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Lille Bj​ø​rn (with Selma French Bolstad)

by Wauwatosa

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Continuing their collaborative streak for 2021, Wauwatosa team up with vocalist and multi-instrumentlist Selma French Bolstad to release a captivating alt-pop slow burner that further extends the duo’s signature woozy sound.

“Lille Bjørn” - meaning “little bear” - is tender but subtly urgent and is Wauwatosa's first ever song sung in Norwegian.

Selma notes that "Lille Bjørn is about a creature who cares for everyone. Someone who watches over and worries on behalf of others. To be kind and loving is not always praised in the same way as being cool or successful. This song is for all the kind and strong bears out there."


Of the composition process, Sigurd wrote:
"Selma is a unique and interesting songwriter, vocalist and fiddle player (check out her projects Måsåva and Morgonrode). The first time I heard Selma singing and playing fiddle was during the soundcheck before an club concept with improvising musicians, where I was invited to do visuals. There was something very honest about the way she sang, maybe because of the soundcheck situation.

Some weeks later I was working on a sketch with the working title Little Bear, and I realized that the rhythm in the synth melody had some similarities to a style of fiddle playing used in Norwegian folk music, and this made me think of Selma and her songwriting/playing, and that a collaboration with her would be a nice fit for this tune.
Selma used the working title and the melody to create a beautiful depiction of someone she calls Lille Bjørn (meaning Little Bear). I am very happy about the result - our first song with Norwegian lyrics, fiddle (Selma) and mandolin, and of course lots of out-of-tune synths.

I went to a cabin by the sea to produce this song, and the person in the cover photo could easily have been me, on one of my breaks. The weather and scenery was just like that. But it's not me, it's just another great photo by our friend Jon Lunde."

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released July 13, 2021
Written by Sigurd Ytre-Arne & Selma French Bolstad
Lyrics by Selma French Bolstad
Produced by Sigurd Ytre-Arne
Mixed by Sigurd Ytre-Arne
Mastered by Karl Klaseie, Øra Mastering

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Wauwatosa Oslo, Norway

Norwegian collaborative music project, centred around core producers and songwriters Sigurd Ytre-Arne and Martin Langerød, working with a lengthy cast of friends and collaborators including Emilie Storaas, Marianna Sangita and Turid Alida Røsten.

Their melancholic and richly melodic songs layer dusty samples and howling synths around a unique and strong vocal.
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