Listen to a new track from Norwegian act The Brigade: http://soundcloud.com/ccap/the-brigade-we-all-fall-down
The band's forthcoming debut album "Dead man's gold" was produced by Janove Ottesen of Kaizers Orchestra and will be released on September 30 via .
Although their name alludes to something much darker, The Colours Turned Red have one of the most British sounds I've heard come from Scandinavia in a long time. This UK influence encompasses pretty much everything from the sixties onward, with songs noticeably sounding like whichever decade they are inspired from ("All the way up" from the 60s, "Birthday in bed" from the 80s, "Two on one" from the more recent 00s). While this is good for the standout tracks (add "Everybody's lost it" and "I saw her again last night" to the previously mentioned list), the rest wade in mediocrity.
- Matt Giordano