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School of XSince 2017, Rasmus Littauer has been releasing music under the moniker School of X. Born into a family of musicians with an entrepreneurial flair, he quickly rose to prominence on Copenhagen's vibrant underground music scene alongside his brothers, Simon and Jakob. Immersed in various projects in the city, Littauer soon found his own voice, which was the beginning of School of X.
And just as the Copenhagen-based experimental pop-art collective from the 1960s — from which he borrows his artist moniker — Rasmus Littauer continues to be on an uncompromising path to carve out his unique style of alternative pop with each of his releases. The hard work has not gone unnoticed, with School of X earning international acclaim for his powerful alternative pop imbued with a sense of melancholy, like NPR’s Stephen Thompson who noted how “Littauer's arty inspirations and aspirations don't drown out his pop sensibilities”.
On stage, Rasmus Littauer transforms the recordings into a dynamic performance oscillating between high-energy bursts and tender, intimate moments. Meanwhile, Littauer has collaborated with artists like Liss, Trentemøller, MØ, Deb Never, Ana Perrote (Hinds), Spencer Zahn (Empress Of, Half Waif), Davide Rossi (Jon Hopkins, Gorillaz), among others.
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SoleimaSoleima is the nom de plume of pop star/singer/songwriter Sarah Mariegaard, formerly of the Danish hip-hop collective Flødeklinikken. Emerging in 2016, her evocative mix of dreamy indie pop, R&B, and psych-tinged, left-field electro-pop invokes names like FKA Twigs, Lykke Li, and fellow Scandinavians Karen Marie Ørsted (aka MØ) and Ellinor Olovsdotter (aka Elliphant). Based out of Copenhagen, Soleima dropped a handful of well-received singles, including the sugary "My Boi" in 2016, in anticipation of her debut EP, No.14, which was released the following year via Parlophone. Late 2017 saw the release of "Paper," followed in January 2018 by the bouncy single "Low Life," which appeared on that year's Bulldog EP. She parted ways with Parlophone the following year and inked a deal with Atlantic. Powerslide, her debut full-length effort and first release for the major label, arrived in 2020. ~ James Christopher Monger, Rovi