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Herr Nilsson - Downhill Thrill

2 Comments Published by Nat Lady on Tuesday, September 11, 2007 at 22:49.

Hailing from Bergen in Norway, Herr Nilsson play a particularly delicious kind of indiepop, making the most of a rag-bag assortment of instruments, from quiet banjos and trumpets, to delicate fiddles and keyboards.

According to Wikipedia, Herr Nilsson is the name of Pippi Longstocking’s monkey in the books by Swedish author Astrid Lindgren. Apparently, Pippi is unconventional and assertive, with the amazing ability to lift her horse one-handed. Accordingly, Herr Nilsson pursue their own special brand of jangly guitar pop, equally happy to lead a melody with a quiet banjo as a heavy guitar. Their influences seem diverse, from the more poppier Flaming Lips songs and country sounds of Wilco, to late Dexy’s Midnight Runners or even the harmonies of your favourite Beatles songs. Hard to describe in just a few words, their album is a must-listen for fans of pop, country, or even both…

Downhill Thrill is out now on Karisma Records. Stockists can be found here. The band feature Ragnhild Hogstad Jordahl who records as Soda Fountain Rag and is also in The April Skies.

2 Responses to “Herr Nilsson - Downhill Thrill”

# magnusk 10:48 AM

Hi. The Myspace link is incorrect, it has three / instead of two.
# Nat Lady 6:21 PM

Thanks for letting me know Magnus, should work ok now :)

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