Yesterday I remembered the band Lorraine, who at one point were a support act for Pet Shop Boys. They were best known at the time for their mid-2000s UK Top 30 hit, "I Feel It". Then they changed their name to Blackroom, released a couple of low key albums and then faded into obscurity.
Well, it turns out that afterwards, vocalist Ole Gunnar Gundersen went solo under the name Subshine and over the last few years in particular, he's really upped the ante and started making some absolutely incredible music. I'll share a few songs he's released recently, which are each amazing in their own way.
The first is the most recent track, and sounds very much like 21st century New Order - equal parts Superheated and Here To Stay. It's called "Different Light".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vR8CY14TNWc
The most Pet Shop Boys sounding of the recent outings is an impressive cover of Bjork's "Unravel"...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jalckSVDSbs
Lastly, the most awe-inspiring incredible track of the lot is this masterpiece on the nature of the human condition entitled "Living Like It's Real"...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fjSfZWXS7yI
Anyway, I just wanted to share those, and see whether anyone knows of and is interested in either Subshine, or the earlier Lorraine and Blackroom incarnations.
Retro.
