Casiokids’ new album Topp Stemning På Lokal Bar (roughly translated to Good Times At Local Bar) will be released on Universal Music’s label Nighliner on February 15th. The expectations are huge. The record includes all the musical treats released as singles the last couple of years, like Fot I Hose and Finn Bikkjen, and a bonus disc with both other artists’ remixes of Casiokids and vice versa. The band is already writing new material and has promised to put out another album filled with brand new songs in August.

Casiokids’ music is electro-pop made on old analogue synthesizers, plus drums, bass and guitar. The band members are inspired by afrobeat, techno, Paul Simon, bob hund and New Order, but their sound is truly unique. To emphasize their uniqueness, they write somewhat corny and very charming lyrics in Norwegian, and as a result they released the first ever single sung in Norwegian on an English label (Moshi Moshi).

Casiokids will tour UK in February, supporting Hot Chip. The highlight of the tour is the gig at Brixton Academy, with a 5000 capacity. Later the band will play in France, Belgium and The Netherlands. And, in August, at The Øya Festival.

The band says: “Over the years we’ve had the pleasure of playing Øya nights in London, New York and Austin during SXSW. Doing concerts under the Øya flag has meant a lot to us internationally and it’s an honour coming back to play Norway’s best festival.”

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