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Featuring artists that Smerz love and admire including – Erika de Casier, ML Buch, Fine, Astrid Sonne, Clairo, MIKE, They Are Gutting a Body of Water, NEW YORK, and more
Since its release in May, Smerz’s Big city life has captivated a global audience of cosmopolitan city-dwellers drawn to the tension between everyday reality and dreamlike escape. Standout tracks like “You got time and I got money” and “Feisty” became the girly existentialist summer soundtrack —a spirit mirrored in their sold-out U.S. tour, which wrapped in New York City last week, and featured a guest appearance from Sky Ferreira.
Now, seeing how the album has taken on a life of its own, Smerz have invited a group of acclaimed artists whose work they admire to reinterpret songs from Big city life. The idea: that letting the music pass through people you admire turns it into a kind of mirror—an alternative form of documentation, reflection, and renewal.
Smerz Big city life EDITS arrives today on Escho and features appearances from Yrdloop, Astrid Sonne, NEW YORK, Haloplus+, Molina, Erika de Casier, Fine, They Are Gutting a Body of Water, Elias Rønnenfelt, Fousheé, Zack Sekoff & MIKE, ML Buch, Clarissa Connelly, Cezinando, Toxe, VVTZJ and Clairo.
This week, Smerz kicked off the third leg of their sold-out worldwide tour in Europe, which will continue through the UK. On stage, Big city life comes alive through one-finger piano riffs, string presets, drums, and voices weaving stories both lived and imagined. It’s the show of the season — miss it and you’ll regret it.
Track list:
Big dreams – Yrdloop EDIT
Easy – Astrid Sonne EDIT
Imagine This – NEW YORK EDIT
What – haloplus+ EDIT
Roll the dice – Molina EDIT
Feisty – Erika de Casier EDIT
A thousand lies – Fine EDIT
Big city life – They Are Gutting a Body of Water EDIT
You got time and I got money – MIKE & Zack Sekoff EDIT ft. Elias Rønnenfelt & Fousheé
But I do – ML Buch EDIT
Close – Clarissa Connelly EDIT
Dreams – Cezinando EDIT
Street style – Toxe EDIT
You got time and I got money – Smerz & VVTZJ EDIT ft. Clairo
Smerz Tour Dates:
Nov. 5 – B.Leza – Lisbon, PT
Nov. 7 – Week-End Fest – Cologne, DE
Nov. 8 – Simple Things – Bristol, UK
Nov. 9 – Le Guess Who – Utrecht, NL
Nov. 16 – Stereo – Glasgow, UK *SOLD OUT
Nov. 17 – Sneaky Pete’s – Edinburgh, UK *SOLD OUT
Nov. 18 – Moth Club – London, UK *SOLD OUT
Nov. 19 – Moth Club – London, UK *SOLD OUT
Nov. 20 – The White Hotel – Manchester, UK *SOLD OUT
Nov. 21 – Full Of Lava – Bern, CH
Nov. 22 – Silent Green – Berlin, DE *SOLD OUT
Nov. 23 – Silent Green – Berlin, DE *SOLD OUT
Nov. 27 – Main Room – Paris, FR *SOLD OUT
Smerz is Henriette Motzfeldt and Catharina Stoltenberg, based in Oslo and Copenhagen. Using collages to capture moments of everyday life and dreams, Smerz tell stories of love, apathy, solitude, and friendship. The pair operates at the intersection of genres, drawing inspiration from compositional techniques in classical music, the experimentation of computer music and the immediacy of pop music, all in the palettes of girly existentialism. The duo’s discography includes the critically acclaimed debut album Believer (XL), EPs Have fun and Okey, released through XL and Escho, as well as pop fantasy project ALLINA and choir piece Tidligere den dagen with vocal ensemble GAEA on their own label Shopping. Occasionally stepping into theater, film, and museums, from their choir piece at the MUNCH Museum to fashion runway soundtracks, throughout their work, Smerz have been known for their ability to seamlessly navigate and create boundless sonic worlds.
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