This week's top 20 Norwegian album chart

This week's top 20 Norwegian album chart:

01. BigBang - Edendale
02. Diverse artister - Melodi Grand Prix 2009
03. Jonas Fjeld og Chatham County Line - Brother Of Song
04. CC Cowboys - Morgen & kveld
05. Marius Müllers Funhouse - Plugged 2 - Rett og slett
06. Sie Gubba - Hemafrå
07. Elisabeth Andreassen - Spellemann
08. Kari Bremnes - Ly
09. Silje Nergaard - A Thousand True Stories
10. The Whitest Boy Alive - Rules
11. Vestlandsfanden - Tipping & Trygd
12. Backstreet Girls - Just When You Thought..
13. Kristin Asbjørnsen - The Night Shines Like the Day
14. Leif Ove Andsnes - Shadows of Silence
15. deLillos - Huskeglemme
16. Frøya - Jenta fra landet
17. Black Debbath - Black Debbaths beste. 10 år
18. Karpe Diem - Fire vegger
19. DDR - Das War Das
20. William Hut - Silent Hum

This week's top 20 Norwegian album chart

This week's top 20 Norwegian album chart:

01. CC Cowboys - Morgen & kveld
02. Diverse artister - Melodi Grand Prix 2009
03. Jonas Fjeld og Chatham County Line - Brother Of Song
04. Elisabeth Andreassen - Spellemann
05. Sie Gubba - Hemafrå
06. Silje Nergaard - A Thousand True Stories
07. William Hut - Silent Hum
08. Kari Bremnes - Ly
09. Heroes & Zeros - Simian Vices Modern Devices
10. deLillos - Huskeglemme
11. Åge Sten Nilsen - Glamunition
12. Kristin Asbjørnsen - The Night Shines Like the Day
13. The Whitest Boy Alive - Rules
14. Vestlandsfanden - Tipping & Trygd
15. DDR - Das War Das
16. Frøya - Jenta fra landet
17. Black Debbath - Black Debbaths beste. 10 år
18. Karpe Diem - Fire vegger
19. Marit Larsen - The Chase
20. Skambankt - Hardt regn

William Hut unveils terrible new website

William Hut has a horrible new website: http://www.williamhut.com/
I thought all those new Mubito sites were bad, but this one takes the cake. Frames of Flash FTW!

New music from William Hut

William Hut's new album "Silent hum" will be released on March 2. Hear the lead single "Ironically" at myspace: http://www.myspace.com/williamhut

The new single "In your arms" from Norwegian act William Hut can now be streamed at their website: http://www.williamhut.com/
The band's new album "Silent hum" will be out... eventually?

The nominees for this year's Spellemanprisen (the Norwegian Grammy) have been announced:

Female artist:
Ane Brun - Live In Scandinavia (Det Er Mine/V2)
Christel Alsos - Closing The Distance (Sony BMG)
Sissy Wish - Beauties Never Die (Sony BMG)
Susanne Sundfør - Susanne Sundfør (MBN)

Male artist:
Kenneth Ishak - Silver Lightning From A Black Sky (Division Records As)
Magnet - The Simple Life (Sony BMG)
Sivert Høyem & The Volunteers - Exiles (Hektor Grammofon)
William Hut - Nightfall (Universal Music AS)

Pop group:
Blind Archery Club - The Union (Sony BMG)
Superfamily - Warszawa (Propeller Rec.)
The Royalties - The Royalties (Blister Music)
Vidar Johnsen & Peter Nordberg - Ord Og Ögonblick (Sony BMG)

Electronica:
Alog - Amateur (Rune Grammofon)
Diskjokke - Staying In (Smalltown Supersound)
Salvatore - Days Of Rage (Racing Junior)

Rock:
BigBang - Too Much Yang (Warner Music/Grandsport Records)
Moving Oos - Peace And Love (Kong Tiki Records)
My Midnight Creeps - Histamin (MMC Records)
Raga Rockers - Übermensch (EMI/Pilot/Virgin)
The Lionheart Brothers - Dizzy Kiss (Racing Junior)

Country:
Hellbillies - Spissrotgang (EMI Music Norway)
Hemisfair - Blue Blue Grass Of Home (Wilma Records/Playground Music)
Shit City - God Bless Our Home (Voices of Wonder)
Steinar Albrigtsen - Moment Of Peace (Sony BMG)

Metal:
Audrey Horne - Le Fol (Indie Recordings)
Dimmu Borgir - In Sorte Diaboli (Nuclear Blast)
Mayhem - Ordo Ad Chao (Season Of Mist)
Red Harvest - A Greater Darkness (Season Of Mist)

Hip-hop:
El Axel - It Is Wha It Is (Pass It Records)
Madcon - So Dark The Con Of Man (Bonner Amigo)
Tommy Tee - No Studio No Time-The Wait (Tee Productions)

Folk:
Berit Opheim - Den Blide Sol (NorCD AS)
Ragnhild Furebotten - Endelig Vals (Talik Da)
Sigrid Moldestad - Taus (Heilo)
Trio Mediaeval - Folk Songs (ECM/Grappa)

Jazz:
Fossum-Aarum Quartet - F.A.Q. (Schmell)
Jon Balke - Book Of Velocities (ECM/Grappa)
Petter Wettre - Fountain Of Youth (Household Records)
Sharp Nine - Sudoku (The Real Thing Da/Staffan)
The Core - Office Essentials (Jazzland)

Open class:
Frode Haltli - Passing Images (ECM/Grappa)
Live Maria Roggen - Circuit Songs (Jazzland)
Pust - Femkant (Pust Records)
Shining - Grindstone (Rune Grammofon)
The Source - The Source Of Christmas - Live (Grappa Musikkforlag AS)

Best music video:
Dimmu Borgir - The Serpentine Offering (Nuclear Blast)
Heroes & Zeros - A Strange Constellation (Nightliner/Universal)
My Midnight Creeps - Don`t Let’Em Bring You Down (MMC Records)
Turbonegro - Do You Do You Dig Destruction (Scandinavian Leather Recordings)
WE - Hurdy Gurdy (Nun Music)

Best Newcomer:
Christel Alsos - Closing The Distance (Sony BMG)
Heroes & Zeros - Strange Constellations (Nightliner/Universal)
Susanne Sundfør - Susanne Sundfør (MBN)
Tine Thing Helseth - Haydn/Hummel/Albinoni/Neruda (Simax Classics)
Valkyrien Allstars - Valkyrien Allstars (Heilo)

Best song:
Kurt Nilsen - "Push Push" (Sony BMG)
Madcon - "Beggin'" (Bonnier Music)
Postgirobygget - "Tidløs" (EMI Music Norway)
Sichelle - "Fuck Deg" (Eccentric Music)
Venke Knutson - "Holiday" (Universal)

Read more: http://www.spellemann.no/

William Hut
Nightfall
Universal

William Hut has a special place in my history. Hut's former group, Poor Rich Ones, first got me interested in Scandinavian pop music way back in 2001. Their album "Happy happy happy," was a sparkling gem, and once I started learning about this band and other talented Scandinavians, I never looked back. Hut has one of the most pleasing, melodically sweet voices in rock and he's clearly in touch with his feminine side. "Nightfall" isn't quite a classic, but it's pretty good. Hut always puts melody above all else. In fact, all four of the closing songs here capture Hut at his best. Missing are the diverse prog-rock stylings Poor Rich Ones conceived with such flair whereas most songs here are rather simple and laid-back. There are no unequivocally brilliant songs. What is here is merely pretty and kind of soothing, but that is still a good sight better than half the platters I've heard lately.
- Kevin Renick

This week's top 20 Norwegian album chart:

01. BigBang - Too Much Yang
02. Magnet - The Simple Life
03. Susanne Sundfør - Susanne Sundfør
04. Steinar Albrigtsen - Moments of Peace
05. D.D.E. - No går det så det suse
06. Jonas Fjeld og Chatham C. - Amerikabesøk
07. Vamp - I full symfoni (med KORK)
08. Sivert Høyem & The Volunteers - Exiles
09. Christel Alsos - Closing The Distance
10. Silje Nergaard - Darkness out of blue
11. Röyksopp - Back to mine
12. Ane Brun - Live in Scandinavia
13. Marit Larsen - Under The Surface
14. Rune Rudberg - Rett fra sofaen
15. Sissel - De beste 1986-2006
16. Draumir - The Island
17. Askil Holm - Harmony Hotel
18. Susperia - Cut From Stone
19. William Hut - Nightfall
20. Odd Nordstoga - Heim te mor

This week's top 20 Norwegian album chart:

01. Magnet - The Simple Life
02. BigBang - Too Much Yang
03. Susanne Sundfør - Susanne Sundfør
04. Jonas Fjeld og Chatham C. - Amerikabesøk
05. D.D.E. - No går det så det suse
06. Steinar Albrigtsen - Moments of Peace
07. Draumir - The Island
08. Silje Nergaard - Darkness out of blue
09. Sivert Høyem & The Volunteers - Exiles
10. Vamp - I full symfoni (med KORK)
11. Christel Alsos - Closing The Distance
12. Ane Brun - Live in Scandinavia
13. Marit Larsen - Under The Surface
14. Odd Nordstoga - Heim te mor
15. William Hut - Nightfall
16. Sissel - De beste 1986-2006
17. Kristin Asbjørnsen - Wayfaring Stranger - A Spiritual Songbook
18. My Midnight Creeps - Histamin
19. Askil Holm - Harmony Hotel
20. El Caco - From Dirt

This week's top 20 Norwegian album chart:

01. D.D.E. - No går det så det suse
02. Jonas Fjeld og Chatham C. - Amerikabesøk
03. My Midnight Creeps - Histamin
04. Christel Alsos - Closing The Distance
05. Askil Holm - Harmony Hotel
06. Silje Nergaard - Darkness out of blue
07. King Midas - Sorry
08. El Caco - From Dirt
09. Erik og Kriss - Gull og grønne skoger
10. Skambankt - Elixir
11. Sivert Høyem & The Volunteers - Exiles
12. Vamp - I full symfoni (med KORK)
13. Malin - Malin på månen
14. Sondre Lerche - Phantom Punch
15. Bjørn Eidsvåg - Nåde
16. Ole Ivars - Jag trodde änglarna fanns
17. Ane Brun - Live in Scandinavia
18. William Hut - Nightfall
19. Tungtvann - 96% Tungtvann
20. Øystein Sunde - Sundes verden

This week's top 20 Norwegian album chart:

01. Jonas Fjeld og Chatham C. - Amerikabesøk
02. Christel Alsos - Closing The Distance
03. Askil Holm - Harmony Hotel
04. My Midnight Creeps - Histamin
05. Silje Nergaard - Darkness out of blue
06. El Caco - From Dirt
07. Sivert Høyem & The Volunteers - Exiles
08. Sondre Lerche - Phantom Punch
09. Vamp - I full symfoni (med KORK)
10. Øystein Sunde - Sundes verden
11. Sissy Wish - Beauties Never Die
12. William Hut - Nightfall
13. Ane Brun - Live in Scandinavia
14. Skambankt - Elixir
15. Bjørn Eidsvåg - Nåde
16. Kristin Asbjørnsen - Wayfaring Stranger - A Spiritual Songbook
17. Marit Larsen - Under The Surface
18. Thomas Dybdahl - Science
19. Tungtvann - 96% Tungtvann
20. Blind Archery Club - The Union

This week's top 20 Norwegian album chart:

01. Jonas Fjeld og Chatham C. - Amerikabesøk
02. Silje Nergaard - Darkness out of blue
03. Askil Holm - Harmony Hotel
04. Christel Alsos - Closing The Distance
05. Sivert Høyem & The Volunteers - Exiles
06. Sondre Lerche - Phantom Punch
07. Øystein Sunde - Sundes verden
08. Vamp - I full symfoni (med KORK)
09. Ane Brun - Live in Scandinavia
10. William Hut - Nightfall
11. Bjørn Eidsvåg - Nåde
12. Somebody's Darling - Walls
13. Marit Larsen - Under The Surface
14. Kristin Asbjørnsen - Wayfaring Stranger - A Spiritual Songbook
15. Tungtvann - 96% Tungtvann
16. Malin - Malin på månen
17. Dag Arnesen - Norwegian Song
18. Ulf Risnes - Ingen andre
19. Skambankt - Elixir
20. Blind Archery Club - The Union

This week's top 20 Norwegian album chart:

01. Askil Holm - Harmony Hotel
02. Christel Alsos - Closing The Distance
03. Sondre Lerche - Phantom Punch
04. Sivert Høyem & The Volunteers - Exiles
05. Ane Brun - Live in Scandinavia
06. William Hut - Nightfall
07. Øystein Sunde - Sundes verden
08. Vamp - I full symfoni (med KORK)
09. Bjørn Eidsvåg - Nåde
10. Espen Lind, Kurt Nilsen, Alejandro Fuentes og Askil Holm - Hallelujah - Live
11. Somebody's Darling - Walls
12. Herodes Falsk/Tom Mathisen - De beste
13. Skambankt - Elixir
14. Kristin Asbjørnsen - Wayfaring Stranger - A Spiritual Songbook
15. Blind Archery Club - The Union
16. Marit Larsen - Under The Surface
17. 120 Days - 120 Days
18. Tungtvann - 96% Tungtvann
19. Ole Ivars - Jag trodde änglarna fanns
20. Pleasure - Pleasure 2

This week's top 20 Norwegian album chart:

01. Askil Holm - Harmony Hotel
02. William Hut - Nightfall
03. Christel Alsos - Closing The Distance
04. Sivert Høyem & The Volunteers - Exiles
05. Øystein Sunde - Sundes verden
06. Ane Brun - Live in Scandinavia
07. Vamp - I full symfoni (med KORK)
08. Bjørn Eidsvåg - Nåde
09. Herodes Falsk/Tom Mathisen - De beste
10. Skambankt - Elixir
11. 120 Days - 120 Days
12. Tungtvann - 96% Tungtvann
13. Pleasure - Pleasure 2
14. Espen Lind, Kurt Nilsen, Alejandro Fuentes og Askil Holm - Hallelujah - Live
15. Thomas Dybdahl - Science
16. Kristin Asbjørnsen - Wayfaring Stranger - A Spiritual Songbook
17. Marit Larsen - Under The Surface
18. Lionheart Brothers - Dizzy Kiss
19. Div. Artister - Melodi Grand Prix 2007
20. Ane Brun - Duets

This week's top 20 Norwegian album chart:

01. Christel Alsos - Closing The Distance
02. William Hut - Nightfall
03. Askil Holm - Harmony Hotel
04. Skambankt - Elixir
05. Vamp - I full symfoni (med KORK)
06. Bjørn Eidsvåg - Nåde
07. Sivert Høyem & The Volunteers - Exiles
08. Herodes Falsk/Tom Mathisen - De beste
09. Øystein Sunde - Sundes verden
10. Espen Lind, Kurt Nilsen, Alejandro Fuentes og Askil Holm - Hallelujah - Live
11. 120 Days - 120 Days
12. Ane Brun - Duets
13. Tungtvann - 96% Tungtvann
14. Jan Werner - Stronger
15. Sissel - De beste 1986-2006
16. Ole Ivars - Jag trodde änglarna fanns
17. Kristin Asbjørnsen - Wayfaring Stranger - A Spiritual Songbook
18. Odd Nordstoga - Heim te mor
19. Shining - Grindstone
20. Ane Brun - A Temporary Dive