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Sparkly Eyes

by Mats Wawa

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«I’m terrible at describing how my music sounds. But this is definitively more AOR than indie. At last you can say that – retro is still king.

The above quote is Mats Mentzen Wang’s humble attempt at describing the sound on his upcoming album Rock Omelette, the follow-up to 2018’s EP Scuzz. The young songwriter was unwittingly booked to a handful of showcase festivals in 2015, based on a few bedroom demos. And that’s how Mats Wawa was born – he needed a band. Now, four years later, Wang is older, and so are his musical tastes.

Call it AOR, slacker soul or just classic rock – let the listener decide. Whatever you call it, the album is chock full of tunes. From a short rock opera about French & Moland (two Norwegian mercenaries imprisoned in DR Congo), via the song “Canned Heat” which sounds like…and to the first single “Sparkly Eyes”, some of the most beautiful blue eyed soul you’ll hear this year, with strings imported from 70’s Philadelphia.

It shouldn’t surprise anyone that this record has become an eclectic collection of songs, as the following influences are named: Elton John’s Tumbleweed Connection, Laura Nyro, Lee Hazlewood, The Byrds and Jessica Pratt. Maybe that’s what Rock Omelette means. Still, the innocent naiveté that’s been Mats Wawa’s calling card, permeates the entire album, fronted by Wang’s characteristic voice which keeps it all cohesive.

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released November 22, 2019
Written and arranged by: Mats Mentzen Wang

Acoustic and electric guitar and lead vocals: Mats Mentzen Wang
Drums, percussion, keyboards and backup vocals: Petter Haugen Andersen
Bass guitar: Emil Kjærnli
Drums: Mathias Nøtsund Sagedal
Electric guitar: Terje Vea Torkellsen
Violin: Mira Aas
Cello: Elisabeth T. Høghaug

String arrangement: Terje Vea Torkellsen
Produced and mixed by: Petter Haugen Andersen
Master: Karl Klaseie

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