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40 years of Disney the Danish way
It began in 1984 with a unique style of rock'n'roll, musikjournos quickly named "cow punk". An odd couple of skater friends had decided to form a band. Irrational and highly illogical perhaps. But 40 years later they are legends in most of Scandinavia, celebrating with their 13th studio album.
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Tears for Fears – Live… and then some
One of the most successful British pop duos are about to release their first-ever live album. "Songs For A Nervous Planet" is a compilation of songs from their vast backlist of super songs; all played and recorded live at the FirstBank Amphitheater in Franklin, Tennessee in 2023. But that's not all.
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Dicte escapes with rock-solid album
Danish "Queen of Cool", Dicte, once again rolls out the heavy artillery and lands one of her best albums to date. Her seventh solo installment 'Let's Escape' takes her fans on a tour de force of brutally honest rock serenades, leaving even the most cold-hearted barbarian lying on the floor, crying for mercy.
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Alarm Clock Evolution with Sheryl Crow
There is clear sense of urgency in the 12th album publication by American country-rock superstar Sheryl Crow, and though countless other artists have released songs about a world en route to various types of disintegration, this production stands out with exceptional compositions, great vocal work and a irresistible mix of honesty and vulnerability to back up the message.
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Latebar’s preferred new albums in 2022
Many artists spent the lock-down writing great songs and creating memorable albums of which we have listened to quite a few - all with great pleasure and gratefulness. Here's what we listened to at the Latebar office during 2022.
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Orzabal and Smith reach tipping point
Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith are back. 17 years after their last album, the two Brits return to remind us all why they were once considered some of the most influential artists on the music stage. With their seventh studio album, Tears For Fears serve us an intellectual and worldly lecture about life's ups and downs and how talking about mental health issues can help heal deep wounds.
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Latebar’s preferred new albums in 2021
Another terrible and in many ways costly year in the shadow of the Covid-19 pandemic has ended. Despite the hardship, many struggling artists managed to write, compose, and publish new music all the same. They all earned our praise and respect. So here is Latebar's preferred new albums in 2021.
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Enjoying the sound of Electric Guitars
New album from Danish guitar duo 'Electric Guitars' (EG) has the potential to lift the rocky outfit and its growing cult of dedicated followers and allow a broader crowd of music lovers into the pit. In 2021, the two "ax" heroes, Mika Vandborg and Soren Andersen, created an album more distinct and unique than their prior three, giving fans the most clear-cut EG album so far. With some bulletproof earworms, the album 'Freewheeler' also holds the potential to be the band's ticket a broader international reach.
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The Future Past of Duran Duran
The 15th installment by the British kings of pop, Duran Duran, once again underlines the four Brummies' importance to the British music industry. With a loyal anchor to its '80s original sound the quartet brings along several young artists to help point the brights forward - into the future. No other artists master that like Simon, Nick, John and Roger do. The album 'Future Past' is the sound of England 2021.
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Amelia – longest rock single in Denmark
By popular demand the entire B-side of the fourth studio album by Danish power trio, Dizzy Mizz Lizzy, has now been released as one almost 23-minute long single. This allows fans and music lovers without a mandatory turntable to listen to the masterpiece the way it was meant to be enjoyed too. As one song.
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Starting Toad the Wet Sprocket Now
New 2021-album by Toad the Wet Sprocket, reinstates the World-famous Californians among the absolute top outfits of alternative rock. 'Elegant' and 'soulful' and utterly well-written are among the many positive adjectives to label the versatile band's seventh studio album.
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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
