{"id":26134,"date":"2017-07-06T17:30:32","date_gmt":"2017-07-06T21:30:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=26134"},"modified":"2017-07-05T20:31:59","modified_gmt":"2017-07-06T00:31:59","slug":"norwegian-duo-smerz-release-new-track-oh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=26134","title":{"rendered":"Norwegian duo SMERZ release new track &#8216;Oh my my&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-26135\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/1c9314cad6bd11ceccbe63b6c5d0e4e2373142ae.jpeg?resize=1188%2C792\" alt=\"Smerz\" width=\"1188\" height=\"792\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/1c9314cad6bd11ceccbe63b6c5d0e4e2373142ae.jpeg?w=1188&amp;ssl=1 1188w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/1c9314cad6bd11ceccbe63b6c5d0e4e2373142ae.jpeg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/1c9314cad6bd11ceccbe63b6c5d0e4e2373142ae.jpeg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/1c9314cad6bd11ceccbe63b6c5d0e4e2373142ae.jpeg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/1c9314cad6bd11ceccbe63b6c5d0e4e2373142ae.jpeg?resize=624%2C416&amp;ssl=1 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>Norwegian duo Smerz are back with new track <em>Oh my my<\/em>, their first new music since releasing their debut EP &#8216;Okey&#8217;.\u00a0Produced, programmed and sung entirely by the duo, <em>Oh my my<\/em>, their debut release on XL Recordings, is a minimal track that&#8217;s pinned together by speaker sucking bass and soulful vocal melodies, crafting a modern techno sound that&#8217;s uniquely Smerz.<\/p>\n<p>Watch the video for <em>Oh my my<\/em> below\u00a0\u2013 shot in Copenhagen, directed by Michella Bredahl and edited by Nikoline L\u00f8gstrup.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zpfHVJhb8gs?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-CA&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Henriette and Catharina, who comprise Smerz, were raised in Norway but it wasn&#8217;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.\u00a0 Smerz, who consistently blend sounds from various influences, are a finely crafted collision of different musical genres that FADER notes, &#8220;was incubated over years of late-night clubbing.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Later this month Smerz will hit the U.S.A. for their first set of shows in the country. The live set\u00a0sees the duo performing side by side as captured in their recent performance at <a href=\"http:\/\/beggars.dmanalytics2.com\/click?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nts.live%2Fvideos%2Fsmerz_live_uniqlo_tate_lates&amp;i=4&amp;d=1TdgLQKvQ7q-_pDsxR8h5A&amp;e=info%40cultureaddicts.com&amp;a=o0wkHN2BSAGzKof4Vz5urg\">NTS&#8217;s Tate<\/a> late night series. After Smerz tour the U.S.A. they&#8217;ll head back to Europe for a series of festival appearances, all dates listed below:<\/p>\n<p>July 6 &#8211; FR, Paris, La Gaite Lyrique, Loud and Proud<\/p>\n<p><strong>July 15 &#8211; US, Brooklyn, NY, MoMa PS1 Warmup<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>July 15 &#8211; US,\u00a0Brooklyn, NY, Sunnyvale<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>July 19 &#8211; US, San Francisco, CA, Great American Music Hall<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>July 20 &#8211; US, Los Angeles, CA, Geffen Contemporary at MOCA<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>July 20 &#8211; US,\u00a0Los Angeles, CA, Globe Theatre<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>July 22 &#8211; FR, Hy\u00e8res, MIDI Festival<\/p>\n<p>August 12 &#8211; DE, Lehrte, Fuchsbau Festival<\/p>\n<p>August 23 &#8211; DE, Berlin, Kulturbrauerei, PopKultur Festival<\/p>\n<p>August 25 &#8211; GB, Lincoln Oak Hill, Lost Village<\/p>\n<p>September 2 &#8211; NO, Bergen, Perfect Sounds Forever<\/p>\n<p>September 8 &#8211; GB, Dorset, Bestival<\/p>\n<p>September 29 &#8211; Aarhus, Tape<\/p>\n<p>September 30 &#8211; Copenhagen, Jazzhouse<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Norwegian duo Smerz are back with new track Oh my my, their first new music since releasing their debut EP &#8216;Okey&#8217;.\u00a0Produced, programmed and sung entirely <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=26134\" title=\"Norwegian duo SMERZ release new track &#8216;Oh my my&#8217;\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":26135,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false},"categories":[13,23,25,28,29,30],"tags":[6399,6400,6398,1245,1335],"class_list":["post-26134","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-electronic-music","category-indie","category-live","category-music","category-music-video","category-new-release","tag-oh-my-my","tag-okey","tag-smerz","tag-tour-dates","tag-xl-recordings"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/1c9314cad6bd11ceccbe63b6c5d0e4e2373142ae.jpeg?fit=1188%2C792&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2B2TV-6Nw","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":27367,"url":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=27367","url_meta":{"origin":26134,"position":0},"title":"Smerz release new video for single &#8216;Half Life&#8217;","author":"cultureaddicts","date":"November 20, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Copenhagen based duo\u00a0Smerz are on a roll at the tail end of 2017, with their second new track and video released in as many months. 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