Smerz

Smerz

Somewhere between a love letter and a shrug, Smerz’s music is a liminal space that flirts with the listener while keeping an eye on the exit. Sampled strings swell like something borrowed from a nostalgic bittersweet symphony, only to dissolve into synthetic jitters and whispered self-talk. Collaging fleeting moods from handycam footage and deadpan voice memos, their songs draw from classical composition, DIY pop and the experimental edge of computer music. The Norwegian duo builds sonic worlds that are both intimate and askew: tongue-in-cheek stories told with a wink and a perfectly timed silence.

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