The sounds of Apothek have been floating around the IBG staff for quite a while. I stumbled across a single, “Waiting for the Thunder,” back in February (having missed last October’s release of “Family”). I fell instantly in love, the way only a first kiss can make you do. Then, in June, my erstwhile colleague
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Regular Indie Band Guru readers might remember our own Andrew Tobia’s praise for electronic music makers Apothek on their slow, brooding track, “Waiting for the Thunder,” which dropped earlier this year. He’s not alone in having this opinion; The Norwegian duo, comprised of singer-songwriter Morten Myklebust and producer Nils Martin Larsen, has received nods from
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There’s just something about Nordic countries. They have an uncanny — though undoubtedly beautiful — habit of giving the world some truly great music, often of an electronic bent. Sigur Ros, perhaps predictably, is the first group that comes to my mind. Probably yours, as well. I don’t think it’s a stretch to say that
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