{"product_id":"heigh-chief_midnight-oil_2021_mdl","title":"Midnight Oil","description":"After the first few measures of the opening track \"Midnight Oil\", it's impossible not to wonder how something that sounds so deeply rooted in the American South could come from young Norwegians. It all started when Bjorn Blix, Marcus Lovdal, Lasse Nordby, and Jonatan Eikum had the crazy idea to enter a blues competition. Since Marcus did most of the work on the project, they simply called themselves The Marcus Lovdal Band and walked away with first prize. Suddenly, they found themselves touring Norway and immediately after, they were invited to Memphis, Tennessee, to compete in the finals of the competition. After their first album, they completed their line-up with Lars Christian Narum on Hammond organ and piano. While recording their second album, they felt that the old name no longer truly fit as the sound had become a collective effort, and so they called themselves Heigh Chief. Their influences include Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, Little Feat, Ry Cooder, Little Village, Ray Charles, The Band, Bob Dylan, The Beatles, Paul Simon, and Terry Reid, but also more recent artists like Foy Vance, Blake Mills, The Wood Brothers, Colter Wall, and Tedeschi Trucks Band. With Midnight Oil, the band's fourth album is now being released worldwide via Juke Joint 500 and exudes a maturity rarely found. Everything here comes from a single block: the songwriting, arrangements, and production are combined with a virtuosic, yet never complacent, joy of playing, which makes this album a very special record!","brand":"Heigh Chief","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55311874064728,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0898\/4943\/0360\/files\/4015698943399.jpg?v=1760405327","url":"https:\/\/vinyles.com\/en-us\/products\/heigh-chief_midnight-oil_2021_mdl","provider":"Vinyles.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}