The Little Hands of Asphalt

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Oslo

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Released: Jan 1, 2009

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Oslo
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The Future
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Eating Fish in Hamburger Heaven
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General Info

Genre: Folk / Indie / Pop
Location Oslo, NO
Profile Views: 129375
Last Login: 12/20/2010
Member Since 5/10/2006
Record Label How is Annie Records/Spoon Train Audio
Type of Label Indie
Bio
.. .. REVIEWS OF "LEAP YEARS":.... "The lyrics are undecidedly either very deep, or just surreal and naive. Something we're not used to from norwegian artists. This fits like a glove with the lightfooted, yet rock solid indiepop" ..Spirit, 6/6 .. .."It's elevated by its' extremely eloquent lyrics, from something you could describe as good, but naive and melodic music, to an interesting debut" ..Studvest, 6/6.. ..“Pop-poetry ... Outclasses most norwegian songwriters these days. ..Aftenposten, 5/6.. ..“There are few Norwegian artists these days that have such a genuinely great pop sound as The Little Hands of Asphalt, and Leap Years is a prime example of classic singer/songwriting with a suitably modern and wary approach.” ..NRK Lydverket, 5/6.. .."Offers some of the best songs from a young singer/songwriter in a while" ..Adressa, 5/6.. ..“among Norway's finest albums of the year ... A combination of superb lyrics, a beautiful soft voice and and melodies reminiscent of Bruce Springsteen, The Replacements and Elliot Smith” ..ABC Nyheter, no grade.. .."The alt-country inspired pop on this disc is at a very high level" ..Firdaposten, 5/6.. .."Pure pop-magic ... The songs are so beautiful, fragile & expansive (yes, its true), it's impossible to not raise your arms, scream out in joy, or get depressed" ..Furoreiharare.com, no grade.. .."Quite possibly the most beautiful Norwegian album this year" ..musikknyheter, 7/10.. .."seems aware of the fact that he has crafted something truly special that is not a common experience – 2009 is not a leap year but this record, in all its beauty and openness, is." ..Shakespearesister, no grade.. ..“makes every moment a lasting memory ... One of the greatest albums that has come out of the Oslo underground in years” ..Groove.no 5/7.. ..Catchy, innocent, and charming bedroom-pop, with detailed, reference-filled lyrics about love, fish, the gulf-stream, etc. ..Livecity, 7/10.. .."What sets Lyseid apart is his wonderous and thought-through lyrics, as well as a developed sense of melody".. Natt og Dag 4/6
Members
Sjur Lyseid + .. Live Band/acomplices: .... Eivind Almhjell.. Eivind Bøe.. Magnus Rauan.. Gjermund Jappèe.. Marit Falkum Enerhaug.. Ola Innset.. Kari Nøst Hegseth.. Kari Jahnsen..
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Independently minded, sensitive boys doling out anthems of introspection to thousands of kids raising their fists as they stare at their navels.... Booking: Spoon Train Live, ..henning@spoontrain.no