The Norwegian pop-rock/indie rock group Minor Majority was formed by Pål An… Read Full Bio ↴The Norwegian pop-rock/indie rock group Minor Majority was formed by Pål Angelskår and Andreas Berczelly as a studio project in the spring of 2000.
The first record, ''Walking Home From Nicole's'', was released one year later with significant help from singer/songwriter Karen Jo Fields.
In November 2001 the band saw the addition of guitarist Jon Arild Stieng and the duo went on tour for the first time in the spring of 2002. Berczelly left the band and concentrated full-time on producing, which he has done for the band ever since.
The band's next album ''If I Told You'', ''You Were Beautiful'' was recorded in Stieng's house in Oslo that same summer, and was released in October. For the upcoming tour of spring 2003 keyboardist Harald Sommerstad joined, and the band was now a trio.
Prior to the Norwegian Quart-festivalen the same year, the band was extended further by drummer Halvor Høgh Winsnes (Fast Winston Doom of Thulsa Doom) and bassist Henrik Widerøe. The band was complete and in the late summer "Up For You & I" was recorded at Sommerstad's cabin near Halden in the south of Norway. The album was released in January 2004, and was an immediate success, boasting 24 weeks on the official Norwegian albums chart, a gold record and numerous price award nominations for best Norwegian pop album of the year.
After the following tour of more than 100 gigs both nationally and abroad (France, Switzerland and Germany), the band spent the greater part of 2005 in Berczelly's studio, and released their fourth album 'Reasons To Hang Around' in January 2006. For it, they were awarded the Norwegian Grammy equivalent Spellemannsprisen.
2007 saw the release of 'Candy Store', a compilation featuring 2 discs, the first one containing a selection of the band's favourites and the second one containing previously unreleased material. After the release of the album, the band embarked on a Norwegian tour in September, followed by tours of Germany, France and Switzerland during the first four months of 2008.
In 2009 the band released 'Either Way I Think You Know'. The music featured on this album has been compared to the works of Tindersticks and Midlake. After touring to promote the album, Minor Majority went on hiatus.
Leader Pål Angelskår decided to focus on his solo career and released 2 albums in 2012 and 2015.
Minor Majority returned with their first album in 10 years in 2019 entitled 'Napkin Poetry'.
It was followed by 'The Universe Would Have to Adjust' in 2021, the band's seventh studio album.
Pål Angelskår : vocals, guitar
Jon Arild Stieng : guitars, vocal
Harald Sommerstad : keys
Henrik Harr Widerøe : bass, banjo, vocals
Halvor Høgh Winsnes : drums
Walking Home From Nicole's - 2001
If I Told You, You Were Beautiful - 2002
Up For You & I - 2004
Reasons to Hang Around - 2006
Candy Store - 2007
Either Way I Think You Know 2009
Napkin Poetry 2019
The Universe Would Have to Adjust 2021
The first record, ''Walking Home From Nicole's'', was released one year later with significant help from singer/songwriter Karen Jo Fields.
In November 2001 the band saw the addition of guitarist Jon Arild Stieng and the duo went on tour for the first time in the spring of 2002. Berczelly left the band and concentrated full-time on producing, which he has done for the band ever since.
The band's next album ''If I Told You'', ''You Were Beautiful'' was recorded in Stieng's house in Oslo that same summer, and was released in October. For the upcoming tour of spring 2003 keyboardist Harald Sommerstad joined, and the band was now a trio.
Prior to the Norwegian Quart-festivalen the same year, the band was extended further by drummer Halvor Høgh Winsnes (Fast Winston Doom of Thulsa Doom) and bassist Henrik Widerøe. The band was complete and in the late summer "Up For You & I" was recorded at Sommerstad's cabin near Halden in the south of Norway. The album was released in January 2004, and was an immediate success, boasting 24 weeks on the official Norwegian albums chart, a gold record and numerous price award nominations for best Norwegian pop album of the year.
After the following tour of more than 100 gigs both nationally and abroad (France, Switzerland and Germany), the band spent the greater part of 2005 in Berczelly's studio, and released their fourth album 'Reasons To Hang Around' in January 2006. For it, they were awarded the Norwegian Grammy equivalent Spellemannsprisen.
2007 saw the release of 'Candy Store', a compilation featuring 2 discs, the first one containing a selection of the band's favourites and the second one containing previously unreleased material. After the release of the album, the band embarked on a Norwegian tour in September, followed by tours of Germany, France and Switzerland during the first four months of 2008.
In 2009 the band released 'Either Way I Think You Know'. The music featured on this album has been compared to the works of Tindersticks and Midlake. After touring to promote the album, Minor Majority went on hiatus.
Leader Pål Angelskår decided to focus on his solo career and released 2 albums in 2012 and 2015.
Minor Majority returned with their first album in 10 years in 2019 entitled 'Napkin Poetry'.
It was followed by 'The Universe Would Have to Adjust' in 2021, the band's seventh studio album.
Pål Angelskår : vocals, guitar
Jon Arild Stieng : guitars, vocal
Harald Sommerstad : keys
Henrik Harr Widerøe : bass, banjo, vocals
Halvor Høgh Winsnes : drums
Walking Home From Nicole's - 2001
If I Told You, You Were Beautiful - 2002
Up For You & I - 2004
Reasons to Hang Around - 2006
Candy Store - 2007
Either Way I Think You Know 2009
Napkin Poetry 2019
The Universe Would Have to Adjust 2021
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Minor Majority Lyrics
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As Good As It Gets So, your appearance made them forget They never loved you f…
Come Back to Me Come back to me Come back to me and all the…
Dancing In The Backyard She came to me with that look on her face…
Don't Say You Love Me If we could try one more time in a slower…
Electrolove You're somewhere out there Don't know what you do But your…
If I Told You, You Were Beautiful --------------------------- So, you want to play ”truth or …
Keep Coming Around I say I’m sorry, Way too often, girl You always take…
Let the Night Begin Gotta know for sure, my love would you still pick me…
She Gave Me Away She gave me away Even though she wasn't supposed to say She…
Silently Aware I was thinking about a friend I was left alone again you…
Smile At Everyone So, the plane fell down and the pilot never got…
Somebody Else's Baby She's got a box full of letters, that she looks through…
Supergirl These are all the things I never got to say…
The Dark Half You're running out of time boy Show me what you've got In…
The Things You Say "There's no room", she says while opening her door The kitch…
This Time Time is running out She's not coming over Not even droppin…
What I Deserve There are times she cried When I do wonder why We're…
Wish You'd Hold That Smile This is how it goes Me and you on the…