Hometown: Bergen, Norway
Genre: Pop
Why We're Excited: Ida Knoph-Solholm and Alexander Breidvik make music for 4 a.m. drives and headphones worn surreptitiously under blankets. But really, there's no bad setting for music this spare, haunting and gorgeous. The central ingredients in "Far From Home" couldn't be simpler: Knopf-Solholm sets her huge, radiant voice against crystalline guitar lines that hang heavy in the air. Though other instruments make their way into the mix, there's not a superfluous sound to be found.
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