I was elated when I heard the news that my favorite Bergen-born act Casiokids was slated to open for the popular electro-pop outfit Hot Chip on their UK dates. By Norwegian standards, I was probably a little late getting on the Casiokids bandwagon, but I think it’s safe to say that I was one of the first Americans to tout how great a band they are after having my mind blown catching their performance at Roskilde Festival ’08.
So far, they’ve made a big splash in Europe after signing to famed label Moshi Moshi, but thusfar their exposure in the US has been kept to a minimal with only a handful of East Coast shows and a couple of SXSW gigs from last year. I really hope that these upcoming UK shows with Hot Chip will springboard them into the stratosphere of blogbuzz, making it easier for them to extensively tour the US. It would be nice to see their wildly creative art-filled show here in the comfort of my hometown rather than having to travel across the Atlantic to the fjords of Norway.
Although not a replacement for their live act, here is an mp3 of one of my favorites “Fot i Hose”:
[...] of teaser tracks, my favorite Norwegian band Casiokids just posted on their facebook page a 14 second snippet from their music video for “En Vill [...]