Seven

"They look like coming up from the 80s, their new-wave, post punk and rock mix with as sophisticated as powerful female pop vocals works in a total temporal level and their live show burns out the stage...An amazing show done by Seven"
Review from “Dark Music Site”. Madrid - Dark Music Site

HITS FROM ANOTHER PLANET
Indipendent Clauses
TUESDAY, MARCH 06, 2007
Seven - City Is Burning

“You didn't notice table's were turning"
Many current bands have been descibed as "the Blondie of the 2000's," but for my money Seven have come the closest. The similarity at times is quite striking (singer Annette Gil is a dead ringer, at least vocally), and City Is Burning sounds just like a long lost Blondie classic. Don't think that it's just a savvy impersonation, though. The band is absolutely amazing... completely adept with a catchy melody and a synthesizer. Along with similar bands like The Sounds and Surferosa, these Norwegians deserve massive success.

posted by Nick at 5:29 PM
- Independed Causes

Scotland legend Colin Hendry is hero of new punk rock song
Oct 5 2009

FORMER Scotland skipper Colin Hendry is the unlikely hero of a punk rock song sweeping the internet.

The footballer has been immortalised in the number by Norwegian band Seven about a girl playing second fiddle to her man's football team.

The track reveals how the Blackburn Rovers fan idolises the man known as Braveheart, with the line: "All he wants to be is Colin Hendry - The man of his dreams".

The song, entitled Blackburn (Rovers In His Heart), is out on October 19 and is already an online hit with fans of the Lancashire club, where Hendry is now a legend.

Singer Anette Gil said: "The song's written from a girl's point of view and wonders why men can become so obsessed with the game they are willing to drop everything else."

- Daily Record

Scotland legend Colin Hendry is hero of new punk rock song
Oct 5 2009

FORMER Scotland skipper Colin Hendry is the unlikely hero of a punk rock song sweeping the internet.

The footballer has been immortalised in the number by Norwegian band Seven about a girl playing second fiddle to her man's football team.

The track reveals how the Blackburn Rovers fan idolises the man known as Braveheart, with the line: "All he wants to be is Colin Hendry - The man of his dreams".

The song, entitled Blackburn (Rovers In His Heart), is out on October 19 and is already an online hit with fans of the Lancashire club, where Hendry is now a legend.

Singer Anette Gil said: "The song's written from a girl's point of view and wonders why men can become so obsessed with the game they are willing to drop everything else."

- Daily Record

Norwegian punk rockers record tribute to Blackburn Rovers 10.29.09.
- Lancashire Telegraph

Norwegian punk rockers record tribute to Blackburn Rovers 10.29.09.
- Lancashire Telegraph

Seven’s dance-rock fits in with the best of the genre
January 18, 2010
By Stephen Carradini
I’ve had a spate of number bands recently. I reviewed TiLT 360 the other day, I recently reviewed Black Heart Procession’s Six, and now I’ve got a double dose in reviewing The Fifth by Seven. I’m not really sure what causes people to name their band a number, but it seems to have no effect whatsoever on their music, as all of these bands are great at what they do.

Seven’s dark, danceable rock would have been lumped in with Killers, the Bravery and Interpol, had they erupted around the turn of the century. If Hot Fuss-era Killers had added a female singer and swung more toward the “Jenny Was a Friend of Mine” side of than the “All These Things That I’ve Done” side, they would have become Seven. The rattling high-hat, synths, upbeat tempos and epic melodies are all there.

Vocalist Annette Gil has a low voice for a girl, and it fits the sound perfectly. Her voice draws power from the low, gritty guitars that comprise most of the backdrop of this album. It draws contrast and tension from the high synths that often juxtapose with the guitars. That give and take is what forms the basis of almost all Seven songs. And, from top to bottom, that’s a great thing.

From the stomping anthem “Dance Dance Dance” to the mid-tempo “Blackburn” to the punked-out “Sickleave,” Seven blazes through thirteen songs without ever letting the energy drop. There are guitar-driven tracks like rocker “Peace and Lovin,” so-much-synth-it-might-be-the-eighties tracks like “No Ambition” and even unexplainable tracks like “Elements,” which starts off like a spaghetti western and ends up being an oddball pop song.

This album is a must-hear for people who love synth-driven rock with a dance bent and anthemic tendencies. There’s a lot of that going around these days, but Seven’s carved out a niche and written songs that stick, even in a genre full of excellent songwriters. I

- Independent Clauses

Seven’s dance-rock fits in with the best of the genre
January 18, 2010
By Stephen Carradini
I’ve had a spate of number bands recently. I reviewed TiLT 360 the other day, I recently reviewed Black Heart Procession’s Six, and now I’ve got a double dose in reviewing The Fifth by Seven. I’m not really sure what causes people to name their band a number, but it seems to have no effect whatsoever on their music, as all of these bands are great at what they do.

Seven’s dark, danceable rock would have been lumped in with Killers, the Bravery and Interpol, had they erupted around the turn of the century. If Hot Fuss-era Killers had added a female singer and swung more toward the “Jenny Was a Friend of Mine” side of than the “All These Things That I’ve Done” side, they would have become Seven. The rattling high-hat, synths, upbeat tempos and epic melodies are all there.

Vocalist Annette Gil has a low voice for a girl, and it fits the sound perfectly. Her voice draws power from the low, gritty guitars that comprise most of the backdrop of this album. It draws contrast and tension from the high synths that often juxtapose with the guitars. That give and take is what forms the basis of almost all Seven songs. And, from top to bottom, that’s a great thing.

From the stomping anthem “Dance Dance Dance” to the mid-tempo “Blackburn” to the punked-out “Sickleave,” Seven blazes through thirteen songs without ever letting the energy drop. There are guitar-driven tracks like rocker “Peace and Lovin,” so-much-synth-it-might-be-the-eighties tracks like “No Ambition” and even unexplainable tracks like “Elements,” which starts off like a spaghetti western and ends up being an oddball pop song.

This album is a must-hear for people who love synth-driven rock with a dance bent and anthemic tendencies. There’s a lot of that going around these days, but Seven’s carved out a niche and written songs that stick, even in a genre full of excellent songwriters. I

- Independent Clauses

Next to play was Norway's Seven. The Sassy front woman, Annette Gil danced all over the stage with energy and passion. Their songs are bouncy and fun. - Melissa Moffat Photography

Next to play was Norway's Seven. The Sassy front woman, Annette Gil danced all over the stage with energy and passion. Their songs are bouncy and fun. - Melissa Moffat Photography