120 Days--120 Days

There’s just something about Norwegian electronica-blended indie rock that makes me salivate. And that something is 120 Days. Like a Radiohead translated into a Nordic-environment and then back again, 120 Days is the development of a long friendship between friends Jonas Dahl, Arne Kvalvik, Kjetil Ovesen, and Ådne Meisfjord. After releasing Sedated Times, their highly-acclaimed debut EP, 120 Days finished their self-titled album—and have been riding the wave of popularity that has followed. 120 Days present moving dynamic electronic-themes that are still very clearly indie rock, together with damnably catchy rhythms and vocals. From the opening riffs of “Come out, Come Down, Fade out, Be Gone” you know you’re in the hands of brilliant composers, throwing just enough pop into a slushy dance-floor mix to keep your ear interested. Tracks “Get Away” and “Lazy Eyes” are strong winners off the album, and the U2-meets-Radiohead stylings in “Sleepwalking” will refuse to leave your head for days. What’s best about 120 Days though is their incredible dynamic. The fact that they can go from the pop-riffs of “Sleepwalking” to the pure electronic instrumentals in “I've Lost My Vision” is wonderfully refreshing, and the complete mood-change from the in-your-face attitude of “Get Away” to the sunny “Keep On Smiling” is impressive. And within “Get Away,” my musical taste buds are satisfied to unheard-of levels as a wonderfully distorted guitar solo rips through dance-floor electronica foundations. This isn’t your cheap dance-floor rip off, this is quality blending of indie and electronica, imported from Norway’s finest. 120 Days is a delightful delicacy.

(Published at MusicEmissions.com)