About Einar Stray Orchestra

Known as Einar Stray until August 2014. 'Politricks' is the first album under the new name, Einar Stray Orchestra. Einar Stray Orchestra are, despite their young age, one of Norway's most experienced, playful and exciting acts. With over 150 concerts abroad in recent years Einar, Åsa, Simen, Julie, and Lars are well-known for their captivating live shows, filling concert halls and clubs all over Europe. Einar Stray Orchestra's upcoming sophomore album «Politricks» (Sept. 2014, Riot Factory/Sinnbus) is an album full of sunkissed, sophisticated indie and orchestral post rock with dark and melancholic undertones. The album tells stories of how the innocence of youth crash lands as one gets older, wiser, and perhaps more disillusioned. Musically, Einar Stray Orchestra has evolved from their critically lauded debut album «Chiaroscuro;» «Politricks» shows the band moving closer towards melodic indie pop without losing the distinct character that made 2011's «Chiaroscuro» a favorite among fans and critics at home and abroad. Biography: Inspired by Bright Eyes, Sufjan Stevens and Godspeed You! Black Emperor the (now) 22 year old started out in 2006, recording songs in his bedroom in Sandvika, Norway. As an experimental singer/song-writer he brought musician friends with him on stage, and together they produced both delicate and grandiose sounds with strings, blows and percussion. After meeting fellow norwegian artist Moddi in 2008, they quickly joined forces and released their debut EPs together, as a split-vinyl. "Favors & Fields EP/Rubato EP" resulted in their first tour through Norway, including big festivals like Slottsfjell, By:larm and Øya. When the debut album "Chiaroscuro" finally saw the light in 2011, it received warm critics home and abroad. It was released in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Japan and Norway. With a range from noisy post-rock ballads to stripped down a-capella songs the band toured all of 2012, and gave also birth to "For The Country EP". They ended the year opening up for múm and Under Byen in Russia. Einar Stray Orchestra: Simen Aasen, Åsa Ree, Einar Stray, Julie Ofeila Østrem Ossum, Lars Gärtner Fremmerlid