Press release: Song lyrics can express feelings and moods in a banal language that only works in song. At the same time, they speak to something deeply human in us and can hit us much harder than, for example, poetry. This is the theme of tonight's Book Program, where artists Bjørn Eidsvåg and Lars Vaular are guests, among others.
/ 08/11/2010 / codexThe book program has invited Bjørn Eidsvåg, the leader of Norwegian adult pop and one of the young talents in the tribe, hip hop artist Lars Vaular to the rock bar Revolver. Bjørn Eidsvåg is currently working on the album "Rundt neste sving" and has also participated in the song "Leah" on Lars Vaular's latest album "Helt om dagen, helt om natten". Lars Vaular (b.1984) comes from Åsane in Bergen and has been rapping in Bergen language since 2003. He debuted as a solo artist with the album "La Hat" in 2007. Together, Bjørn and Lars will share with us the code for how to write good lyrics.
But first, the Book Program travels to Northern Sweden. The Swedes have a long and proud tradition of writing pop and rock lyrics in their native language. Right now, Annika Norlin is in the spotlight. She is a young and successful artist with a previous career as a journalist in newspapers and radio. She has made three albums under the name "Hello Saferide" and two with the solo project "Säkert". Norlin has received several awards for both lyrics and music. In addition, she has recently published a collection of short stories, for which she has also won an award.
Another young Norwegian artist who is interested in lyrics is Odd Nordstoga. The book program met him in his studio at home in Lambertseter where he talks about what lyrics mean to him and not least about singing in dialect. Odd Nordstoga's latest album "November" has just been released. Odd has written several of the lyrics on the album and the album was received with very good reviews.
Host Siss Vik brings you weekly encounters with everything from Nobel Prize winners to newsstand queens. She directs the book program's hungry reading glasses over hot topics, silent bestsellers, political propaganda and hip hop lyrics.