I’ve been listening on/off to the UK release of Norwegian singer-songwriter Silje Nes‘ Ames Room released on Fat-Cat, and it’s about time to talk a little bit about her music now that the European release of her debut is due. The opener “Over All” is the anathema of “Ames Room”, gentle vocal pop over dissonant toy glockenspiel melodies. Silje doesn’t try to hide her Scandinavian essence by creating isolated and personal pop music like Hanne Hukkelberg, but nevertheless it’s much more lo-fi as “Ames Room” is entirely bedroom recorded material created between 2004 and 2007. The melancholic side of her can be heard in songs like “Long Shadows Left Around“, where backgrounds of acoustic guitar meet subtle electronic textures and delicate brasswork, you should listen through headphones though!.

Silje Nes – Over all
Silje Nes – Long shadows left around