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...Norway?? is the most dreamy of all, with fairy tale imagery and singing so soft it’s almost like Legrand is gasping for air. “Lover of Mine” is the most instantly accessible track on the album, where the starlight sounds are only slightly offset by the deepness of Legrand’s voice. “10 Mile Stereo,” a late album highlight, follows suit with an uncertain organ and a quick, almost Postal Service-esque beat...
...gloomy lyrics to undeniably upbeat hooks, startling the listener to bittersweet effect. The best example is “A Sentences of Sorts in Kongsvinger.” Leadman Kevin Barnes sings, “I spent the winter on the verge of a total breakdown while living in Norway?? over an irrepressible synth, making it impossible to decide whether to dance or to cry. Most of the album consists of catchy drum machine beats and happy electronic melodies. However the album’s turning point, “The Past Is a Grotesque Animal...
...isolated and frozen north. (“It’s pretty not-so-fun up there,” Klokk says.) About 150 lucky young men, including Klokk, were stationed on an island in the Oslo Fjord in the south of the country. As a member of Norway??s national rowing team, Klokk became part of a special service for athletes within the infantry, along with three other rowers. These “special” young men participated in the usual military drills and night shifts, but were allotted plenty of free time to accommodate their...
...front of the pack. Mueller, from Switzerland, was the Olympic single sculls silver medalist in 2000 and the champion in 1996. Lightweight Steve Tucker of Medford, a five-time member of U.S. national teams including the 2000 Olympic team and a local rowing community favorite, starts after Mueller. Norway??s Olaf Tufte is third in starting order, as the 2001 FISA World Rowing Champion and the silver medalist in double sculls in the 2000 Olympic games...
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