IT'S A TRAP! Scandinavian Music Journal

Teitur - You never leave L.A. (video)

Fri, 02 Sep 2011 13:15:21 -0700

A brand new video from Teitur, six months in the making based on drawings he did for the dog character of his album "Let the dog drive home".

New Teitur album in October

Wed, 15 Sep 2010 17:22:29 -0700

The new Teitur album "Let the dog drive home" will be released on October 4.

Steppeulven nominees are here

Tue, 12 May 2009 19:16:56 -0700

The nominees for the Steppeulven, the Danish critic's awards, have been announced:

Best musician:
Tim Christensen
Mikkel Hess
Jannis Noya Makrigiannis (Choir of Young Believers)
Mike Sheridan
Frederik Thaae (A Kid Hereafter)
Best live act:
Albertslund Terrorkorps
Efterklang
L.O.C.
Spleen United
Teitur
Best producer:
Troels Abrahamsen (Veto m.m.)
Henrik Balling (Peter Sommer m.m.)
Michael Patterson (Spleen United)
Rune Rask (L.O.C.)
Anders Rhedin & Fridolin Nordsø (Choir of Young Believers)
Best vocalist:
Troels Abrahamsen (Veto)
Marie Højlund (Marybell Katastrophy)
L.O.C.
Jannis Noya Makrigiannis (Choir of Young Believers)
Peter Sommer
Best lyrics:
Annika Aakjær
Sys Bjerre
Jørgen Leth
L.O.C.
Peter Sommer
Year's hope/best newcomer:
Annika Aakjær
Fagget Fairys
Marybell Katastrophy
Mellemblond
Mike Sheridan
Best song:
Choir of Young Believers - Next Summer
L.O.C. - Hvorfor vil du ik'?
Peter Sommer - Vi falder først den dag vi kigger ned
Spleen United - Suburbia
Veto - You Say Yes, I Say Yes
Best composer:
Troels Abrahamsen (Veto m.m.)
Marie Højlund (Marybell Katastrophy)
Jannis Noya Makrigiannis (Choir of Young Believers)
Rune Rask (L.O.C.)
Peter Sommer
Best band:
Choir of Young Believers
Marybell Katastrophy
Spleen United
VETO
Volbeat
Best album:
Choir of Young Believers - This Is For The White In Your Eyes
L.O.C. - Melankolia/XXXCouture
Marybell Katastrophy - The More
Peter Sommer - Til rotterne, til kragerne, til hundene
Veto - Crushing Digits

More here: http://www.steppeulv.dk/

Ane Brun Black Cab Session + UK support

Fri, 06 Feb 2009 12:19:39 -0800

Watch a video of Ane Brun performing "Lullaby for Grown Ups " at Black Cab Sessions: http://www.blackcabsessions.com/sessions.php?id=1233311055
In other news, fellow Scandinavian artist Teitur will be supporting her at Union Chapel in London on February 26 and then both Rebekka Karijord (NOR) and Jennie Abrahamsson (SWE) will be joining her for the gigs in Manchester, Glasgow and Birmingham (02/24,27,28 respectively).

Mon, 08 Dec 2008 16:03:48 -0800

All Scandinavian has a new track from Swedish/Danish act Lampshade with guest vocals from Teitur: http://allscandinavian.com/448/exclusive-new-lampshade-single-%e2%80%98silkesar%e2%80%99/

Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:10:37 -0700

Lampshade report that they've completed work on seven new tracks. One happens to be a cover of "Den støjende tid" by Nikolaj Nørlund which will probably end up on a comp this coming fall and they also did a track called "Silkesår" which will feature guest vocals from Teitur.

Teitur Live @ Health Sunday, Prospect Park, Brooklyn, NY, 05/04/08

Mon, 05 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700

Seeing as how this was Health Sunday, the rating is obvious. However, for those whom are unaware, Health Sunday consists mainly of playing soccer, and that is just what we did. We were graced this past weekend by the Faroese band Teitur, who, amidst their US tour, could not turn down an opportunity to partake in a match. A lovely day it was, sunny and around 70°F, the the lads did not disappoint. Singer Teitur Lassen had quite the success at the forward position, both assisting and scoring; and bassist Mikael Blak was a stalwart in the midfield slot. WIth a majority of the tour to go in support of their new album "The singer" (out soon), perhaps you can coax the band into playing a match -- I don't think it would be too difficult.

Mon, 18 Feb 2008 11:24:56 -0800

Umeå-based act Anna Leong has completed their second full-length album "Terrorarium" and will be releasing it later this spring. As usual, they recorded the album themselves, but this time they sent it to Swedish expat Martin Terefe (Ron Sexsmith, Martha Wainwright, Teitur) in London for mixing. Look for the first single "Guillotine" to be posted for free download on February 25 via myspace.

Wed, 31 Oct 2007 11:57:47 -0700

Look for Teitur's new album "The singer" in February.

Thu, 21 Jun 2007 00:00:00 -0700

Teitur's new album "Káta Hornið", previously only released in his native Faroe Islands and in Iceland, will receive a wider release on June 25. This is considering his "homecoming record" and is sung entirely in the Faroese language.

Mon, 05 Feb 2007 00:00:00 -0800

PopMatters on Teitur: http://www.popmatters.com/pm/music/reviews/10363/teitur-stay-under-the-stars1/

Tue, 05 Sep 2006 00:00:00 -0700

Updated tourdates for Tina Dico, including a new UK tour with Sophie Barker:

09/05 - Schubas, Chicago, IL
09/06 - World Cafe Live, Philadelphia, PA w/Teitur
09/07 - Spigeltent, New York, NY w/Teitur
09/08 - Jammin' Java, Vienna, VA w/Teitur
09/09 - Rams Head Tavern, Annapolis, MD w/Teitur
09/12 - Paradise Lounge, Boston, MA w/Teitur
09/15 - Cabaret du Musee Juste Pour Rire, Montreal w/Teitur
09/16 - The Mod Club Theatre, Toronto w/Teitur
09/18 - Call The Office, London, Ontario w/Teitur
10/01 - The Social, Nottingham (UK)
10/02 - Norwich Arts Centre, Norwich (UK)
10/03 - The Musician, Leicester (UK)
10/04 - New Roscoe, Leeds (UK)
10/05 - Late Room @ Live Cafe, Manchester (UK)
10/06 - Cabaret Voltaire, Edinburgh (UK)
10/08 - The Boardwalk, Sheffield (UK)
10/10 - Ifor Bach, Cardiff (UK)
10/11 - Dingwall's, London (UK)
10/13 - The Louisiana, Bristol (UK)
10/15 - Glee Club, Birmingham (UK)
10/16 - Komedia, Brighton (UK)

Mon, 10 Jul 2006 00:00:00 -0700

Tobias Fröberg will be joining Teitur and Tina Dico on tour in the US this September. Dates:

09/06 - World Cafe Live, Philadelphia, PA
09/07 - World Famous Spigeltent, New York, NY
09/08 - Jammin' Java, Vienna, VA
09/09 - Rams Head Tavern, Annapolis, MD
09/12 - Paradise Lounge, Boston, MA
09/15 - Cabaret du Musee Juste Pour Rire, Montreal
09/16 - The Mod Club Theatre, Toronto
09/18 - Call The Office, London, Ontario

Thu, 06 Jul 2006 00:00:00 -0700

Lots of new tourdates for Tina Dico:

07/25 - Chop Suey, Seattle, WA
07/26 - Doug Fir Lodge, Portland, OR
07/27 - Media Club, Vancouver, CA
07/28 - RX Gallery, San Francisco, CA
07/31 - Casbah, San Diego, CA
08/01 - Largo, Los Angeles, CA
08/09 - Oye Festival, Oslo, Norway
08/10 - Skanderborg, Denmark
08/27 - Underbelly, Edinburgh
09/05 - Schubas, Chicago, IL
09/06 - World Café, Philadelphia, PA w/Teitur
09/07 - Spiegeltent, New York, NY w/Teitur
09/08 - Jammin Java, Vienna, VA w/Teitur
09/09 - Rams Head Tavern, Annapolis, MD w/Teitur
09/15 - Cabaret Du Musee Juste Pour Rire, Montreal, QC w/Teitur
09/16 - The Mod Club, Toronto, ON w/Teitur
10/01 - The Social, Nottingham (UK)
10/02 - Norwich Arts Centre, Norwich (UK)
10/03 - The Musician, Leicester (UK)
10/04 - New Roscoe, Leeds (UK)
10/05 - Late Room @ Live Cafe, Manchester (UK)
10/06 - Cabaret Voltaire, Edinburgh (UK)
10/08 - The Boardwalk, Sheffield (UK)
10/10 - Ifor Bach, Cardiff (UK)
10/11 - Dingwall's, London (UK)
10/13 - The Louisiana, Bristol (UK)
10/15 - Glee Club, Birmingham (UK)
10/16 - Komedia, Brighton (UK)

Look for more US dates on the Teitur coheadlining tour to be announced shortly. In other news, Tina recently recorded six acoustic songs for an EP to be released via iTunes on July 18 and everywhere else in the beginning of August.

Mon, 03 Jul 2006 00:00:00 -0700

The video for the Ane Brun/Teitur duet "Rubber & soul" is now online: http://www.anebrun.com/video_media

Tue, 27 Jun 2006 00:00:00 -0700

New international tourdates for Norwegian singer/songwriter Ane Brun:

07/03 - La Maroquinerie, Paris (FRA) w/Teitur
07/06 - Vestfoldspillene, Åsgårdsstrand (NOR) w/DMF String Quartet
07/18 - Rex Theatre, Pittsburgh, PA w/Xavier Rudd
07/19 - Theatre of the Living Arts, Philadelphia, PA w/Xavier Rudd
07/20 - Bowery Ballroom, New York w/Xavier Rudd
07/22 - Dream Away Lodge, Becket, MA
07/25 - St. Andrews Hall, Detroit, MI w/Xavier Rudd
07/26 - House of Blues, Cleveland, OH w/Xavier Rudd
07/27 - Southgate House, Newport, KY w/Xavier Rudd
07/28 - Park West, Chicago, IL w/Xavier Rudd
07/29 - Cabooze On West Bank, Minneapolis, MN w/Xavier Rudd
07/31 - Fox Theatre, Boulder, CO w/Xavier Rudd
08/03 - Troubadour, West Hollywood, CA w/Xavier Rudd
08/04 - Fillmore, San Francisco, CA w/Xavier Rudd
08/10 - The Triple Door, Seattle, WA
08/14 - Joe's Pub, NYC
08/25 - Lerkendal, Trondheim (NOR) w/A-ha
08/26 - Color Line Stadion, Ålesund (NOR) w/A-ha
09/08 - Logen, Bergen (NOR) w/DMF String Quartet, Nina Kinert
09/10 - Stavangeren, Stavanger (NOR) w/DMF String Quartet, Nina Kinert
09/11 - Gamle Logen, Oslo (NOR) w/DMF String Quartet, Nina Kinert
09/14 - Björnsonhuset, Molde (NOR) w/DMF String Quartet, Nina Kinert
09/15 - Studentersamfundet, Trondheim (NOR) w/DMF String Quartet, Nina Kinert
09/17 - Kulturhuset Banken, Lillehammer (NOR) w/DMF String Quartet, Nina Kinert
09/20 - Södra Teatern, Stockholm (SWE) w/DMF String Quartet, Nina Kinert
09/21 - Trägårn, Göteborg (SWE) w/DMF String Quartet, Nina Kinert

Tue, 18 Apr 2006 00:00:00 -0700

New international tourdates for Ane Brun:

04/20 - The Electroacoustic Club @ The Slaughtered Lamb, London (UK)
05/09 - The Livingroom, NY
05/11 - Paradise Lounge, Boston (MA)
05/13 - Hotel Café, LA
05/14 - Mission Creek Music and Arts Festival, San Francisco, CA
05/16 - The Livingroom, NY
05/17 - Jammin´Java, Vienna, VA
05/18 - World Caf live- Upstairs, Philadelpia, PA
05/20 - Phoenix Hill Tavern, Louisville, KY w/Matt Costa
05/21 - Shank Hall, Milwaukee, WI w/Matt Costa
05/22 - Varsity Theatre, Minneapolis, MN w/Matt Costa
05/24 - Fox Theatre, Boulder, CO
05/25 - Avalon Theatre, Salt Lake City, UT w/Matt Costa
05/27 - The White Heart, Portland, OR
05/30 - The Livingroom, NY
06/03 - Whelans, Dublin w/Ron Sexsmith
06/07 - Bloomsbury Theatre, London (UK) w/Ron Sexsmith
06/08 - Passionskirche, Berlin (GER) w/Ron Sexsmith
06/21 - Centre Culturel Suedois, Paris (FRA)
07/03 - La Maroquinerie, Paris (FRA) w/Teitur

Tue, 11 Apr 2006 00:00:00 -0700

This week's top 20 Swedish student radio chart:

01. (01) Gnarls Barkley - "Crazy"
02. (NY) Dirty Pretty Things - "Bang Bang You're Dead"
03. (17) SLS - "Get Back"
04. (03) USCB Allstars - "Let's Keep It on Baby"
05. (02) Supersci w/Chords - "On the Grind"
06. (16) Lil' Kim - "Whoa"
07. (09) Laakso - "Never Satisfied"
08. (NY) Plan B - "No Good"
09. (NY) Martha Wainwright - "Factory"
10. (20) Sean Paul - "Temperature"
11. (07) Jamie Foxx w/Ludacris - "Unpredictable"
12. (12) Ghostface Killah med Ne-Yo "Back Like That"
13. (05) Franz Ferdinand - "The Fallen"
14. (NY) Up Hygh w/Little Brother - "Keep On"
15. (09) Lo-Fi-Fnk - "Wake Up"
16. (14) Mystery Jets - "The Boy Who Ran Away"
17. (NY) The Fine Arts Showcase - "The Shoplifter's Union"
18. (18) Håkan Hellström - "Jag hatar att jag älskar dig och jag älskar dig så mycket att jag hatar mig"
19. (NY) Las Palmas - "Du har mail"
20. (ÅT) Matiyashu - "King Without Crown"

Leaving the chart: Ane Brun w/Teitur - "Rubber & Soul", Snook - "Snook, svett & tårar", Soviac - "Ogashaga", Vapnet - "Thoméegränd", Morrissey - "You Have Killed Me", The Streets - "When You Wasn't Famous", Damian Marley w/Bobby Brown - "Beautiful".

Wed, 22 Mar 2006 00:00:00 -0800

This week's top 20 Swedish student radio chart:

01. (01) Morrissey - "You have killed me"
02. (04) The Radio Dept. - "The Worst Taste In Music"
03. (03) Laakso - "Never Satisfied"
04. (07) Ane Brun w/Teitur - "Rubber & Soul"
05. (05) Arctic Monkeys - "When the Sun Goes Down"
06. (NY) USCB Allstars - "Let's Keep it on Baby"
07. (12) Soviac - "Ogashaga"
08. (06) Dub Sweden - "We're so Loud"
09. (02) Franz Ferdinand - "The Fallen"
10. (11) Hard Fi - "Cash Machine"
11. (NY) Gnarls Barkley - "Crazy"
12. (NY) Zero 7 w/José Gonzales - "Futures"
13. (17) Jamie Foxx w/Ludacris - "Unpredictable"
14. (18) Placebo - "Song to Say Goodbye"
15. (15) Ghostface Killah w/Ne-Yo - "Back Like That"
16. (16) Håkan Hellström - "Jag hatar att jag älskar dig och jag älskar dig så mycket att jag hatar mig"
17. (13) AFC - "5 för 5"
18. (NY) People Under The Stairs - "Tuxedo Rap"
19. (ÅT) The Soundtrack Of Our Lives - "Infinite Zero"
20. (NY) Familjen - "Första/sista"

Leaving the chart: Jaheim - "The Chosen One", Damian Marley w/Bobby Brown - "Beautiful", The Streets "When You Wasn't Famous", Firefox AK - "Madame Madame!", Sleepy Brown - "Me, My Baby and My Cadillac" and Robyn - "Crash and Burn Girl"

Thu, 09 Mar 2006 00:00:00 -0800

This week's top 20 Swedish student radio chart:

01. (04) Morrissey - "You Have Killed Me"
02. (11) Franz Ferdinand - "The Fallen"
03. (NY) Laakso - "Never Satisfied"
04. (02) The Radio Dept. - "The Worst Taste in Music"
05. (01) Arctic Monkeys - "When the Sun Goes Down"
06. (06) Dub Sweden - "We're so Loud"
07. (14) Ane Brun w/Teitur - "Rubber & Soul"
08. (20) Jaheim - "The Chosen One"
09. (NY) Damian Marley w/Bobby Brown - "Beautiful"
10. (10) The Streets "When You Wasn't Famous"
11. (07) Hard Fi - "Cash Machine"
12. (04) Soviac - "Ogashaga"
13. (13) AFC - "5 för 5"
14. (05) Firefox AK - "Madame Madame!"
15. (NY) Ghostface Killah w/Ne-Yo - "Back like that"
16. (09) Håkan Hellström - "Jag hatar att jag älskar dig och jag älskar dig så mycket att jag hatar mig"
17. (NY) Jamie Foxx med Ludacris - "Unpredictable"
18. (17) Placebo - "Song to say goodbye"
19. (NY) Sleepy Brown - "Me, My Baby and My Cadillac"
20. (ÅT) Robyn - "Crash and Burn Girl"

Leaving the chart: Soundtrack Of Our Lives, Thåström, Depeche Mode, I'm From Barcelona, Danko Jones and System of a Down.

Fri, 03 Mar 2006 00:00:00 -0800

This week's top 20 Swedish student radio chart:

01. (02) Arctic Monkeys - "When the Sun Goes Down"
02. (NY) The Radio Dept. - "The Worst Taste in Music"
03. (04) Morrissey - "You Have Killed Me"
04. (NY) Soviac - "Ogashaga"
05. (18) Firefox AK - "Madame Madame!"
06. (01) Dub Sweden - "We're so Loud"
07. (13) Hard Fi - "Cash Machine"
08. (NY) Soundtrack Of Our Lives - "Infinite Zero"
09. (11) Håkan Hellström - "Jag hatar att jag älskar dig och jag älskar dig så mycket att jag hatar mig"
10. (NY) The Streets "When You Wasn't Famous"
11. (NY) Franz Ferdinand - "The Fallen"
12. (NY) Thåström - "Om Black Jim"
13. (NY) AFC - "5 för 5"
14. (NY) Ane Brun med Teitur - "Rubber & Soul"
15. (15) Depeche Mode - "Suffer Well"
16. (ÅT) I'm From Barcelona - "We're From Barcelona"
17. (NY) Placebo - "Song to Say Goodbye"
18. (06) Danko Jones - "Baby Hates Me"
19. (19) System of a Down - "Lonely Day"
20. (12) Jaheim - "The Chosen One"

Leaving the chart: Youngblood Brass Band, The Concretes, Foo Fighters, Maxïmo Park, Sandy Mouche, Architectures In Helsinki, Timo Räisänen, Ed Greene, Robyn and Martha Wainwright.

MP3: Ane Brun - Rubber & soul

Mon, 02 Jan 2006 00:00:00 -0800

Of the many female singer/songwriters to make waves in Sweden this past year, Ane Brun never really captured my attention. Sure, I listened to her records in passing, but they never left any sort of lasting impression. That is, until "Duets" came out. I always like projects like this because they seem so fun for everyone involved. They are also a great excuse for an artist to stretch their repertoire and try new things without the pressures usually associated with an album release. Ane's voice really shines on this collection's song selection and bare-bones arrangements. There's an interesting variety of duet partners, too. Teitur's quiet, hesitant voice on the track I've selected for posting today is the perfect male counterpart for Ane's oohs and ahhs. Nice stuff.

Mon, 02 Jan 2006 00:00:00 -0800

Podcast: It's been a long time... too long

Sun, 11 Dec 2005 00:00:00 -0800

DATE ADDED : 12.11.05
LENGTH : 31:24 min
DOWNLOAD : itsatrap_podcast_12112005.mp3 (22.1mb)
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Tracklist:
01. Ane Brun - Rubber and soul (ft. Teitur)
02. Anja Garbarek - Sleep
03. Es - Sateenkaarisuudelma i
04. The Je Ne Sais Quoi - White night (Martin Vogel remix)
05. My Enemy - My time coming (Claudia's shoegazer remix)
06. Brighter Death Now - Oh baby
07. Alice in Videoland - Ladykiller
08. Menfolk - Simplicity of not knowing
09. Boys of Scandinavia - Why do you love me
10. I Love You Baby! - Dolls start small
11. José González - Send someone away (live)

Mon, 10 Oct 2005 00:00:00 -0700

Norwegian singer/songwriter Ane Brun will release an album of duets entitled ...drumroll... "Duets" on November 23. Some of the artists she sings with on said record include Madrugada, Syd Matters, Ron Sexsmith, Teitur, The Tiny, and Wendy McNeill.

Thu, 10 Feb 2005 00:00:00 -0800

Swedish singer/songwriter John Alexander Ericsson is doing a few support dates with Teitur:

02/22 - Logo, Hamburg (GER)
02/23 - Gebäude 9, Köln (GER)
02/28 - Atomic café, Munich (GER)

Wed, 26 Jan 2005 00:00:00 -0800

I'm not sure if this means no ExMS showcase in NY and LA, but here's the list of bands playing the two "Nordic Nights" showcases at The Drink On 6th at SXSW:

03/17:
Ske (ICE)
Tina Dico (DK)
The Low Frequency in Stereo (NOR)
Epo-555 (DK)
Powersolo (DK)
22 Pistepirkko (FIN)

03/18:
Teitur (DK)
Magnet (NOR)
The Crash (FIN)
The Ark (SWE)
Surfer Rosa (NOR)
The Blue Van (DK)

Wed, 29 Sep 2004 00:00:00 -0700

Danish singer/songwriter Tina Dickow (aka Tina Dico), best known so far for her work with Zero 7, is coming to the US to do some touring. She'll be playing on the radio show "Morning Becomes Eclectic" today and you can listen live at kcrw.com and will be performing again at the King King in LA this evening. Otherwise, she'll be supporting Teitur for the first half of October and then doing some opening slots with Nancy Sinatra immediately afterwards. Dates:

10/01 - The Mod Club, Toronto ONT
10/02 - Call The Office, London ONT
10/03 - Petit Campus, Montreal, QUE
10/04 - Barrymore Music Hall, Ottawa, ONT
10/06 - Milestones, Rochester, NY
10/07 - Plattsburgh State Uni, NY
10/08 - University of Vermont, Burlington, VT
10/09 - Paradise Lounge, Boston, MA
10/10 - Acoustic Café, Bridgeport, CT
10/11 - Bitter End, New York, NY
10/12 - Joe's Pub, New York, NY
10/13 - The Fez, New York (solo)
10/14 - The Grove, Anaheim, CA w/Nancy Sinatra
10/15 – tba w/Nancy Sinatra
10/16 - The Belly Up, San Diego, CA w/Nancy Sinatra

Look her major label debut album on Sony sometime around May.

Fri, 02 Jul 2004 00:00:00 -0700

Swedish singer/songwriter Tobias Fröberg will be touring Sweden and Denmark in September along with Teitur. His new album "For Elisabeth Wherever She Is" should be out around the same time as well.

Thu, 29 Jan 2004 00:00:00 -0800

This week's top 10 Nordic video chart from YLE/Morjen:

01. Diablo - Read my scars (FIN)
02. The Crash - Still alive (FIN)
03. Dinojax - Roadblocks ahead (DK)
04. Nina Rochelle - (Happy) Jag hatar att det e så (SWE)
05. Viikate - Leimu (FIN)
06. K-System - Dream my dream (FIN)
07. Outlandish - Walou (DK)
08. Eskobar - Loves strikes (SWE)
09. Lisa Miskovsky - Lady Stardust (SWE)
10. Teitur - Sleeping with the lights on (DK)

Challengers:
01. Nerdee - Cold (FIN)
02. Ana - The way I am (SWE)
03. NU - Any other girl (DK)

Fri, 23 Jan 2004 00:00:00 -0800

This week's top 10 Nordic video chart from YLE/Morjen:

01. Diablo - Read my scars (FIN)
02. Viikate - Leimu (FIN)
03. The Crash - Still alive (FIN)
04. Nina Rochelle - (Happy) Jag hatar att det e så (SWE)
05. Lisa Miskovsky - Lady Stardust (SWE)
06. Eskobar - Loves strikes (SWE)
07. Outlandish - Walou (DK)
08. Dinojax - Roadblocks ahead (DK)
09. Paleface - Colgate Soulmate (FIN)
10. Hardcore Superstar - Honey Tongue (SWE)

Challengers:
01. K-System - Dream my dream (FIN)
02. Teitur - Sleeping with the lights on (DK)
03. Turbonegro - Sell your body (to the night) (NOR)