Midnight Choir

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Midnight Choir was a rock band from Norway . It was founded in 1992 (as Hashbrowns ) and disbanded in 2005. Members were Al DeLoner (actually Atle Byström), Paal Flaata and Ron Olsen. The band's name was borrowed from the Leonard Cohen song Bird on the Wire . The band's music and lyrics are dark and melancholy ; the band can be vaguely assigned to the genre Alternative Country .

Discography

  • Midnight Choir (1994)
  • Olsen's Lot (1996)
  • Amsterdam Stranded (1998)
  • Unsung Heroine (2000), No. 3 in the Norwegian charts
  • Selected Songs 1994–2000 (2002)
  • Waiting for the Bricks to Fall (2003)
  • All Tomorrow's Tears (Best of Double CD 2005)

Since Olsen's Lot , all albums have been produced by Chris Eckman ( The Walkabouts ); Except for Selected Songs , all are available from Glitterhouse Records, in Norway the music label is S2 .

Web links

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