Soda Fountain Rag is the stage name of solo artist Ragnhild Hogstad Jordahl, who is from Bergen, Norway. Definitely, the only artist I know of that is Norwegian (anyone want to list a few that I may know?). Skatterbrain calls her the Greatest Pop export from Norway. Unfortunately for me, I tend to hold back on hyperboles and don't get recognized for saying "nice" things. Anyway, I was very interested in checking out her latest album, which comes out on September 30 after listening to a few lovable tracks on her myspace. Go Bus Baby [...]
With all the musical love poured on Sweden, it seems that the other Scandinavian countries never really get their chance to shine. In an effort to rectify this a little, I am delighted to bring you some Norwegian indiepop. Soda Fountain Rag is the one woman project of Ragnhild Hogstad Jordahl, whom I'm [...]
Monday, August 25, 2008 As I mentioned in the podcast and film report this weekend (see, it does pay to listen or read other features on the site!), the wife and I will be driving from Seattle to San Diego from August 29 to September 14. I'm betting it will be the sort of amazing experience that will totally prevent me from writing, so don't expect any posts at all (not even from Noah or John Michael) throughout that time. Now, with that noted let's get on with this week's [...]
Friday The 13th: The Loft by Beaujolais Angry Girl by Soda Fountain Rag Auctioneer by The Broken West A Pirate's Confession III by And The Moneynotes Drop The Fight by Tractor Kings Feel free to add this to any of [...]
Friday The 13th: The Loft by Beaujolais Angry Girl by Soda Fountain Rag Auctioneer by The Broken West A Pirate's Confession III by And The Moneynotes Drop The Fight by Tractor Kings Feel free to add this to any of [...]
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Picture most likely includes His Men. . . Here's hoping the following will provide suitable intellectual/spiritual stimulation for the weekend and beyond. It's another globetrotter, so passports ready. Gentleman Jesse and His Men - from their self-titled lp, released July 8 - Atlanta You Don't Have To (If You Don't Want To) mp3 Goin Outta My Mind mp3 Silent Kids - Stars and Rust mp3 - Thanks to
Μια από τις πιο αναπάντεχες αλλαγές μουσικού ύφους που θυμάμαι από τότε που παρακολουθώ τη μουσική, και μάλιστα απόλυτα πετυχημένη, ήταν αυτή των Lush στα μέσα της δεκαετίας του '90 με το περίφημο ε.ν.τ.ε.λ.ώ.ς. britpop album τους lovelife . Γιατί θυμήθηκα [και χάρηκα] ξαφνικά τους Lush ? Μα ακούστε αυτό το καταπληκτικό Don't Kill The Clowns από τους Soda Fountain Rag , δηλαδή τη δεσποινίδα Ragnhild Hogstad Jordahl από το Bergen της Νορβηγίας, και θα με θυμηθείτε [αν μου έλεγαν ότι ήταν το [...]
Soda Fountain Rag is one Ragnhild Hogstad Jordahl who comes from Bergen, Norway. Soda Fountain Rag is her solo project as she is also in Herr Nilsson and The April Skies. It's Rag Time was recorded in 2006 but delays have meant it has not surfaced until now. The music can be described as lo-fi with Jordhal playing all the instruments and/or programming the gadgetry. It's amazing how many words these songs contain because of their length being about 2.30 on average which is the ideal time for a pop song! She [...]
Sometimes we receive emails and don't even need to open them up right away to know good news has fallen upon us. Such was the case, just the other day, when a message arrived from Irish label Yesboyicecream Records (Yesboy MySpace). After gleefully reviewing our mail and attached goodies in the form of a zip file, we are happy to report that previously featured Norwegian artist [September 07
Ragnhild Hogstad Jordahl aka Soda Fountain Rag Norway's greatest POP export, Soda Fountain Rag , will finally "officially" be releasing her It's Rag Time LP on YesBoyIcecream this coming April. As one would assume, it's great stuff, and though "Driving In Your Car" happens to be infinitely impossible to best, the super catchy "Don't Kill The Clowns", off of the new record, comes very very close. Another song – "Yesterday" – which according to SFR's MySpace, is supposed to be on It's Rag Time , is actually [...]
Pretty girls (still) make mojitos Nuovo tour italiano per Soda Fountain Rag , la prolifica cantautrice norvegese che proprio nel nostro Paese, un anno fa, pubblicò su My Honey Records il suo album d'esordio, Sometimes I Wonder If You Have a Heart . Intanto, in questi mesi la prolifica Ragnhild Hogstad Jordahl (questo è il suo vero nome) ha pubblicato anche un ep sulla benemerita Cloudberry Records, ha scritto un bel po' di canzoni nuove (da scaricare qui ) e ha ispirato persino a Leonardo una bella riflessione [...]
Photo by Eirik Lande Ok, how much fun is this indie pop song? While this is a only brief track at just over two minutes, it serves to extend my sense of summer that will be sorely missed in a few short weeks... and besides, I've always been a sucker for the kazoo. Soda Fountain Rag is primarily the one woman music project of Ragnhild Hogstad Jordahl from Bergen, Norway. The music is
Polaroids From the Web E qualcosa da bere - Mentre qui da noi la scena pontifica su chi è il più indie del reame, nel mondo reale la musica va avanti e si muove su traiettorie ben diverse: un interessante articolo su Coolfer analizza l'opportunità delle pubblicazioni digitali in anticipo sulle effettive uscite dei dischi (come hanno appena fatto i canadesi Stars, per esempio). Mi sento di consigliarne caldamente la lettura. - Torna in Italia Soda Fountain Rag . Comincia questa sera dal Loco Squad di Milano [...]
Pretty Girls Make Mojitos Sta per tornare in Italia Soda Fountain Rag , la giovane cantautrice norvegese già incontrata lo scorso inverno per il tour di presentazione dell'album Sometimes I Wonder If You Have a Heart , uscito per la nostra My Honey Records . Nel frattempo, la super prolifica Soda ha pubblicato un singolo per la meravigliosa Cloudberry Records, ha scritto un bel po' di canzoni nuove (come sempre, si ascoltano e scaricano tutte qui ) e sembra sempre più interessata ai suoi [...]
This second revisiting round up starts off in Norway: I have not heard anything about the The April Skies recently. I thought a record was due on Plastilna Records but nothing further has been mentioned on the site. However if you go to here you can download plenty of tracks which will keep you occupied until a release shows! The site is in Norwegian - Last Ned is for downloads whilst Lytt is listen. [...]
Should Indie Artists Give Their Music Away For Free - interesting reading but I disagree on what has been written. Like the record companies before him the writer demonstrates a head in the sand attitude. What do you think? Funny enough the writer has not enabled comments meaning we just get his point of view. God knows what the above writer thinks of Beat For Two who is using the internet to bring music that has been made no longer available by the record companies to a new auidence. The tracks are in m4a [...]
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ... I post-it sono un'ottima trovata, ma se sei un disordinato cronico ti possono complicare la vita. Io per esempio vivo in un appartamento disseminato di appiccicosi foglietti colorati. Li uso con una facilità disarmante e con altrettanta facilità li scordo chissà dove pochi secondi dopo. Alcuni periodicamente saltano fuori, nei momenti meno opportuni e quando le informazioni che contengono ovviamente non servono più a nulla, di [...]
Soda Fountain Rag : "Qui a besoin d'une voiture ?" ( Anorak records ) Happy to see french label Anorak back in action with a collection of brand new releases announced ! And the first of the series is this bitterly charming 5 titles EP by Norwegian act Soda Fountain Rag . Well, not strictly speaking a band, more a one-girl project ! Her name is Ragnhild Hogstad Jordal and she's concocting the utmost thrilling bedroom-pop you could figure out ! All the scores selected here are true smacks, [...]
Heißa, jetzt gibt es mal wieder was für alle Freunde skandinavischer Twee-Musik - und zwar in Form der norwegischen Ein-Frau-Band Soda Fountain Reg , deren charmanter "do it yourself"-Indiepop die Herzen aller Tweepopper höher schlagen lassen müsste. Simple Keyboards, unaufdringliche Gitarre und naiv-unschuldiger Frauengesang sind die Zutaten, mit denen hier massiv gepunktet wird. Vollends gewonnen hat die "Band" aus Bergen bei mir, nachdem ich gesehen habe, dass sie ihr komplettes Repertoire kostenlos als mp3-Download anbieten! Signifikant über 10 Tracks warten auf den eifrigen Runterlader! Link zur Bandseite bei Myspace [...]
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