Instrumental music crossing borders between jazz, country, pop and Americana

The members of Uro all have masters or bachelors in music from this university. While such academic degrees are no guarantee in themselves for the creation of exciting music, they have obviously resulted in skills and knowledge that put these performers well above the average level of musicianship in most bands.
Their ability to make the music exciting, and not just highly competent, comes from their creativity and imagination, while their realization of musical ideas benefit from their acquired skills.
When listening to the album, you will find yourself in a beautiful and melodic musical landscape. With two guitars and a dobro in the 5 piece line-up, you need to have very defined roles for each of these similar instruments in the different compositions. The soundscape could easily be overpopulated.
Not so with Uro!
The group has managed to create an open and remarkably transparent sound, full and rich, but still with space and room for each instrument. Their guitar sound is clean and natural, with hints of everything from advanced jazz guitar, to traditional music, to the innocence of Hank Marvin's early Shadows. The dobro sometimes adds a feeling of Americana, and while the rhythm section is tight and compact, the whole sound of the group still remains light and transparent, never crowded.
Their music has an easy flow. It seems simple and self-evident, even though it has advanced melodic and harmonic structures, and complicated combinations of rhythms. You just do not notice it at first, because the music has such elegance and such effortless flow, but the elements are there, as small, hidden gems that give the listener deeper satisfaction.
The music of Uro will open up to you and satisfy you at first listen. Then it will reveal new layers and new secrets with repeated listening.
Sigbjørn Nedland

Track Listing

• Vent
• Fri
• September
• Mening
• Tog
• April
• Avgjørelsen
• Ettertanke
• Stige
• Gudbaj

Additional Details

Label: Losen Records

Genre: Pop/Rock

Language: English

Run Time: 47:23 mins

Region: 0

Release Date: 04/06/18

UPC: 7090025831591