What I'm Listening To

I wanted to share the videos from the (newish) band I'm digging these days: meet Superfamily.

I heard them not long after I moved to Norway, but then they got lost in the Franz Ferdinand/Killers craze. I thought the video for "It's a Lie" was fun, although I don't remember that they got much airtime on the radio.

I certainly didn't realize they were Norwegian until I saw "Taxi Dancing". The video gives a nice midnight tour through downtown Oslo, starting at one of my favorite clubs, Garage. Like so many other songs written in English by Norwegian artists, the text uses another standard of artistic license. I don't get half of what they're saying, but it's OK. The lead singer belts out the abstract weirdness of it all with so much heart and that he makes up for it.

If you have been charmed by these guys as I have, you can check out their latest song at their website. "The Radio Has Expressed Concern About What You Did Last Night" is the early summer hit and it gets played a lot. I pity the DJs who struggle with the title every time they announce the song, though. It has been reasonably shorted to "The Radio has Expressed...". Enjoy!