Bands to watch – Harrys Gym

There must be something in those frozen fjords as we see some more Scandinavian dreamers cross our paths with Norway’s Harrys Gym (MySpace). They may not be new to some from that part of the world (apparently they used to be in a hippy/blues band called Dharma years ago), but this time they should be making their mark over here with their self-titled debut dropping on 17th May.

You could describe them as almost electric/indie shoe gaze, but the vocals of Anne-Lise Frokedal offer a broken, haunting depth that others can only allude to, and would not sound out of place on the next Portishead offering. Their sound varies throughout the record from wistful, cute pop offerings  in Whisper into something that may well blow the bass out of your speakers in Sarah83, but Frokedal’s vocals are  infinite and beautiful – climbing into each dreamy sequence.

Attic – Radio Edit by Harrys Gym