HP Gundersen spotted a special guitar tuning in Crosby, Stills and Nash’s Suite Judy Blue Eyes, and then spent two years playing only the modal drones it inspired, while the jazz prodigy Heidi Goodbye sang.
The resulting album, augmented by other top Norwegians, centres around the thirty minute Ballad Of Billy And Lilly, a harmony-heavy, Seventies rock reading of American roots music, with surging movements and Goodbye’s insistently upbeat vocals.
The Last Hurrah!! sound like the folk-blues monk John Fahey jamming with a Van Dyke Parks orchestra, or Fleet Foxes suddenly sprouting massive Scandinavian meatball cojones.
Patrick Kavanagh, Guardian.co.uk
Patrick Kavanagh, Guardian.co.uk
Tin Frog, Twitter
Tin Frog, Twitter
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Maninabananasuit, Guardian.co.uk
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Aiden Hearn, Twitter
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Wharto15, Twitter
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Danazawa, Youtube
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Anonymous, don'tstartmeoff.com
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Carcrazychica, Youtube
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Coxy, Dontstartmeoff.com
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Pudabaya, beexcellenttoeachother.com
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Visualiser1, Twitter
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Gwaites, Digitalspy
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Sidsings000, Youtube
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James Dellingpole, Daily Telegraph
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Mini-x2, readytogo.net
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Carla, St Albans, Dailymail.co.uk
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Peter Fears, Twitter
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Sam Rooney, Youtube
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Dahoum, Guardian.co.uk
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Jamespearse, Twitter
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Bosco239, youtube
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Rudeness, Youtube
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John Robins, Comedian
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Foxfoxton, Youtube
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Dominic Cavendish, Daily Telegraph
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Cabluigi, Guardian.co.uk
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Lancethrustworthy, Youtube
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Microcuts 22, Twitter
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Mearecate, Youtube
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Z-factor, Twitter.
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Zombie Hamster, Twitter
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Mpf1947, Youtube
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Fairy Pingu, Twitter
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Horatio Melvin, Twitter
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Gmanthedemon, bbc.co.uk
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Sweeping Curves, Twitter
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Mrdavisn01, Twitter
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Meninblack, Twitter
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Emilyistrendy, Youtube
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Tweeterkiryakou, Twitter
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Pudabaya, Twitter
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Cyberbloke, Twitter
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Tokyofist, Youtube
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98rosjon, Twitter
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Slothy Matt, Twitter
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Rubyshoes, Twitter
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Robert Gavin, Twitter
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Shit Crit, Twitter
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Nicetime, Guardian.co.uk
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Richard Herring, Comedian
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Bobby Bhoy, Twitter
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Brendon, Vauxhallownersnetwork.co.uk
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Neva2busy, dontstartmeoff.com
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Johnny Kitkat, dontstartmeoff.com
FBC, finalgear.com
FBC, finalgear.com
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Lents, redandwhitekop.com
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Alwyn, Digiguide.tv
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Esme Folley, Actress, cellist, Twitter
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Frankie Boyle, Comedian
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Kozzy06, Youtube
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Anon, BBC Complaints Log
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Idrie, Youtube
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Aaron, comedy.co.uk
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Chez, Chortle.com
Karen Laidlaw, Edfringe. com.
Karen Laidlaw, Edfringe. com.
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DVDhth's grandparents, Twitter
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Pirate Crocodile, Twitter
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Anonymous, The Northfield Patriot
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Shane, Beverley, Dailymail.co.uk
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Dave Wilson, Chortle.com
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Secretdeveloper, Youtube
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Peter Ould, Youtube
BBC iPlayer edition of discussion of Stewart Lee on A Good Read
BBC iPlayer edition of discussion of Stewart Lee on A Good Read
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Keilloh, Twitter
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Fowkes81, Twitter
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Spanner, dontstartmeoff.com
Pnethor, pne-online.com
Pnethor, pne-online.com
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Yukio Mishima, dontstartmeoff.com
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GRTak, finalgear.com
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Anon, dontstartmeoff.com
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Guest1001, Youtube
12dgdgdgdgdgdg, Youtube
12dgdgdgdgdgdg, Youtube
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Stuart, Chortle
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Hiewy, Youtube
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Lee Mack, Mack The Life, 2012
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Contrapuntal, Twitter
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Dominic Cavendish, Telegraph
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Funday’schild, youtube.
Stokeylitfest, Twitter
Stokeylitfest, Twitter
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Lenny Darksphere, Twitter
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Joe, Independent.co.uk
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Ishamayura Byrd, Twitter
Liam Travitt, Twitter
Liam Travitt, Twitter
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Joycey, readytogo.net
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Gabrielle, Chortle.com
Alex Quarmby, Edfringe.com
Alex Quarmby, Edfringe.com
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Tweeter Kyriakou, Twitter
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NevW47479, UKTV.co.uk
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Genghis McKahn, Guardian.co.uk
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Lucinda Locketts, Twitter
A D Ward, Twitter
A D Ward, Twitter
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Cojones2, Guardian.co.uk
Dick Socrates, Twitter
Dick Socrates, Twitter
Al Murray, Comedian
Al Murray, Comedian
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Leach Juice, Twitter
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Neolab, Guardian.co.uk
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Jackmumf, Twitter
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Etienne, Chortle.com
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Iain, eatenbymissionaries
Birmingham Sunday Mercury
Birmingham Sunday Mercury
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World Without End, Twitter
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Rowing Rob, Guardian.co.uk
Borathigh5, Youtube
Borathigh5, Youtube
Brighton Argus
Brighton Argus
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Joskins, Leeds Music Forum
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Len Firewood, Twitter
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Whoiscuriousgeorge, Youtube
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Anon, westhamonline.com
Henry Howard Fun, Twitter
Henry Howard Fun, Twitter
General Lurko 36, Guardian.co.uk
General Lurko 36, Guardian.co.uk
Anamatronix, Youtube
Anamatronix, Youtube
Deepbass, Guardian.co.uk
Deepbass, Guardian.co.uk
Syhr, breakbeat.co.uk
Syhr, breakbeat.co.uk
Meanstreetelite, Peoplesrepublicofcork
Meanstreetelite, Peoplesrepublicofcork
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Tres Ryan, Twitter
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Clampdown59, Twitter.
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Someoneyoudon'tknow, Chortle.com
Guest, Dontstartmeoff.com
Guest, Dontstartmeoff.com
Peter Ould, Twitter
Peter Ould, Twitter