Five friends from Bergen, Norway, came together as the Real Ones 11 years ago while still in their mid teens, and have played ever since, gaining a reputation on the Northern European indie circuit as one of the more colourful live performers around.
With long blond hair, sprouting tufts of beard, and loud patterned shirts, they wouldn’t be out of place somewhere on the American West Coast during the 70’s. Their folksy sounds fuse psychedelic African rhythms with 3 part harmonies, 60’s pop with funky Indo–Chinese sounds, and Mbaqanga with organic rock. Each band member plays a variety of acoustic instruments, creating a rhythmical orgy of guitars, banjo, Bouzouki, Indian Jaisalmer Violin, Wurlitzer, ukulele, and fiddle, probably washed down with copious amounts of akevitt.
From the nostalgic choruses in ‘Every Dog Has It’s Day’ and ‘Lonesome Town‘, to the retro funkadelic ‘Outlaw’, and the delicate tones throughout, these songs are a bubbly collection of intelligent and adventurous, yet strangely familiar tunes.
If you like Wilco, the Beach Boys, and lazy sunny afternoons, you’ll love the feel-good optimism exuded by the Real Ones.
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Post by the delicious Dorian
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