I Was A King
Old Friends

Old Friends, the newest release from Norway's own I Was a King, lives up to its title in an unexpected way; the 12-song record is a motley collection ...

This is the third record by this Norwegian band led by pop madscientist Frode Stromstad, and one interesting fact is that the record was thefirst one ...

Nostalgia can be a funny thing. Far from a passive force, it causes the bohemian-minded to collect across the East River from Manhattan, and drives T...

Back home, there’s a friend of the family whose response to someone’s good fortune is a resigned “must be nice”. The woman—let’s call her Debbie—means...

Firstly, a potentially embarrassing disclaimer: Bowlegs had listened to this album several times before the deadline loomed and the question arose, wh...

?Shiny, happy people? is the phrase that initially came to mind upon listening to Old Friends, the latest recording by the Norwegian Indie Rock group ...

Ringing in the new year a bit early with this one; I’ve still got a handful of 2010 albums I’m intent on reviewing, including Robyn and Kanye and mayb...