I Was A King
I Was A King

The penultimate track of I Was A King's eponymous second album is the slightest play on words imaginable. Having spent the previous twelve songs poin...

Imagine being in the lucky shoes of Frode Stromstad. You’ve more ideas than you know what to do with, are on jamming terms with Sufjan Stevens and hav...

Apart from the connections made to similar bands around at the inception of Teenage Fanclub, namely Dinosaur Jnr, Sonic Youth and My Bloody Valentine,...

Norwegian four-piece I Was A King’s debut album is littered with twinkling hook-laden nuggets that fuzz and fizzle with more than a nod to gaze-reviva...

For years, Norway’s neighbor Sweden has invaded international airwaves with famous bands like The Hives; The Hellacopters; and yes, ABBA. Norway gave ...

Not to get all protectionist here, but it seems pointless to import so many 1960s-mining indie rock outfits to America when we've got plenty of perfec...

Cultural globalization spurred by the development of new media technologies like the Internet was the best thing to happen to Scandinavians since stra...

It's hard not to compare Norway's I Was a King to Teenage Fanclub, or any other mid-to-late '90s indie rock band that somehow slid below the radar. Bu...