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Artist: Lukestar
Album: Taiga
Label: Tuba Records
Playtime: 34:32 min
Genre: Indie
URL: http://lukestar.com/
Rip date: 2011-04-09
Street date: 2011-02-25
Size: 56.62 MB
Type: Normal
Quality: 217 kbps / 4410kHz / Joint Stereo
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Lukestars third album, Taiga, was released in Norway February 25th 2011. The
sound of Taiga resonates in more earthly surroundings than Lukestars earlier
work. We go into the boreal forests of the northern hemisphere. In the
intersection between natures and humans consciousness, the songs have found
their way into the light, guided safely by Truls HeggeroÆs distinctive and
angel like vocals. The albums sonic qualities are secured by star-producer
Carl Vikman. The first single ôFlying Canoesö was A-listed on NRK P3 on the
day of its release in January 2011. The band was immediately booked to both
the Roskilde- and the ╓ya-festival. Aftenposten û Norways biggest newspaper û
caught on early and gave the album 5/6 stars.
LukestarÆs second album, Lake Toba (2008), won the Norwegian Grammy for best
Rock Record, was released in an impressive collection of territories
including Norway, Sweden, Denmark, UK, Germany, France, Malaysia, Japan and
the U.S. Lukestar have played more than 200 concerts in 10 countries,
including CMJ in New York and festivals like ╓ya and Hove. Norwegian national
radio NRK P3 listed all three singles from the album, which gave Lukestar
almost one year continuous radio play. Lake Toba was also well received in
major international sites and publications, including Pitchfork, Popmatters,
NME and Rock Sound.
Growing up in the far outskirts of Oslo with the wilderness as their nearest
neighbor, Truls and the gang started making songs inspired by 80s pop music
and Queen. Turning teenagers in the early 90s, the band got swept up by the
Nevermind-revolution, as a great deal of their generation did. This led to
the fascination that Lukestar still has for 3-chord pop-songs covered in
energetic guitars and melodies provoking waves of spine-chills. Since then,
Lukestars sound has evolved, with guitars, drums, bass & keyboards creating a
dynamic universe surrounding the otherworldly falsetto of lead singer Truls
magnetic voice, which comes to him naturally and quite unexpectedly. For
every moment of super-accessible pop they have created, there is an equal
span of flipped out drum-rolls and loud guitars. For every lyric that could
have been torn from the pages of a book on ancient mythology, there is
another that seems just as suited for pop radio.
- Track List ---------------------------------------------------------------- -
01. Great Bear ( 2:32)
02. Miracles On An Angry Line ( 3:21)
03. Flying Canoes ( 2:53)
04. Taiga ( 4:39)
05. Posers Of Doubt ( 2:58)
06. Mistakers ( 3:03)
07. Saint Toby ( 3:26)
08. Movement With Action ( 2:50)
09. I Am A Planet ( 4:05)
10. Palace Road ( 4:45)
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