Between acoustic melancholia and the straight up rock that rules the roost in Stavanger there is a band who have taken it upon themselves to continue the city’s proud pop traditions. Arlie Mucks have, unlike their peers, cast an eye across The North Sea to Britain for musical inspiration. Reference points include the like of Radiohead, Oasis, The Smiths and Arctic Monkeys with a melodic mix of 90s brit-pop and noughties indie being the result.
When they first began to play locally in 2009 the local music scene embraced them with open arms – finally a proper pop band from Stavanger they extolled.
With a number of sold out local shows under their belts the band moved up the coast to Bergen in 2011 where the band became heavily involved in the local music scene and where their on stage prowess did not go un noticed. The major regional daily, BT, noted after one particular show “Arlie Mucks, originally from Stavanger but now luckily settled in Bergen… intricate and melodic indie rock played by boys with long fringes and short guitar straps, a band we are very much looking forward to hearing more from.”
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