by ralph | Jan 9, 2019 | Reviews
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...
by | Jan 9, 2019 | Reviews
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...
by ralph | Jan 9, 2019 | Reviews
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...
by ralph | Jan 9, 2019 | Reviews
Instead of coasting along with expected, aesthetically linked updates, Melody Mountain’s oddball set list includes imaginative revisions: AC/DC’s “It’s a Long Way to the Top”, backed by, among other things, cembalo, a baroque keyboard...
by ralph | Jan 9, 2019 | Reviews
Norwegian newcomers’ magical debut. A Scandinavian duo in their mid-20s, singer Susanna Wallumrød and keyboardist Morten Qvenild make impossibly sad, starry-eyed music belying their years. An accomplished debut, ”List Of Lights And Bouys” is a breathtakingly...
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