Oliver Hohlbrugger and Tungenes Lighthouse on a dark November evening fit together like a glove. Hohlbrugger’s critically acclaimed album Nothing's Changed, Everything Is New was released in April this year, and in November, he will perform solo at Tungenes.
Nothing's Changed, Everything Is New draws from various styles and eras in music history, with touches of jazz, post-rock, new wave, and avant-garde. Wrapped in a dreamy layer of nostalgia with echoes from the '70s and '80s, Bowie-esque approaches, sometimes experimental but always melodic, the album evokes familiarity while being sharp, unique, and modernist. Recorded between an abandoned mansion in Jæren, Elektrolüd in Stavanger, and Brooklyn, New York, the album takes you on a journey akin to a cinematic, nocturnal drive through bustling intersections, dark side streets, and deserted neon-lit avenues. Searching for an exit.
MOJO ⭐⭐⭐⭐: "Be it pulsing Bright Lights, VU-rocker Velveteen, or the dramatic title track, it's a mash-up of Coltrane, Brel, Floyd, and Tindersticks."
"What a happening of an album!" 5/6 Beatblogger
"Channels his inner Bowie" Aftenbladet 5/6
"The record proves to be a total work of art" Lost and Found one grenzen.
"...fantastic songwriting" 5/6 Westzeit
Doors open: 19:30
Refreshments available.
The lighthouse is located in Randaberg, just a 15-minute drive from Stavanger.