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Real Ones is that marvelous folk-rock band from Bergen in Norway. Following 2 albums on their own label (‘This is Camping’ and ‘Home With The Girls In The Morning’), the band s...

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Real Ones is that marvelous folk-rock band from Bergen in Norway. Following 2 albums on their own label (‘This is Camping’ and ‘Home With The Girls In The Morning’), the band signed to major label Warner Music in their own country and last year released the brilliant ‘All For The Neighbourhood’. With that album the band has already played a number of popular showcase festivals (so too, CMJ in New York - link to blog please), and they have been situated between the best of Wilco, The Band and Flaming Lips.
There must be something in the drinking water in that same Bergen in Norway. As names like Royksopp, Annie, Kings of Convenience and Sondre Lerche have recently conquered the world with this city as homebase.

‘Real Ones turned out to be one of my favourite surprises of the week. These guys have world class talent’. Brooklyn Vegas
‘Real Ones gave a jaw-dropping performance.’ New York Press
‘Richly melodic, psychedelic-tinged pop’.  The Guardian
‘A fab slab of psychedelic folk’.  The Sunday Times
‘The freshest and most melodically joyful outing of the week. These Vikings are on the march’. The Mirror

Tommigun is the new project from Thomas Devos (Rumplestitchkin) and Joeri Cnapelinckx (Kawada). Musical friends are the likes of The Black Heart Procession and Scout Niblett ... and that’s not accidental. Tommigun makes music that is sometimes desolate but at the same time fragile, at other times raw but reserved. Or as they say themselves: ‘heartbreakhangover tunes, explosive bursts of anger’. The recordings for their first full-blown album took place in San Diego with musicians from the Californian indie-rock scene and Pall Jenkins (The Black Heart Procession) as producer. The album will be released soon and Thomas Devos (vocals/guitar) and Joeri Cnapelinckx (keys/vocals) will be assisted live by Kaat Arnaert (vocals) and Pim Dewolf (bass).