Reviews of Jenny Hval & Susanna “Meshes of Voice”

“….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”

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″

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”

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”

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...