Harrys Gym - Harrys Gym

Harrys Gym's music could be described as an eerie blend of psychedelic pop smeered in atmosphere and blissed out melodies. ‘Like leaves on the ground, but rather snow in the air, swirling and massive, weightless and fragile’ … is the most apt metaphor to describe the angelically haunted voice of Harry’s Gym vocalist Anne-Lise Frokedal. With a liking to Garbage, Blonde Redhead and The Knife, the Norwegian quartet are “wonderfully soaring, dreamlike prog-pop that's more northern sorrow than Northern Soul – but not too oppressively bleak.” (Guardian, Band Of The Day). And that’s where we find them on the 10th May, with the UK release of their debut self-titled album. Recorded, produced and mixed the by the band themselves, in their own professional studio in an abandoned fitness centre (which shares the name of the band, Harrys Gym) along with the help of Serena-Maneesh (4AD) mastermind Emil Nikolaisen, the album emanates an air of psychedelic sorrow and haunted sweetness. The Clash Magazine found Harrys Gym as one of the festival highlights at the By:Larm Festival 2009: "Harrys Gym have a presence and sound that could easily leap the fjords to international note. With a haunted female singer alongside three comrades layering an intricate rhythmic landscape, its hard to comprehend their name; yet running their entire sound through the stupidly talented drummer works well, as deep and filthy programming snugly slots into their driving percussion. The singers acerbic vocals are angled somewhere between Garbage and The Knife and cut through the evenings more moderate successes like the icy wind outside the venue. Massive promise." Their self titled debut was recorded in the bands own professional recording studio (also called Harrys Gym) and was written by their angelic frontwoman Anne-Lise Frokedal.

Tracks : 1. Top Of The Hill 2. Brother 3. Attic 4. Whisper 5. The Dharma Burns 6. Turn Away 7. The Escape 8. Someone New 9. Feathers 10. Sarah 83

 

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