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Thomas Bergersen chasing humanity
In 2020 Norwegian composer Thomas Bergersen embarked on an epic journey, exploring the nature of mankind and expressing the findings in music. The third installment of a planned 7-album marathon 'Humanity' just came out, and it is every bit as spellbinding as the first two
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Duran Duran is anything but invisible
As a precursor for the autumn album release, British super band Duran Duran released the single 'Invisible' on May 19. At first glance a rather classic DD production. But then you listen and find out, that it's not at all typical.
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More Beat Music by Nice Little Penguins
Reaching back to the very beginning and driving forward with full brights on. This is the 2021 album release by the Danish indie pop trio, Nice Little Penguins, in one sentence. Some 28 years after their debut album 'Beat Music', Bo Feierskov and the Kolster-brothers, Michael and Carsten, revive the title and release 'Beat Music vol.2' - in our opinion, the best since their 1993 debut.
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Del Amitri to push release of 2021 album
It has been almost 19 years since the last studio album by Scottish troubadours Del Amitri. But, on 14 May the band releases its seventh studio album 'Fatal Mistakes', and Del Amitri connaisseurs can look forward to an album with more of that blessed DA touch and feel.
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Latebar’s preferred new albums in 2020
What a horrible year! What a horrible time for music, musicians and artists in general. So many events cancelled and so many albums delayed and their launches impeded. Luckily, most found a way through, and at Latebar we have been listening carefully all through the year and found a few publications worth promoting. So buckle up, Dorothy!
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Fallulah with all eyes open
In Denmark we are blessed to have a growing number of female musicians and songwriters able to reach international audiences. Currently, one of the most interesting to follow is Fallulah - an artist long used to the stage spotlight in Scandinavia. With her fourth studio album she underlines her unique sound and cements her place among the best Denmark has to offer.
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Human demands Amy Macdonald
It is in the times of crisis people usually stop and reflect on life, what it has brought and where it is leading us. With her fifth studio album 'The Human Demands' Scottish singer-songwriter Amy Macdonald stops and contemplate her first 33 years - more than a third as a world-famous rock star. A bit young, you might say. We say 'not at all'.
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Jonah Blacksmith – more than ‘Brothers’
With their third studio album Danish folk-rock champions Jonah Blacksmith tell a warm-hearted story about being brothers; not only in the sense of being related by family as much as being in something together - for better or worse. It works and is perhaps the seven-man band's best publication to date.
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Hurts have Faith in the Darkest Hour
The British electro-pop outfit, Hurts, called the autumn 2020 by releasing their fifth studio album. The album is called 'Faith', and in its essence this is what its all about. 11 spectacular tracks – all circling in the area between isolation and depression and the sincere hope of spring and light at the end. At Latebar we like this – a lot in fact. And here is why.
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These Little Things by Kershaw
It as been almost eight years since the pop virtuoso, Nik Kershaw, has released a new studio album. As a fun little curiosity that album was ... Eight! Now he is back. Kershaw will be releasing his ninth round piece of musical magic this autumn, and judged by the EP precursor 'These Little Things', the brit has something really interesting in store for us.
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The return of the Alphabeat
It has been almost seven years since the Danish indie-pop outfit, Alphabeat, toured with a new album. They 'Don't Know What's Cool Anymore' they say. We beg to differ, and though much remains the same, some has changed. The 'Fantastic 6' appear stronger, more mature and far, far better than ever before.
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Latebar’s preferred new albums in 2019
A lot of new music was published during 2019. Some publications caught our attention, some didn't, and there is a fair chance that we missed most of it in the haze of every-day life. Here is what we gave our thumbs up to during the past year.
