Catharina Stoltenberg

Norwegian duo Catharina Stoltenberg + Henriette Motzfeldt -- aka Smerz -- return with a hypnotically whirring new single for XL Recordings, once again eliciting those distinctive, blurred late-night club vibes that made their debut EP Okey one of the most magical and original releases of 2016. Watch the Michella Bredahl-directed video for "Oh my my" below, and catch Smerz live later this

Norway's Smerz share the shadowy, flickering visuals for "you see?", a highlight from one of the best debuts of last year, the duo's entrancing Okey EP. Filmed, directed + produced by Smerz. Catch Henriette + Catharina live in the US for the first time this summer in Brooklyn / LA / SF.

Hypnotic set from about-to-blow-up Norwegian duo Henriette Motzfeldt + Catharina Stoltenberg, aka Smerz, live from the Tate Modern in London last month, featuring sick visuals by Natalia Stuyk:

Not sure why no one told us about the dope new EP from Norwegian electro-pop duo Smerz that dropped a few weeks back on Hard Up, but consider this our first case of serious year-end-list regret. We were enthralled by their single "Because" that dropped early this year, and while new track (and EP opener) "Thrill" isn't quite the immediate, danceable banger, it is a haunting an