Biography
Bjørn Tomren (born 1981) is a Norwegian musician, singer, and composer known for his vocal range and his variety of vocal techniques (yodelling, overtone singing, throat singing and Norwegian folk singing known as kveding).
After appearing on US National Public Radio in New York in 2014, Tomren was encouraged by producer Damon Whittemore to create his own record. Tomren released his debut album ‘Bad Science Fiction’ via Propeller Recordings in 2019.
Bjørn’s idiosyncratic approach – blending more traditional sounds of the past with tales of a fantasy future to illuminate what’s going wrong in the present – is realised with a sonic palette that teams country with the raw-nerved humanity of The National, the playful but profound soul of John Grant, the ambient darkness of David Sylvian and a few cinematic flourishes around the edges.
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