''White Xmas Lies'' is the third solo album by
Magne Furuholmen
Magne Furuholmen (born 1 November 1962) is a Norwegian musician and visual artist. He was named Knight First Class of the Order of St. Olav by King Harald for his services to Norwegian music and his international success. Furuholmen, better kno ...
as Magne F. The album, released on October 25, 2019, comes in three versions: white vinyl, CD and digital.
There is also a limited 200 copies edition in white vinyl with exclusive art print.
The artwork for the album is created by Furuholmen himself.
In August 2019 Magne Furuholmen released a new solo song titled ''This is now America'' on Instagram, which Furuholmen explained was a protest song in direct protest to the Trump administration in an interview with ''
Rolling Stone
''Rolling Stone'' is an American monthly magazine that focuses on music, politics, and popular culture. It was founded in San Francisco, San Francisco, California, in 1967 by Jann Wenner, and the music critic Ralph J. Gleason. It was first kno ...
''. The single was published along with a home-made music video directed and edited by his son Thomas Vincent.
On February 21, 2020, a brand new video was released for this song, and it was premiered by ''Rolling Stone'' (French edition). The video is both spectacular and disturbing and was made in collaboration with experimental German theatre/performance duo Vinge-Müller and Magne Furuholmen's son Thomas Vincent.
In an interview Furuholmen said he is “ashamed to be part of a Christmas which these days seems to be mostly about buying more and more sh** that no one needs or even really wants…a tacky, superficial celebration in stark contrast to the original Christmas message of hope, charity, and compassion”. Furuholmen also described the album as 'a dark, melancholic christmas record – as an antidote to the cheesy xmas song covers that everyone and his brother churns out these days'.
Track listing
Personnel
From liner notes:
* Magne Furuholmen - vocals, piano, guitars, keyboards, programming, church organ, percussion, string arrangements
* Karl Oluf Wennerberg - drums, percussion
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Even Ormestad
Even Enersen Ormestad (born 9 November 1978 in Tønsberg, Norway) is a Norwegian bass guitarist and music producer, known as a member of the band Jaga Jazzist. (in Norwegian)
Career
Ormestad is educated in jazz and music production at Norges M ...
- bass
* Madeleine Ossum - violin, backing vocals on tracks 6 and 8, string arrangements
* Emilie Lidsheim - viola, backing vocals on tracks 6 and 8, string arrangements
* Ingvild Nesdal Sandnes - cello, backing vocals on tracks 6 and 8, string arrangements
* Tini Flaat Mykland - backing vocals on tracks 1, 3 and 8; vocals on track 16
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Morten Qvenild
Morten Qvenild (born 31 August 1978) is a Norwegian jazz pianist, band leader, and producer.
Career
Qvenild started his jazz career in the big band Ung Musikk in 1995, followed by studies on the Jazz program at the Norges Musikkhøgskole. He u ...
- instruments and programming on tracks 7, 12 and 17
References
External links
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Christmas albums by Norwegian artists
2019 Christmas albums
Magne Furuholmen albums