SONG OF THE DAY
“Sun Of A Gun” by Oh Land (Oh Land, Epic Records, 2011).
WHERE I HEARD IT
I saw her perform this live on the LOGO Network’s 2011 NEWNOWNEXT Awards, and it was amazing!! I watched the awards because I wanted to discover new next music, and I did just that finding out about Oh Land! OMG, Oh Land just won the Best Next New Artist Award (I’m watching it DVR’d, sorry)!! Yay!!
INTERESTING FACTS (a la wikipedia)
– Nanna Øland Fabricius (born 20 November 1985 in Copenhagen), better known by her stage name Oh Land, is a Danish singer-songwriter and record producer.
– She is currently living in Brooklyn, New York City.
– Daughter of an opera singer mother and an organist father, she is a former student of the Royal Danish and Royal Swedish Ballet schools. However, an injury caused by a slipped disc and spinal fracture put an end to her dancing career, which eventually led her to start making music.
– Fabricius has a small dog named Ujan that travels with her sometimes.
– Oh Land’s debut album, Fauna, was released in her native Denmark on 10 November 2008 by Danish independent label Fake Diamond Records.
– For her eponymous follow-up album, she worked with producers Dan Carey, Dave McCracken and Pharrell Williams. The album was released on 14 March 2011 and peaked at #5 on the Danish Albums Chart. It also served as her debut in the United States, where it was released on 15 March 2011 by Epic Records, reaching #184 on the Billboard 200 chart.
– On 7 April 2011, she was given the Brink of Fame: Music Artist award at the 2011 NewNowNext Awards.
– Oh Land made her US television debut performing “Sun of a Gun” on Late Show with David Letterman on 2 March 2011. She also performed it on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on 24 March 2011.
– She is currently touring the US as the supporting act for Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark.