Oh Land performs “Wolf & I” for the Recording Academy!

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Oh Land’s trying to shake up the recording academy. The Singer/songwriter recently participated in an installment of 5 Questions With… at The Recording Academy New York Chapter office. Following the interview, Oh Land performed an intimate set featuring songs from her self-titled debut album, including “Wolf & I,” “White Nights,” “Rainbow,” and “We Turn It Up.”

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Sexy Track: “White Nights” by Oh Land

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Songs with catchy choruses are a few and far in-between these days. In this case, Oh Land mastered the chorus and perhaps got a PhD in it along the way. This track is a fresh and up summer song that will leave you humming for days on end with its quirky lyrics and buoyant nature. You can hum to the drum of Oh Land’s “White Nights,” but its definitely not hum-drum.

Introducing… Oh Land

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“What does it sound like? What does it smell like? What does it look like? How does it feel? I always ask myself these questions when I’m writing,” says singer and producer Nanna Øland Fabricius. “I think that Oh Land has a unique landscape all on its own. I strive to make the possibilities endless and to have all the senses collide in to a language on their own.”

Her multi-sensory approach to songwriting has been present from the beginning. Before Oh Land had a name, or even songs, she was a restless child on the outskirts of Copenhagen, where she wove together imaginary languages, characters, and magazines. Though she didn’t know it then, this sense of play would develop naturally into the skewed and rich aesthetic of Oh Land’s music and performance style.

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