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Smerz’ big city comes to life on stage with one finger piano riffs, strings presets, drums and voices, telling stories lived and imagined. ALICE is proud to welcome the critically acclaimed Norwegian experimental pop duo to our stage.

Smerz

Smerz is the Norwegian duo of Henriette Motzfeldt and Catharina Stoltenberg, based in Oslo and Copenhagen. The duo is set to release their sophomore album, Big city life, on May 23 through Danish label Escho. Using collages to capture moments of everyday life and dreams, Smerz tell stories of love, apathy, solitude and friendship. The pair operates at the intersection of genres, drawing inspiration from compositional techniques in classical music, the experimentation of computer music and the immediacy of pop music, all in the palettes of girly existentialism.

The duo’s discography includes the critically acclaimed debut album Believer on XL Recordings, EPs Have fun and Okey, released through XL and Escho, as well as pop fantasy project ALLINA and choir piece Tidligere den dagen with vocal ensemble GAEA on their own label Shopping. Notable past performances include Tate Modern, MOCA Geffen, Berghain, Volksbühne, MIRA Festival with Weirdcore, KODE with the Norwegian National Company of Contemporary Dance, and Club To Club. From their choir performance at the MUNCH Museum to fashion runway soundtracks, throughout their work, Smerz have been known for their ability to navigate and create new sonic worlds.

Ydegirl

This evening, Smerz will be joined by another star orbiting the Escho universe: Ydegirl. Behind the artist name is the Danish singer, songwriter, composer, and producer Andrea Novel. Her music merges a deconstructed baroque sound with R&B elements and dreamy alt-rock. The result is both grandiose and minimalistic, as beautiful as it is unpredictable. Together with RIP Swirl, Ydegirl has recently released the EP ‘Emo Regulation’. We look forward to welcoming Ydegirl!