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“Edendale” is the seventh studio album (2 complilations and one live album completes the 10 album strong back catalog) by the Norwegian rock band Bigbang, but the first official album release with new material in the US. There will be a record release event @ The Roxy (Sunset Strip, West Hollywood) in Los Angeles, Thursday January 21st. Details can be found on the concerts page!         

1. Play Louder
2. Call Me
3. Swedish Television
4. Isabel
5. Freeway Flowers
6. Bag Of Leaves
7. To The Max
8. Head Over Heels
9. Now´s Not A Good Time
10. One Step At A Time
11. Something Special (US bonus track)
12. Falling (US bonus track)
13. Wild Bird (US bonus track)
- “Something Special” and “Wild Bird” are featured on previously released albums in Norway. “Falling” has only been available as digital download, so this is the first physical edition of the song. Also notable is that track 8 “Head Over Heels” actually is an old song, released on the 2005 record “Poetic Terrorism”. On the US version of Edendale this track is switched with the song “Jumpsuit”, who appeared on the Norwegian ”Edendale” release.          

Click here to read the available reviews of Edendale (Norwegian version)
(Mostly in Norwegian)         

- Norwegian release date March 9th, 2009, US release January 19th, 2010
- Release on CD, Vinyl and digital download         

- Album produced by Greg Richling (The Wallflowers) & Øystein Greni
- Mixing by Bryan Cook (Damien Rice, Jackson Browne, Jewel, Aimee Mann, Stevie Nicks, Elton John and more)
- Mastering by Gavin Lurssen (R. Plant / Alison Krauss, Ben Harper, Tom Waits, Elvis Costello and more)         

- Several local guest musicians contribute:
* David Rawlings (Gillian Welch, Ryan Adams) – guitar
* Jared Nelson Smith (Hello Stranger) – guitar         

Representing BigBang on the record: Nikolai Eilertsen, Olaf Olsen and Øystein Greni

- Edendale is a historical name of a Los Angeles district. Placed northwest of downtown LA the area is today known as Echo Park and the eastern part of Silver Lake. This is the district where the band have lived and played most of their music during the USA visit. 100 year ago this area hosted most of the larger studio movie companies, during the time of the silent movies.         

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Complete booklet credits:         

Produced by Greg Richling and Øystein Greni
Recorded and mixed by Bryan Cook
Recorded at Sound City Studios
Assisted by Adam Fuller
Mixed at Sonora Studios
Assisted by Chris Constable and C2
Mastered by Gavin Lurssen         

Olaf Olsen: Drums, Harmonies and percussion.
Nikolai Hængsle Eilertsen: Bass. Guitar, Percussion, Harmonies, and piano on “To The Max”.
Øystein Greni: Vocals, electric and acoustic Gitars.         

Joshua Moore: Harmonium, Harmonies, Piano, Hammond and Wurlitzer.         

Additional musicians: Maria Orieta: Guitar on “Play Louder”.
David Larring and Greg Richling: Harmonies “Now Is Not A Good Time”.
Torgny Amdam: Harmonies on “To The Max”.
James Gadson: Drums on “To The Max”.
Makeda and Dee Dee O’Neil: Harmonies on “Bag Of Leaves”.
Martin Winstad: Congas on “To The Max”.
Dave Natale: Harmonies on “Swedish Television”.
Jared Nelson Smith: Zorba-Guitar on “Bag Of Leaves”.
Dave Rawlings: Telecaster on “Now Is Not A Good Time”         

All songs written by Øystein Greni Except “Play Louder” by Maria Orieta / Øystein Greni, “To The Max” by Nikolai Hængsle Eilertsen / Øystein Greni, “Freeway Flowers” by Joshua Moore / Øystein Greni, “Jumpsuit” by Christian Engfelt / Øystein Greni.         

Cover photo by Stian Andersen.
Design by Dimitri Kayiambakis.
Booklet photos by Sølve Sæther.