Manatee Racket
Oslo, Oslo County, Norway | SELF
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Press
«Youthful, energetic and extremely entertaining. Everyone should look forward to seeing this band blossom.»
Pål Stokka
- Bylarm News
«Their album can't come soon enough, judging from the material they have right now.»
Øyvind Rones - Groove
«Is Manatee Racket the best unsigned Norwegian band on MySpace?»
Andreas Haugaard
- PlanB
«Is Manatee Racket the best unsigned Norwegian band on MySpace?»
Andreas Haugaard
- PlanB
«Of all the bands not having been signed, this is definitely on the top three in Norway [...] A fresh breeze from young rockers on offence. 8/10»
Aleks Gisvold - Musikknyheter
Discography
EXTENDED PLAYS:
Manatee Racket EP (2007)
Play in the Backyard EP (2008)
Albatross EP (2008)
Demos (2009)
Demos II (2010)
RADIO AIRTIME:
"Sarah Went to Cinema" and "The Fools of Attraction"
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Bio
Forming a band in a quiet Norwegian coastal town is all work, no play. Or wait - actually it's probably just all play. Anyways, Manatee Racket has grown from being an unknown local act, to playing at Norway's highest renowned venues, warming up for the indieband The Wombats twice, and getting to the finals in the Norwegian Zoom competition for unsigned bands.
Shamelessly, the lads steals from the British indie pop scene, and they use all means possible to give the crowd a melodious rollercoaster so catchy that you'll only be able to stand still if both your legs are broken. Over the years, this has made the band an famous, almost infamous, for their gustily intense live shows.
A necessary, labor intensice hibernation in their band collective in Oslo, has made the boys of Manatee Racket eager as 16 year old virgins when it comes to getting their debut album on record. Unless the world ends, 2011 will be the year. Manatee's fresh material has evolved, or rather been revolutionized, since the band packed their flightcases and moved from their small coastal town of origin to the Norwegian capital. More exploring. More challenging. More detailed. Strictly speaking, more.
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