Insomniac Bears

Synth-Guitar Pop Romantics INSOMNIAC BEARS Have Their Sparkly Debut Album ‘NEWFOUND SPRAWL’ Out

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25 November 20222


(Photo: Anne Valeur)

Band: INSOMNIAC BEARS
Who: Norwegian art-rock group producing a progressive mix of retro and
futuristic sounds, creating a unique atmosphere with pop sensibility.

New album: NEWFOUND SPRAWL
The band’s debut longplayer.

Press info: On their debut the group`s edge bares signs of elegant vulnerability in their most expressive songwriting and expansive production yet. The album`s intimate origins – days on end spent in the studio during a pandemic winter – are reflected in its exploratory flourishes and heavy experiments. There are weightless falsetteos, restless guitar solos, and refrains that crash like tidal waves.

With high-level intensity and addictively turbulent hooks, it feels propulsive and surprising until the very end. An ambitious combination of ferocious guitar licks and gleaming pop melodies that pierce through a heavy psychedelic undertone. Somewhere in between crafting pop and creating art they take us to unexplored territory with sprightly prog-rock figures and distinctly indie-sounding anthems. Expect sharp compositions sprawling with intuitive charm and immediate melodies with a roaring largesse.


TUTV: This Norwegian combo knows how to create layered synth/guitar pop symphonies. Stylish orchestrated and arranged with Fleet Foxes-like harmonious (including new female member/vox Gunhild Ramsay Kovacs) and inventive song structures. It takes some spins to discover all sonic facets at play on the debut album of these romantics at heart. But trust me, it’s really worth taking time to explore the record in detail.

Buy/stream
NEWFOUND SPRAWL
here via Bandcamp


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INSOMNIAC BEARS: Facebook – Instagram

Emotive Norwegian Pop Orchestra INSOMNIAC BEARS Will ‘SEE YOU IN COURT’

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New striking strokes

18 May 2022


(Photo: Anne Valeur)

Band: INSOMNIAC BEARS
Who: Norwegian art-rock group producing a progressive mix of retro and
futuristic sounds, creating a unique atmosphere with pop sensibility.

New single: SEE YOU IN COURT

“The track brings hyper specific authenticity and uplifting collectivism to their wistful
guitars and energic vocals. With high-level intensity and addictively turbulent hooks,
it feels propulsive and surprising until the very end.”

Turn Up The Volume: This is the first single from the band’s debut album, landing
on 9 September 2022. It’s an effervescent and euphoric piece of multi-sonic grandeur. Catching, arresting, and greatly orchestrated featuring shiny synths, bouncy guitars,
firm drums, and poignant vocals.

When the fevered chorus kicks in you know we have when a winner.
I wonder if we can hear the track in court too?

Press play here…


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Also streaming on Spotify

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INSOMNIAC BEARS: Facebook

Primal Scream Symphony – Discover Brand New Single ‘BREAK UP THE SHAPES’ By INSOMNIAC BEARS

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14 December 2020

Band: INSOMNIAC BEARS

Who: Norwegian group producing a progressive mix of retro and
futuristic sounds, creating a unique atmosphere with pop sensibility.

Pick: BREAK UP THE SHAPES – lead single from their upcoming debut LP

Info: The track extends the voice of Insomniac Bears, only with a more hungry
approach that shows a dynamic group drawing on each others respective pasts
but also on the new energy they discovered playing together. Their wide embrace
of genre could feel like a tasty mash-up or a prosperous mix of indie styles.

Score: It starts with a funky collaboration of glimmering synths, playful guitars,
and a steady drum beat, swaying forth and back, with a prompt impact on your
body movements. Midway a dreamy sequence pops up as the sonic foreplay for
a jaw-dropping second part where frontman MC Thomas Brattlie‘s voice goes mental.
Holy smoke! It feels like a primal-scream-therapy session. A fired-up discharge turning
this high-octane stunner into a brill bittersweet symphony. Bingo!


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INSOMNIAC BEARS: Facebook

TURN UP THE VOLUME’S Eleven Knockout Tracks For February 2019…

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Eleven knockout killer tracks from the past month…

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Eleven Knockout Tracks on repeat this past month!
A boiling blend of rolling rippers and glowing grooves
Here’s Turn Up The Volume‘s Knockout February Team!

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1. ‘Year Of The Dog’ by ROYAL TRUX (Washington D.C.)
Infamous trash duo with boiling slam from their upcoming White Stuff album

2. ‘Magpie’ by PEUK (Belgium)
Exorcistic Nirvanesque outburst from this noisy engine’s impressive self-titled debut LP

3. ‘Fried’ by YAK (London, UK)
Garage trio with fierce rollercoaster from 2nd album Pursuit Of Momentary Happiness

4. ‘Better’ by RICH GIRLS (New York City)
This feels like a punchy shot of adrenalin. Intensive, elevating and ecstatic…

5. ‘Last Exit To Nowhere’ by THE UNDERGROUND YOUTH (Manchester/Berlin)
Blistering blast from the band’s upcoming, ninth, LP  Montage Images Of Lust And Fear

6. ‘Politic!’ by MICHELLE BLADES (Paris, France)
Infectiously groovy, highly stimulating and catchy as hell…

7. ‘Sucker Punch’ by MADONNATRON (London, UK)
A flamboyant belter from these voodoo priestesses new album Musica Alla Puttanesca

8. ‘For Helvede’ by USE KNIFE (Belgium)
Hypnotic and high-powered electronic rapture. Striking debut single from Belgian duo…

9. ‘Without Love You’re Nothing’ by THE OCEANS (Copenhagen, Denmark)
Anthemic score with towering guitars and harmonious, engrossing vocals…

10. ‘Passing Trains’ by INSOMNIAC BEARS (Norway)
Amplified pop vivacity with multiple layers, stimulating vocals and a grand finale…

11. ‘Lonely Running Man’ by KÚLU (Denmark)
Melodramatic and touching magnificence. Sonic tenderness to put your arms around…

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Norway’s INSOMNIAC BEARS Excite With Sizzling Single ‘PASSING TRAINS’…

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Daily fuel to load your sonic batteries…

22 February 2019


(photo by Anne Valeur)

Band: INSOMNIAC BEARS

Who: The band is a vibrant combination of established Norwegian musicians from different bands. “Since the release of their debut EP ‘Hypercolor last year, the band have continued to deliver lyrical vulnerability, sonic experimentation and honest pop-anthems.”

Track: PASSING TRAINS – brand new single – out via Fysisk Format

Score: Despite the fact that this song is about loneliness the sonic performance is tremendously high-spirited and enormously energizing reminding me immediately
of the sparkling liveliness of folk rockers The Waterboys led by amazing voice and frontman Mick Scott. ‘Passing Trains’ is amplified pop vivacity with multiple layers, stimulating vocals and a grand finale. Abundantly orchestrated and infused with a
high dose of adrenalin. Check the vibe right here…


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INSOMNIAC BEARS: Facebook – ‘Passing Trains’ on Bandcamp