Hilma Nikolaisen quotes and impressions

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International press: "As the bass player in Serena-Maneesh, Nikolaisen is not stranger to walls of dreamy distortion and layered drone, but her solo debut follows a more easy-swinging melodic path, strewn with hooks."  -Uncut "Hermitage takes a traditional indie-pop formula and twists it around to push forward Nikolaisen’s ideas about human nature. The result is a guitar riff that’s somehow loose but rigid, intriguing lyrics and a few surprising flourishes just waiting to be discovered." - God Is In The TV "Rich and layered like the best dreams, but also disorientating and intruingly just out of reach. This album is a dreamy psych pop thing of beauty." - The Underground Of Happiness " 'Hermitage', the opening track of this solo debut, is a wondrous thing, a sublime slice of expansive guitar pop, punched along by her stalking bassline" - The Independent (4/6) "An intriguing and accomplished debut" -Narc magazine "This overdue solo debut finds her with a firm grasp of noise rock dynamics, as you might expect, but also allows her the opportunity to explore her own strain of lysergic dream pop." -Prog "With vast influences, from the irresistible elements of 60s pop, to the resurgent force of psychedelia of late, it's clear that Nikolaisen is searching for a fine balance between vintage and trent-setter." -Get Into This Norwegian press: "Nikolaisen gjør rock’n’roll med den nesten arrogante selvsikkerheten som fører til at den treffer midt i blinken." - Dagsavisen (5/6) "Det er lett å like Puzzlers elegante indiepop-estetikk og kule fremtoning" - Morgenbladet "Aller mest er 'Puzzler' en fin fortsettelse og en god begynnelse for en artist som alt har gitt oss mange fine øyeblikk" -KLASSEKAMPEN (4.5/6) "Det er ingen overdrivelse å si at albumet framstår som en ny topp i Nikolaisen-familiens fantastiske musikalske produksjon." -Tidal (Månedens album) "Hilma Nikolaisens debutalbum har latt vente på seg. Det var verdt ventingen." -Vårt Land "Et svært tilfredstillende bristepunkt mellom den pene popen og den skitne rocken" -Natt&Dag Ukas norske album - Norsk på Spotify Månedens album - Tidal Stavanger Aftenblad (5/6) Fedrelandsvennen (4/6)