‘Say Anything’ is the new single from Taking Names, a pop-punk band from Bergen, Norway, on Loyal Blood Records. Since 2015, the band has released 90's- inspired pop-punk with a modern variety of references from different genres, giving them a uniqueness to stand firmly on their own musical feet. With a rawness and energy on stage, Taking Names mark themselves as an act worth experiencing and paying attention to in the future.

Taking Names has had a big year in 2016 in their native country, with heavy rotation on Norway's biggest national radio station with two of their singles; ‘Hope It’s The Last Time’ and ‘Leave It’. On top of that they played at by:Larm in Oslo in the beginning of March, and made it to the national final for unsigned artists (Årets Urørt) hosted by the biggest national Norwegian radio station NRK P3.

With their new EP coming later this Spring, Taking Names are aiming for new heights both nationwide and abroad.

Listen to ‘Say Anything’ here

Trap City EP track listing:

1. Say Anything

2. Near Life Experience

3. Your Landmarks

Having previously recently on Slugabed’s Activia Benz label, Sega Bodega has earned plenty of shine for his monthly Soundtrack Series on NTS, with each episode focusing on the sounds that define film and television OSTs. He was also responsible for mixing the first installment of Radio Ghibli on NTS in January — a series of shows dedicated to exploring the works of iconic Japanese animated film-makers, Studio Ghibli.

2016 saw Sega Bodega also produce tracks for Chicago rapper, Mikey Dollaz, and Shygirl, who he collaborates again with here on his debut Crazylegs record, ESS B. At six tracks long, the EP is as wild as it gets, with each nodding to a different, hybrid strain of contorted and rebellious club music.

The calming, blissful melodies of ambient opener, ‘ESS B’, act only as a primer for the onslaught of crunchy, industrial beats that follow,‘NSFW’ for example, while on lead single ‘CC’, Shygirl narrates a garish, screeching melee of sound. ‘Bush Baby’ then explores a deft, beat-less landscape, while final tracks ‘3310’ and ‘Strings In April’ tip their hats to the hi-def, trap sounds that alerted Mikey Dollaz to Sega Bodega as a distinguished beatmaker in his own right.

Listen to '3310' here