White Xmas Lies is the third solo album by Magne Furuholmen as Magne F.[1] The album, released on October 25, 2019, comes in three versions: white vinyl, CD and digital. There is also a limited 200 copies edition in white vinyl with exclusive art print.[2][3] The artwork for the album is created by Furuholmen himself.[4]
| White Xmas Lies | ||||
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| Studio album by Magne F | ||||
| Released | 25 October 2019 | |||
| Recorded | 2018 | |||
| Venue | Norway | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock, indie rock | |||
| Length | 71:09 | |||
| Label | Drabant Music | |||
| Producer | Magne Furuholmen Bjarne Stensli | |||
| Magne F chronology | ||||
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| Singles from White Xmas Lies | ||||
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In August 2019 Magne Furuholmen released a new solo song titled This is now America on Instagram, which Furuholmen explained was a protest song in direct protest to the Trump administration in an interview with Rolling Stone.[5][6] The single was published along with a home-made music video directed and edited by his son Thomas Vincent.[7]
On February 21, 2020, a brand new video was released for this song, and it was premiered by Rolling Stone (French edition). The video is both spectacular and disturbing and was made in collaboration with experimental German theatre/performance duo Vinge-Müller and Magne Furuholmen's son Thomas Vincent.[8][9]
In an interview Furuholmen said he is “ashamed to be part of a Christmas which these days seems to be mostly about buying more and more sh** that no one needs or even really wants…a tacky, superficial celebration in stark contrast to the original Christmas message of hope, charity, and compassion”.[10] Furuholmen also described the album as 'a dark, melancholic christmas record – as an antidote to the cheesy xmas song covers that everyone and his brother churns out these days'.[11]
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Magne Furuholmen except Father Christmas (Ray Davies), Hells Bells (Young, Young, Johnson)
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "There Goes Another Year" | 5:08 |
| 2. | "The Light We Lost" | 4:32 |
| 3. | "A Punch-up On Boxing Day" | 4:58 |
| 4. | "Caprice Des Dieux" | 4:13 |
| 5. | "This Is Now America" | 5:14 |
| 6. | "White Xmas Lies" | 4:41 |
| 7. | "Differences" | 3:00 |
| 8. | "Revelation Song" | 4:34 |
| 9. | "The Season To Be Melancholy" | 4:26 |
| 10. | "Snow Is Falling" | 4:35 |
| 11. | "Dark Days, Dark Nights" | 5:03 |
| 12. | "Hells Bells" | 3:16 |
| 13. | "So Cold It's Hard To Think" | 4:11 |
| 14. | "A Wintry Silence" | 3:57 |
| 15. | "The Ghost Of Xmas Past" | 3:09 |
| 16. | "Come Back Home" | 3:07 |
| 17. | "Father Christmas" | 3:05 |
| Total length: | 71:09 | |
Personnel
editFrom liner notes:
- Magne Furuholmen - vocals, piano, guitars, keyboards, programming, church organ, percussion, string arrangements
- Karl Oluf Wennerberg - drums, percussion
- Even Ormestad - bass
- Madeleine Ossum - violin, backing vocals on tracks 6 and 8, string arrangements
- Emilie Lidsheim - viola, backing vocals on tracks 6 and 8, string arrangements
- Ingvild Nesdal Sandnes - cello, backing vocals on tracks 6 and 8, string arrangements
- Tini Flaat Mykland - backing vocals on tracks 1, 3 and 8; vocals on track 16
- Morten Qvenild - instruments and programming on tracks 7, 12 and 17
References
edit- ^ "Review: Magne Furuholmen – White Xmas Lies". Classic Pop.
- ^ "Magne Furuholmen on Instagram".
- ^ "Magne Furuholmen – White Xmas Lies".
- ^ "White Xmas Lies album tracklist". a-ha live.
- ^ "Magne releases surprise single". a-ha.com.
- ^ "A-ha Member Responds to 'Take on Me' Trump Video: 'Even Blind Pigs Can Find Truffles'". rollingstone.com.
- ^ "Slapp egen singel for lanseringsdatoen". gaffa.no.
- ^ La Rédaction (21 February 2020). "Magne Furuholmen (A-ha) dévoile une troublante vidéo dystopique pour " This is Now America "". Rolling Stone (in French). France.
- ^ Rolling Stone (26 February 2020). "Magne Furuholmen (A-ha) Reveals a Disturbing Dystopian Video For "This Is Now America"". Rolling Stone. Australia.
- ^ "Magne Furuholmen Gives Us The Christmas Album We've Been Waiting For With 'White Xmas Lies'". essentiallypop.com.
- ^ "New Magne F album coming in December". a-ha.com.