Category: Reviews

Song review: “Alt for Norge” – finally in a new version

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Football songs that are made solely to be there, tend to be a bit small, full of bragging and nationalistically charged words.

For someone who for 28 years has had a strained relationship with the football song “Alt for Norge”, first and foremost due to Jørn Lande’s affected and pompous “heavy ballad vocals” full of emotion, it is liberating to hear the new version with Alexandra Rotan, from Keiino, as a vocalist.

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Unbreakable Review – Karina Brandt

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Not surprisingly has KEiiNO given us fans yet another fantastic single release that surpasses the expectations of many of us.

“Unbreakable” is, without comparison, one of the most unique EDM songs on the market, a true gem.

The way KEiiNO and their composing partners have played with the lyrics, the melody and the soundscape this time, really drags us into the cold dark winter woods of a fairytale. The slight touch of echo, as well as Tom’s crispy voice, when he sings the beginning of the second verse, literally makes me feel the ice-cold crystal wind of the winter frost surrounding him. Like always, Tom’s and Alexandra’s voices melt together in perfect harmony when they share the rest of the second verse.

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KEiiNO – Monument Review – By Benjamin Willcock

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KEiiNO – Monument Review
By Benjamin Willcock

I was first introduced to KEiiNO the same way most of us were, during the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest. Their entry, Spirit in the Sky, was a bold, thunderous pop masterpiece that effortlessly blended classic pop tropes with spiritual lyricism. It was definitely one of the standouts that year, if not the most distinctive and memorable overall. It’s no wonder then that it won the public tele-vote with an astounding number of votes.

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Review of KEiiNO's new single, Monument, by Even Ormbostad, Norway.

Review by Even Ormbostad, Norway

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After hearing “Monument” repeatedly before I finally managed to sleep, I woke up again early today, still with a sense of enthusiasm and joy after the night’s release.

After brewing coffee, filling it on the thermos and putting the egg in the pot, I sat down on the sofa with my coffee cup and turned on my laptop. I went to Youtube and put on the new KEiiNO song again.

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