i love this... the words, your voice.   stunning....

Songs of November 2021

Music by Roos Meijer & Javièr den Leeuw
Lyrics by Roos Meijer
Drums by Quinten de Jongh
Bass by Javièr den Leeuw
Keys, guitars, percussion & backing vocals by Anne Lieke Heusinkveld
Vocals by Roos Meijer
Guitar by Sam van Hoogstraten
Production by Anne Lieke Heusinkveld
Mix by Jesse Koch
Master by Wessel Oltheten

I Remember

"Afterthought" embodies the feelings of a hopeless romantic reminiscing about the way things used to be. It's easy to ignore the worst moments in a relationship.  Past memories will always be there to haunt you and cause one to think what they could've done differently. 

"Afterthought" is composed of dreamy guitar riffs and melodies, a strong running bass line, and arena-booming drums. The eerie elements of the song are traced by the vocals, synths, and further complimented by other instruments.  Members of the band convey their vocal and instrumental abilities throughout the song.

Afterthought

Place Is

In a Meeting

Immediately

Accelerator

Saturday’s Child

Fun House

No Difference

«Superstar», the debut record from Norwegian art-pop outfit Mall Girl, represents an exciting new chapter for the buzzed-about band. The release follows a string of successful singles, including their 2018 track “Slay Queen,” which introduced them as an act to watch in the alt-pop arena. The chaotic year of 2020 brought a string of infectious, vibey singles, including “My Sweet Mall Girl” and the fierce “Bad Girl." 

Members Iver Armand Tandsether, Hannah Veslemøy Narvesen, Eskild Myrvoll and Bethany Forseth-Reichberg were forced to get creative when the pandemic hit, sidelining best-laid plans to flesh out some songs before heading into the studio together. 

"Because of COVID regulations and the four of us living in two different cities, we changed the way we worked with the songs quite radically in the months leading up to the studio recording,” Narvesen says. "We’ve always been very oriented towards the live performance of the songs, including when we compose them together in our rehearsal space. That way of working has led to some challenges when recording, as you end up listening to the songs in a different manner and might figure out you should have done everything differently."

While others put their creative endeavors on hold, Mall Girl opted to try something different. Many of the songs on «Superstar» were tracks that the band regularly performed, but they wanted to seize the opportunity to evolve their sound even more.

“We actually ended up ‘remote composing’ big parts of the album, with everyone working from their own home studio and bouncing ideas back and forth,” Narvesen explains. "This was a very welcome change of workflow for us, and it lead to us making some songs which probably wouldn’t have turned out that way had we been together in the same room."

This experimental shift in their creative process led to the creation of songs bursting with infectious hooks, hypnotizing grooves and punchy lyrics. It brings all of the edginess from their previously releases, just through a slightly different lens.

“In many ways I think we’ve kept most of the spirit in the music, just the joy of playing together while exploring different genres and breaking conventions.”

Recorded at Studio Paradiso in Oslo with longtime collaborator Marcus Forsgren, «Superstar» runs the gamut of emotions and moments of reflection on our fleeting experiences. “Feel Like Crying,” the first song Mall Girl ever wrote together, taps into the overwhelming question of where we all belong in the universe. “Machine Gun Mystery” dives into a darker realm, presenting an alter ego we all wrestle with, who thrives on power. The beautiful chaos of love is at the center of “You And I,” while “Dance Alone” highlights just how much can be said through a wave of silence. 

As a whole, «Superstar» finds Mall Girl fully realized, with a fresh perspective that positions them as one of pop’s most intriguing new acts.

Mall Girl - Bubbly Cool Drink

Calming Night Partner

https://open.spotify.com/track/1XOyQrPlCXXRvqMhwrng9P?si=8d24ef29f9044848

Download for free: https://greathare.bandcamp.com/track/archipelago-of-dreams

Archipelago Of Dreams

Circles, the new single from Chris Liebing with Tom Adams (@oceantemple) and @ralfhildenbeutel
Single Mix feat. additional production from @janblomqvist
Album Version taken from the forthcoming #AnotherDay on @muterecords

Pre-order Another Day: http://mute.ffm.to/cl-ad or pre-save: http://mute.ffm.to/ad-ps
Subscribe to the Chris Liebing Newsletter here: http://bit.ly/CLMAILER

Circles (feat. Tom Adams)

Circles (feat. Tom Adams) - Single Edit

Circles (feat. Tom Adams) (Single Mix)

RHODODENDRON

Eat The Moon

This And That

The Sunshine State - Dating A Drug Dealer

Written by Skyler Stonestreet, Hayley Penner & Nick Monson

LYRICS

I woke up
Swayin'
On the ocean
Somewhere off the coast
I was laughing
You were joking
The first to go and boast

Something expensive
Something pretentious
Oh
Best not to question
How did you get that gold

The less I know
The less I know the better
Ever since I met ya
The more I wanna let you love me
Love me
Don’t wanna know
Don’t even gotta mention
How you got your mansion
It’s okay just come and love me
Love me

I wake up
You’re making me breakfast
My place fits in this room
We in Brentwood or in Venice?
I’m getting used to

Something expensive
Something pretentious
Oh
Best not to question
How do you make that dough

The Sunshine State - Dating A Drug Dealer

We are not music snobs. We prefer music connoisseurs.

Calming Night Partner

Land of Talk

Recent comments

Miaow McDonald

Related tracks