Norwegian duo Henriette Motzfeldt and Catharina Stoltenberg aka Smerz have announced the release of new EP ‘ALLINA’, out February 1st.
The 15-minute EP premiered at All-In’s SS24 Paris show, charts the rise and fall of fictitious pop star ALLINA. The warped noise-pop-inflected first single ‘My Producer’ is about – her producer – and “how they are going to make her a big, big star!”
“In just under fifteen minutes ‘ALLINA’ packs in dance music, pop-rock, minimal electronic, world-building interludes and sexy R&B; a true homage to the current state of pop music, honoring a genre caught somewhere between vigor and collapse.”
‘ALLINA’ is Smerz’ first project since their critically-acclaimed debut album Believer released on XL. The idiosyncratic pair also produced ‘ASAP’ on NewJeans 2023 ‘Get Up’ EP, and last autumn premiered a choir piece at the MUNCH Museum in Oslo.
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