With a name that means "bridge" in their native tongue, it makes sense that Norway's Broen blend dub, electronic music, jazz, R&B, psychedelia, and more into vibrant, unpredictable pop. On albums like 2019's Do You See the Falling Leaves? they used this eclectic sound to express positive, unifying messages during a time when people were increasingly divided.
The band features vocalist Marianna Røe, tuba player Heida Karine Johannesdottir Mobeck, keyboardist Anja Lauvdal, drummer Hans Hulbækmo, and guitarist Lars Ove Stene Fossheim, all of whom studied jazz at Sund Folkehøgsko...