Under Byen

Denmark’s Under Byen (pronounced Oh’nah-Boon) features Henriette Sennenvaldt (vocals), Stine Sørensen (drums), Sara Saxild (bass), Nils Grøndahl (violin), Morten Larsen (drums), Anders Stochholm (kalimba), Morten Svenstrup (cello), and Thorbjørn Krogshede (piano). The experimental digital collective came jointly in 1995 and spent another couple of years shaping a hypnotic sound that’s just like Sigur Rós and Björk. It wasn’t lengthy until Under Byen got their homeland by surprise, and in 1998 they truly became the first work agreed upon to the Danish indie imprint possess a cigar. Their spectacular debut record, Kyst, was warmly received and gained many Danish music honours, including greatest Danish music group. Their 2002 sophomore discharge, Det Er Mig Der Holder Træerne Sammen, produced its way abroad; both Moving Stone’s David Fricke as well as the BBC’s John Peel off praised Under Byen because of their exclusive, mesmerizing compositions. Stateside music enthusiasts had been reintroduced to Under Byen upon the discharge of their third record, Samme Stof Som Stof. Western european tour schedules coincided using the Paper Bag record discharge in fall 2006.