New band of the day - Harrys Gym (No 723)

Wonderfully soaring, dreamlike prog-pop that's more northern sorrow than Northern Soul – but not too oppressively bleakHometown: Oslo, Norway. The lineup: Anne Lise Frøkedal (vocals, guitar), Erlend Ringseth (keyboards), Bjarne Stensli (drums), and Ole Myrvold (bass).The background: Isn't it great when you can admit you got it a bit wrong? It's like, we always preferred Mansun's Six to Radiohead's OK Computer, and Mew to Muse. Well, Harrys Gym feel like also-rans who might one day out...

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