Reviews of Jenny Hval & Susanna “Meshes of Voice”

by | Jan 9, 2019 |

“….the transfixing result of a 2009 live collaboration and one of the best records of either’s career.” 8,2/10 Pitchfork (USA) “It’s spiritual chamber music, mythopoetically encrusted, captivating and terrifying at the same time.” The Wire (UK) “Exultant experience.”...

Reviews of Susanna “Wild Dog”

by | Jan 9, 2019 |

Following er own covers record (2008´s Flower of Evil), her latest shows off her remarkable, volatile songcraft – somewhere between Carole King´s ivory-scampering melodic loveliness and Nico´s minimalist froideur, with echoes of Bonnie “Prince”...

Reviews of Susanna and the Magical Orchestra “3″

by | Jan 9, 2019 |

Norwegian duo with knack for carving classy covers. Susanna Wallumrod and Morten Qvenild followed their 2004 debut with a covers album, Melody Mountain, and it´s no criticism to say that the two covers here stand out: this minimalist sound, flecked with jazz or...

Reviews of Susanna “Sonata Mix Dwarf Cosmos”

by | Jan 9, 2019 |

This is an achingly lovely record, set simply for voice and piano, full of stark, minimalist, slightly cosmic compositions that hang like fairy lights around Susanna Wallumrød´s gorgeous voice, by day the frontwoman of dreamy Norwegian band Susanna and the Magical...

Reviews of Susanna “Flower of Evil”

by | Jan 9, 2019 |

Susanna Wallumrød, for the uninitiated, is one of the most incredible voices you will ever hear. The Norwegian sings in whispered jazz passages with a shimmering velvet that lays a cloak over everything, leaving you in a world filled only by her voice. With Flower Of...