Moon Landing is less one small step, more one giant leap for Sivert Höyem, former vocalist of Norway’s biggest ever rock band, Madrugada. He releases his solo opus on October 4, and title track, Moon Landing, on September 27.

Newsquest Northwest has joined forces with Momentum PR to promote this competition. Our lucky readers have the chance to win one of five pairs of tickets to see Sivert Höyem play at the Night and Day Café, Manchester on Thursday, October 7, including support by Colour of Sound, plus a copy of the album in this easy to enter giveaway. There’s also five runners-up prizes of a copy of Moon Landing on CD.

Moon Landing evolved as Sivert withdrew to a cabin in the mountains, accompanied by a host of musician pals (including Kalle Gustafson, of Swedish group The Soundtrack Of Our Lives).

The resulting album sees Sivert’s own expectations met, and surpassed. It was mixed by John Agnello (Sonic Youth, The Hold Steady), and is by turns widescreen and intimate, epic and insular. It is a self-consciously, big-sounding Rock Record, influenced by the psychedelic splashes of The Doors, the drama of Scott Walker, and the taut energy of Krautrock. First single Moon Landing has “a West Coast rock, almost Neil Young feel to it,”.

Moon Landing will be released on Sivert’s own label, Hektor Grammofon, and distributed by Universal back home in Norway. 2010 will see him tackle all corners of Europe, following support slots with the likes of Leonard Cohen. “He’s been a huge influence since I was a kid. He was always there, and I’ve developed my own relationship with his music in what I’ve done.”

Catch Sivert on tour in October on the follow dates:

  • Tuesday, October 5 - UK Birmingham Academy 3
  • Wednesday, October 6 - UK Glasgow King Tuts
  • Thurday, October 7 - UK Manchester Night and Day
  • Friday, October 8 - UK London Cargo

HOW TO WIN!

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Question: Which band will be supporting Sivert Höyem when he plays at the Night and Day Café?

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