Monica Heldal - Excellent Indy Folk-Rock from Norway

[Koreabruce]

Normally I don't find myself gravitating toward singer-songwriter type stuff, and folk rock can more often than not lose my interest, but I recently discovered this fine young talent who's changing my mind on that rather dramatically. Monica Heldal is a 25-year-old Norwegian artist who plays folk rock tinged with blues, a little country (minus the twang) and a smattering of psychedelia. She possesses an inviting, innocent voice that is very easy on the ears. Currently she has two albums: Boy from the North (2013) and The One in the Sun (2016). Both are outstanding, the latter IMHO being the better of the two. There's even a touch of prog in the mix as well, especially in this live video:



In an interview video posted on her Facebook site, she mentions Nick Drake's Five Leaves Left as a huge influence on her guitar playing. She even said at the end that these days she was listening to prog rock and really likes Yes' Close to the Edge (!)

https://www.facebook.com/monicaheldalmusic/?fref=ts - it's the 1st video you'll see if you scroll down the left column.

http://monicaheldal.com/music/

[Boceephus]

Awesome!
Jumped on iTunes & downloaded a few suggested tunes. Lovely & talented.


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