The Norwegian group are so close that they write songs from their bandmate’s perspective. ‘It feels like a secret diary,’ they say
The chances are that a year spent in lockdown has resulted in us all developing an almost telepathic connection with another person, be it a partner, housemate or family member. Norwegian odd-pop duo Smerz didn’t need a global pandemic to reach such a symbiotic state. Catharina Stoltenberg and Henriette Motzfeldt grew up together in Oslo before heading to Copenhagen as teenagers to study. Balancing their academic life with one spent immersing themselves in the Danish capital’s thriving
music scene led Smerz to develop a bond so tight they often write their bewitching songs from each other’s perspective. Think of them as the Derren Brown of the Scandi experimental pop scene.
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