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Scandinavia, as a region, seems to have a knack for producing soft-voiced but passionate rock & roll, whether it's the easy listening grooves of the <a href="spotify:artist:1tqZaCwM57UFKjWoYwMLrw">Cardigans</a> or the fragile '80s highs of <a href="spotify:artist:2jzc5TC5TVFLXQlBNiIUzE">a-ha</a>, to name two of many bands. Another in the long list of groups fitting that description appeared in the late '90s with Poor Rich Ones, a Norwegian band based out of Bergen around singer/guitarist <a href="spotify:artist:0Gxz996oqVXdiI7GGdR15B">William</a>, guitarist Espen, bassist Tor, and drummer <a href="spotify:artist:6DfoFvVhCjfNT5i37WlnLM">Ludwig</a>. Originally coming together as a quartet, the band received much attention in its home country with Naivety's Star, a rough but promising debut recorded in an old apartment. The follow-up, From the Makers of Ozium, broke the group into the Norwegian big time, earning the group the equivalent of the Grammy and scoring a variety of hit singles. Influences from a number of recent U.K. acts were apparent, most especially <a href="spotify:artist:4Z8W4fKeB5YxbusRsdQVPb">Radiohead</a>, making Poor Rich Ones a bit of a cousin to the similarly inspired Swedish act <a href="spotify:artist:5k5yIvxtsqHqWrRBF3nhSY">Kent</a>. 1999 found the band working on a variety of projects, including film soundtracks and a loving nod to the past, via a cover of <a href="spotify:artist:2jzc5TC5TVFLXQlBNiIUzE">a-ha</a>'s "Hunting High and Low," while 2000 brought a new full album, Happy Happy Happy. Espen left "on sabbatical" after the recording of said album, while the group continued as a trio, securing an American release of Happy Happy Happy in 2001. ~ Ned Raggett, Rovi
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