Norwegian duo Smerz are back with new track Oh my my, their first new music since releasing their debut EP ‘Okey’. Produced, programmed and sung entirely by the duo, Oh my my, their debut release on XL Recordings, is a minimal track that’s pinned together by speaker sucking bass and soulful vocal melodies, crafting a modern techno sound that’s uniquely Smerz.
Watch the video for Oh my my below – shot in Copenhagen, directed by Michella Bredahl and edited by Nikoline Løgstrup.
Henriette and Catharina, who comprise Smerz, were raised in Norway but it wasn’t until they relocated to Denmark that they started collaborating on the music that garnered the early attention of underground radio troupes NTS and Benji B. Smerz, who consistently blend sounds from various influences, are a finely crafted collision of different musical genres that FADER notes, “was incubated over years of late-night clubbing.”
Later this month Smerz will hit the U.S.A. for their first set of shows in the country. The live set sees the duo performing side by side as captured in their recent performance at NTS’s Tate late night series. After Smerz tour the U.S.A. they’ll head back to Europe for a series of festival appearances, all dates listed below:
July 6 – FR, Paris, La Gaite Lyrique, Loud and Proud
July 15 – US, Brooklyn, NY, MoMa PS1 Warmup
July 15 – US, Brooklyn, NY, Sunnyvale
July 19 – US, San Francisco, CA, Great American Music Hall
July 20 – US, Los Angeles, CA, Geffen Contemporary at MOCA
July 20 – US, Los Angeles, CA, Globe Theatre
July 22 – FR, Hyères, MIDI Festival
August 12 – DE, Lehrte, Fuchsbau Festival
August 23 – DE, Berlin, Kulturbrauerei, PopKultur Festival
August 25 – GB, Lincoln Oak Hill, Lost Village
September 2 – NO, Bergen, Perfect Sounds Forever
September 8 – GB, Dorset, Bestival
September 29 – Aarhus, Tape
September 30 – Copenhagen, Jazzhouse
