The Opium Cartel "Ardor"

Country: Norway
Sub Genre: Art Rock, Pop, Prog Folk
Label: Termo Records
Release date: November 1, 2013
Tracklist: 
01. Kissing Moon
02. When We Dream
03. Then Came the Last Days of May
04. Northern Rains
05. Silence Instead
06. White Wolf
07. The Waiting Ground
08. Revenant
09. Mariner, Come In

Line-up: 
Jacob Holm-Lupo (White Willow) - guitars
Venke Knutson - vocals
Alexander Stenerud - vocals
Tim Bowness (No-Man/Henry Fool) - vocals
Stephen Bennett (No-Man/Henry Fool) - vocals
Rhys Marsh - vocals
Mattias Olsson (White Willow/Änglagård) - drums
Lars Fredrik Frøislie (Wobbler) - keyboards
Ellen Andrea Wang (Pixel) - bass
Ketil Einarsen (Jaga Jazzist, Wobbler)

Description/Reviews: 

Art pop collective The Opium Cartel return after their much-acclaimed debut with their sophomore effort "Ardor". Featuring a stellar cast including . While continuing the atmospheric, slo-mo proggy pop sound of the first album, this new album is a somewhat different beast, taking inspiration from 80's art pop icons like The Blue Nile, Japan, Peter Gabriel and Kate Bush, as well as drawing on the contemporary electronic pop of bands like M83. This will also appeal to fans of adventurous indie acts like Field Music, Everything Everything, Sunset Rubdown and The Week That Was.

Media/Samples 
Teaser
White Wolf

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