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Friends Review

4 down – 13 to go

October 5, 2011 – 1:49 pm

Dear friends

After the first four concerts on our tour around Denmark, we’re now enjoying a few days off before the next round of shows in Aalborg, Odense and Roskilde. We are amazed and humbled by the support you have given us so far, and we hope to see you many more of you at the upcoming shows.

I’d like to share this review from our concert in Rønne – It’s in danish (sorry, non-danish-speaking friends. Basically there’s just a lot of really kind words) – click on the review to enlarge it. Pictures from our days on the road are soon to come.

One last thing – our friends in Munich have recorded an EP and have chosen to give it away for free! Go to Munichband.dk to download it.

 We like it. A lot.

 

 

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Live News Review

Summerlove in Copenhagen

April 5, 2011 – 9:24 pm

Hi folks,

yeah, just because it isn’t summer yet, it doesn’t mean, that you can’t put it in a title, right? So – three good things happened the last three days. Here we go in chronological order:

SUNDAY
YOU guys made it happen last Sunday: Sister Sorrowsong made it to the TOOOOOOP @ Det Elektriske Barometer. #1, ladies and gentlemen! Thank you so so so much for voting! Vote again, if you feel like it – you decide the list :) ! Thanks.

MONDAY
Yesterday, we got the first UK-review of the album. The Line of Best Fit wrote some beautiful things :) ! We’re very, very, honored. In about three weeks or so, we’ll be going to London to play the JaJaJa show at The Lexington. Can’t wait :) !

TUESDAY
Today it got out: we will support the magnificent, legendary Danish orchestra Savage Rose at their concert in Tivoli. It’s needless to say, that we look forward to this event. It will be the 15th of July, and on this day, the title of this blogpost will make sence.

Peace,

Jonas/The Hymnboy

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Live Review

Copenhagen – Planeten & Tour roundup

April 14, 2010 – 2:01 pm

Dear reader,

Sunday was the last day on the springsupporttour with Murder. The grand finale. It had been sold out for months, so we were so excited.

Planeten is a venue that is normally used as a theater, a very cool place that holds 150 people, so it is quite intimate. And it’s painted black!

Without exaggeration I can say, that it was a fantastic night. Good concerts require good audience, and the Copenhagen made our concert one of the best experiences ever. I think Murder made their best performance of the tour too this evening. Overall it has been such an honour to be supporting these guys. They will release their 3rd album later this year! Can’t wait. Stay tuned on their Myspace.

I would have liked to show you some photos from the day, but unfortunately, there was a burglary in our backstageroom while Murder was playing. The idiot took some money, some wallets and my cellphone with my pictures on it. Shame on you!

Politiken were at Planeten to review the concert, and they gave 4/6 hearts to HfN and 5/6 hearts to Murder. If you speak Danish, you can read it here.

There are more musicblogs/newspapers reviewing the concerts (also in Danish, sorry!):

Blaa Vinyl , smårepetitioner , Lokalavisen Aarhus and of course, the 5 star review in GAFFA.

We will play three more shows this spring and we’re looking forward to it:
22/04 – Korsør (closed Arr.)
01./05 Ikast – Konnekt
08/05 Odense – Kulturmaskinen festival

We’re starting in the studio again on Monday, it will be nice to go back to work.

See you out there!
Jonas

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Live Pictures Review

Aarhus – Voxhall

April 7, 2010 – 12:34 pm

Photo: David Bust (http://www.davidbust.dk)

Welcome, reader!

It’s the day after the fantastic Voxhall show. I’m sitting in Mikaels cozy livingroom drinking coffee, smoking cigarettes. I’ve just read GAFFA’s 5 star review. Life is good! The Aarhus audience was so good listeners, and it was a great experience to play for them. You can’t always expect the audience to listen, when you are the supporting act. You can see more pictures from last night here.

It was a loooong day yesterday, both Nikolaj and I were awake for nearly 24 hours. Well, Niko took a nap in the train.

We had to take an early train (06.50!) from Copenhagen because we needed to rehearse with Mikael, who had had little time to listen to the songs and read the instructions. But as the skilled musician he is, he had made some new guitarparts and some cool choirparts. We practised for 6 hours and drove to Voxhall, one of the finest and biggest venues in Aarhus.

Setlist

I’ve been a MURDER-fan for several years, so it was nice to finally meet them. And to be able to see them 4 times in a week. It’s Aalborg tonight – the third largest city in Denmark. I’ve never actually played in Aalborg, so I’m looking forward. Hope to see many people there too.

Love/Jonas

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News Review

Some math: # 1 at myspace #2 on P3 and available on iTunes

December 14, 2009 – 5:57 pm

Hi, everyone!

For English readers: What a crazy christmastime this is for Hymns from Nineveh! Currently, HFN is #1 on the overall-chart at Myspace Denmark!
And – “Uncomplicated Christmassongs” are now available through iTunes. So go! :)

Below, there is a message in Danish, but you can get a small recap here: Hymns from Nineveh is humbled and honored by being #2 on the alternative hitlist, Det Elektriske Barometer on Danish National Radio!

Til de danske: Hymns from Nineveh har gået besærkergang op ad rangstigen på Det Elektriske Barometer på P3 og ligger pt. nr 2 – tusind, tusind tak for hjælpen! Som i sidste uge, vil jeg gerne have hjælp fra DIG, nu for at kunne blive på listen..

Send senest onsdag d. 16 december en mail til barometer@dr.dk med dine 3-5 favoritter i prioriteret rækkefølge.

Det kunne se sådan ud:

1. Hymns from Nineveh – Christmas is here
2. Band Ane – en dag i skolen
3. Jónsi – Boy Lilikoi
4. Efterklang – Modern Drift
5. Mew – Silas and the magic car.

Tusind tak for din stemme!

Til slut: endnu en dejlig anmeldelse – 5/6 U’er hos Undertoner, hvor herligt!

Hurra og julesne
/hymnedrengen

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Review

My favorite newspaper says…

December 9, 2009 – 1:59 pm

…some wonderful things about the “Uncomplicated Christmassongs” today, and gives it 4/6 hearts! 

If you’re a dane, you can go here to read it. If you aren’t, then go to the reviews-section and see a small resume.

You can still vote for “Christmas is here” to be a part of “Det elektriske barometer”. See blogpost below.

All the best

The Hymnboy

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Review

The best Christmas christmasrecord since Sufjan (!?)

December 4, 2009 – 12:45 pm

There’s a greeeeat review at the biggest Danish music magazine,  GAFFA.dk today. 5/6 stars

I’m very happy and proud! -listen here, buy here :)

Looking forward to the show tonight in Aarhus  - hope to see YOU!

With love,
The Hymnboy

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Live Review

news news

December 2, 2009 – 2:56 am

Hello everyone

According to this article, Hymns from Nineveh has made one of the 24 best new christmassongs this year. (see number 14). What an honour.

If you want to read more reviews and reactions on the new Christmas-EP, go to the reviews – section.

Did I mention, that you can buy the record here? In fact, it is the best selling release on klicktrack right now. Wonderful!

For fans living in Jylland, my three friends and I will come to Aarhus on friday to give a concert. It will be great to come to Aarhus again.

Christmas is here – enjoy!

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Live Review

Re:action

November 19, 2009 – 5:03 pm

Hi, everyone!

It’s been only a few days since I put “Uncomplicated” on Myspace, and it already has 350 plays. Lovely! Thanks to everyone who dropped a comment.

Now, one of the most important musicjournalists in Denmark, Carsten Holm (of Danish National Radio P3), writes nice things about HFN and the christmassongs. I’m flattered!

The last couple of days have been a bit hectic. The songs are now sent to mastering (the last phase in the making of a record), so the songs should be ready in a few days!

Yesterday, I rehearsed for the Musikcafeen job (29/11), with my new fellow musicians, Christel and Jakob. I’m very exited about this expansion of the live-crew!

>Jonas<

 

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