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From Sunday 06 August 2017

Sauropod sign to Propeller Recordings

Norwegian indie rockers Sauropod have recently signed to Propeller Recordings. The band have also shared a new single through the label, entitled ‘By the Tree’. It follows their debut album, ‘Roaring at the Storm’, which was released last year on Riot Factory.

Thursday 18 February 2016

Sauropod take us through the best of Scandinavian

“It packs a punch, is a lot of fun and has a few very welcome surprises,” so said Max Gayler earlier this year when reviewing ‘Roaring At The Sun’, the latest release by Norwegian trio Sauropod. Those surprises arrived thick and fast on the record, delivering brash punk,

Tuesday 19 January 2016

Punktastic POV Podcast #6: Covered in Guilt Milk

Rob Barbour and Maryam Hassan host the sixth episode of the Punktastic POV Podcast, with new music and discussion about issues in the music scene. Episode Six features tracks from Fuck You, Idiot, Sauropod, Carly from Slingshot Dakota, IDESTROY, Iron Chic and Glue Foot. The pair also discuss the

Thursday 14 January 2016

Just what is a Sauropod?

A quick search reveals the scientific answer – a “lizard-hipped” dinosaur, according to everyone’s most reliable unreliable source, Wikipedia – but that isn’t the result I’m looking for. Sauropod is also a Norwegian trio that, up until the point of writing this, have released three vastly different although equally

Tuesday 12 January 2016

Sauropod – ‘Roaring at the Storm’

Every now and then, we’re graced with the refreshing sound of European enthused rock and roll. It happened with Rammstein, it happened with The Hives and it’s happened with Sauropod. A truly eclectic offering of slacker inspired lyricism contrasts with the scattered melodies that appear throughout the eleven-track LP.

Sauropod share new track, ‘Sunny Day’

Norwegian trio Sauropod have unveiled another cut from their forthcoming ‘Roaring at the Storm’ full-length, due on the 22nd January. ‘Sunny Day’ follows ‘Winter Sun’ and ‘Headphones’, setting the record up as a truly exciting prospect. “One more song from us to you before the whole record’s out: Here’s ‘Sunny

Wednesday 09 December 2015

Sauropod announce debut album and stream new track

Following on from the release of track, ‘Winter Sun’, Oslo’s Sauropod are back with ‘Headphones’. The fiery track somehow manages to merge upbeat pop with the a unique type of noisy uncertainty. ‘Headphones’ will appear on their newly announced ‘Roaring at the Storm’, due on the 22nd January via

Tuesday 10 November 2015

Sauropod stream new track, ‘Winter Sun’

‘Winter Sun’, the new track by Oslo’s Sauropod, swiftly switches from indie vibes to visceral screams that reek of Pulled Apart By Horses and their ilk. Jonas Røyeng (guitar, vocals), Kamillia Waal Larsen (bass, vocals) and Jørgen Natland Apeness (drums) have been building a reputation in their native Norway, having