NEW ALBUM OUT OCT 14TH 2022!!
On her third album, Raging River, Norwegian Americana musician Benedicte Brænden delivers a remarkable collection of love and loss, of struggle and success, of connection and disconnection. Coming off a smashing show at the 2022 Stagecoach festival, the Norwegian artist’s Americana blends traditional songcraft, tight playing and canny instrumentation, mixing in punchy brass and passionate strings, bluesy guitar solos and soulful organ.
Raging River represents a new, more mature phase of Brænden’s work: “For the first time in my life,” she says, “I started calling myself a musician.”
The roots of this album go back to 2018, when Brænden upended her life, closing the yoga and Pilates studio she owned for 12 years in Norway and moving to Germany for her husband’s work. Yes, in addition to being a musician and a mom, she was a small-business owner. Prior to the move, Brænden simply didn’t have that much time to focus on songwriting; she started to write what became Raging River after arriving in Germany.
RAGING RIVER LP GOLD (Lim. Ed. 200 EX)
TOUR 2022
Upcoming shows:
26 Nov - Nordvæst (solo), Gjerdrum NO
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Past shows:
12 Nov - Vinger Blues & Rock Club, Kongsvinger NO
24 Sept - Horg Kulturhus (solo), Lunde NO
03 Sept - Den Forvitnelege Countryfestivalen, Voss NO
23 July - Sagtjernfestivalen, Elverum NO
15 July - Norsk Countrytreff, Breim NO
28 May - American Journeys Festival, Cambrai FR
30 Apr - Stagecoach, Indio CA
29 Apr - Stagecoach, Indio CA
© 2022 Hocus Pocus Records
contact/booking:
benedictebraenden@gmail.com
press USA:
sweetheart PR - Rachel Hurley: rachel@sweetheartpr.com
press Norway:
Morten Bakke: morten.bakke@bakkeconsulting.net
photos: Christine Skilhagen
promo-webesite: Tumblewine Films