Years active 2011–present Website www.levelandtyson.com Origin Oslo, Norway (2011) | Associated acts Superfamily Genre Alternative rock Record labels Das Kirurg, DIG! | |
Genres Slacker pop, Alternative rock Past members Jobo Engh
Jun Christian Villanueva Members Richard Lorentz Johansen, Richard Noir Albums Even Faster Still, Gruesome Twosome Similar Nations of the Soul, Liongeist, Niilas, Jadudah, Krast | ||
Level & Tyson is a Norwegian slacker pop band, consisting of Richard Noir, Sofie Søndervik Sæther, Namra Saleem, Joakim Kristiansen and Hampus Sjöstedt.
Contents
- Formation and Even Faster Still
- Mr Teenager and touring
- Gruesome Twosome
- Studio albums
- Singles
- Songs
- References
Formation and Even Faster Still
Richard Noir started the band while still playing drums for Superfamily, writing songs for Even Faster Still when Noir and Sæther lived together in Paris. The album was partly recorded in their apartment in Paris, and partly at Propeller Studio in Oslo together with the producer Thomas Tofte. The record was released in 2012.
"Even Faster Still" is a phrase from a self-hypnosis course.
Mr. Teenager and touring
In 2014 Level & Tyson released Mr. Teenager, a stand-alone single collaborating with Japanese noise musician Sakamoto Hiromichi. The collaboration was an initiative from Noir and Sæther after watching "We Don’t Care About Music Anyway", a documentary about Japanese noise music.
Level & Tyson visited USA for the first time at the Culture Collide festival in October 2014. The Huffington Post marked their San Francisco concert as "refreshingly unique", whilst Buzzbands LA said their LA-concert "perhaps made rock music as intimate as it could get".
Gruesome Twosome
The band released the first single Tied Up on 7 May 2015, followed by No Fun My Head on 4 September. CMJ premiered the second single a week early, announcing the track list and release date of the upcoming album. The album was scheduled to be released 25 September.
Studio albums
Singles
Songs
Calling Me UpEven Faster Still · 2012
Tied UpGruesome Twosome · 2015
No Fun My HeadGruesome Twosome · 2015