpop.co.uk/?p=473 Ida Maria

Not usually my cup of tea this rock stylee.
But I really like this debut.

Ida Maria – ‘Oh My God’ from the album ‘Fortress Round My Heart’

www.idamaria.co.uk

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]]> http://notpop.co.uk/ida-maria-fortress-round-my-heart/2008/09/25/feed/ 0 Silje Nergaard – Darkness Out Of Blue http://notpop.co.uk/silje-nergaard-darkness-out-of-blue/2008/06/03/ http://notpop.co.uk/silje-nergaard-darkness-out-of-blue/2008/06/03/#comments Tue, 03 Jun 2008 14:24:01 +0000 Sean http://notpop.co.uk/?p=380 Silje Nergaard - Darkness Out Of Blue

A lurverly jazz release from last year by the Norwegian singer/songwriter Silje Nergaard.

Silje Nergaard – Live at the Paradiso 2008

www.siljenergaard.com

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]]> http://notpop.co.uk/silje-nergaard-darkness-out-of-blue/2008/06/03/feed/ 0 Silje Nes – Ames Room http://notpop.co.uk/silje-nes-ames-room/2008/05/29/ http://notpop.co.uk/silje-nes-ames-room/2008/05/29/#comments Thu, 29 May 2008 15:53:13 +0000 Sean http://notpop.co.uk/?p=376 Silje Nes Ames Room

A wonderfully restrained album. Check out her tracks on MySpace.

Silje Nes – ‘Giant Disguise (Live)’ from the album ‘Ames Room’

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]]> http://notpop.co.uk/silje-nes-ames-room/2008/05/29/feed/ 0 Mari Boine – Idjagieđas (In The Hand Of The Night) http://notpop.co.uk/mari-boine-idjagiedas-in-the-hand-of-the-night/2008/05/26/ http://notpop.co.uk/mari-boine-idjagiedas-in-the-hand-of-the-night/2008/05/26/#comments Mon, 26 May 2008 09:54:10 +0000 Sean http://notpop.co.uk/?p=365 Mary Boine - Idjagiedas

I have really been getting into this Norwegian. You can’t go wrong with any of her releases, but Idjagieđas was my first introduction to her.

Mari Boine – ’Vuoi Vuoi Mu’ from the album ‘Idjagieđas’

www.mariboine.no

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Copious links over at the Music Information Centre Norway

]]> http://notpop.co.uk/mari-boine-idjagiedas-in-the-hand-of-the-night/2008/05/26/feed/ 0 Ane Brun – Changing Of The Seasons http://notpop.co.uk/ane-brun-changing-of-the-seasons/2008/04/09/ http://notpop.co.uk/ane-brun-changing-of-the-seasons/2008/04/09/#comments Wed, 09 Apr 2008 14:16:04 +0000 Sean http://notpop.co.uk/?p=305

Another wonderful set of songs from the talented Ane Brun.
Smother than previous releases, but totally engaging.
Go buy it over at her website.

Ane Brun – ‘The Treehouse Song’ from the album ‘Changing Of The Seasons’

www.anebrun.com

Ane over at MySpace

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