Catching Up With Sondre Lerche

By Wyndham Wyeth at 1:00 PM on September 17, 2012

We caught up with Lerche as he prepared for an upcoming tour to talk about what makes a great live album, and we even found time to have a little discussion about Beyoncé.  read more

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Sondre Lerche Announces Live Album, Vinyl Releases, Tour

By Darren Orf at 2:03 PM on June 13, 2012

In celebration of Sondre Lerche’s 30th birthday in September, the Norwegian-born artist will be releasing a new live album, titled Bootlegs, on Sept. 4. Lerche discusses the album in a press release: “For 12 years I’ve had to endure the constant disappointment of hearing professional multi-track live recordings of my shows … This was the first time I had actually felt excited upon hearing a recording of one of my shows … The crowd is enthusiastic but easily distracted and rowdy; it’s a Saturday night in Norway.”...  read more

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Watch Sondre Lerche’s Norwegian Rap Video

By Hilary Saunders at 4:52 PM on May 8, 2012

Earlier this morning, Norwegian singer/songwriter Sondre Lerche tweeted a link to the official video for his new song, “Øynene Lukket (Eyes Closed).” A collaboration with his cousin Lars Vaular—an acclaimed Norwegian poet and rapper in his own right—the song features Lerche’s guitar work, Dave "Herremannen" Heilman’s percussion skills and Vaular’s rhythmic rhyming.   read more

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The 25 Best Paste Live Videos of 2011

By Max Blau at 8:45 AM on December 23, 2011

From inside a historic military fort to on board a Ferris Wheel, from the shores of Lake Michigan to the Gulf of Mexico to our offices in Decatur, Ga., we captured hundreds of videos. Here are our 25 favorites.  read more

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Sondre Lerche - "Private Caller"

By Paste Staff at 1:00 PM on November 11, 2011

Watch Sondre Lerche perform a stripped-down, solo version of "Private Caller" at our Paste Parties in Austin, Texas during this past March's SXSW.   read more

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Sondre Lerche Plays SXSW

By Paste Staff at 2:30 PM on September 8, 2011

Sondre Lerche stripped down during Paste's Party in Austin to perform a solo set. Watch his SXSW performance here.  read more

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Artist of the Day: Sondre Lerche

By Rachel Bailey at 8:30 AM on June 8, 2011

“It was important to me to let these songs be stripped down and run the show themselves, not dress them up or be too stylized,” Lerche says.  read more

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Sondre Lerche: Sondre Lerche

By Jeremy Goldmeier at 12:24 PM on June 7, 2011

At only 28, Sondre Lerche finds himself at a premature career crossroads: what more does he have to say?...  read more

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Grooveshark Releases New Videos of Sondre Lerche, Fitz & the Tantrums

By China Reevers at 3:30 PM on April 28, 2011

Grooveshark has released never-before-seen sessions of Sondre Lerche and Fitz & the Tantrums....  read more

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Hear Sondre Lerche's New Single "Private Caller"

By Max Blau at 12:10 PM on April 19, 2011

We love Sondre Lerche, and it’s safe to say that this Norwegian’s forthcoming LP has us anxiously waiting for June 7 to roll around. For starters, Lerche graced our SXSW day parties with a fantastic solo set (see our video of him performing “Domino” during that set). In addition, he also announced that he would be partaking in our sister-site Daytrotter’s Barnstormer 4 Tour. Now, he has offered up “Private Caller” as his newest single — check out the song below....  read more

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