Maestro

Meh, it was okay

Maestro is the answer to the question 'what if 00s British indie alt rock but actually Norwegian?'. It's the exact same sound but with words you can't understand unless you speak Norwegian. That style has never been my favourite, it's just fine, mildly irritating, occasionally good (the energy rolling through Blitzregn Baby is good), a high 2/5 I think.

Norwegian penis music.

What a weird one. I guess Europe had the Kaiser Chiefs too.

Apparently a concept album telling the story of a man that willingly checks in to a post-war mental hospital. Probably is. No reason to disbelieve Wikipedia. To me it sounded like a cross between the soundtrack to a spaghetti western and the 2021 Eurovision entry of a former Soviet nation. There's something unsettling about the album cover, but in a really naff way. Rating: 2.5 Playlist track: KGB Date listened: 18/09/24

I can see why this didn't take off outside of Scandinavia.

I don’t even have a joke for Norway that’s how uncommon it is. Took me 2 songs before I realized it’s in another language and my brain wasn’t collapsing. Not quite sure how I’m supposed to interpret an album that is supposed to be known for its song stories when I can’t understand the lyrics. Listened and moving on. 2.0/10