http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6964849&rws=%2Flukestar%2Fdiscography.rssThe intricately arranged, hook-driven post pop of Norway's Lukestar certainly demonstrates careful attention to progressive rock, '80s radio hits and the unrestrained creative volume of the alternative groundswell. But most of that analysis goes out the window at the moment when Truls Heggero's ethereal falsetto comes floating through the speakers. The quartet -- Heggero, Yngve Hilmo, Marius Ergo, and Jorgen Smadal Larsen -- began playing together as teens, earning airplay on Norwegian national radio with two singles off their 2007 debut, <I>Lake Toba</I>. In the months following the release, the band's popularity spread beyond its homeland with international tours and foreign releases of its debut, which was lauded by British and American tastemakers like <I>NME</I> and Pitchfork. - Nate CavalieriIndie/Alternativeen720Thu, 3 Dec 2009 01:58:32 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6964849&rws=%2Flukestar%2Fdiscography.rss The intricately arranged, hook-driven post pop of Norway's Lukestar certainly demonstrates careful attention to progressive rock, '80s radio hits and the unrestrained creative volume of the alternative groundswell. But most of that analysis goes out the window at the moment when Truls Heggero's ethereal falsetto comes floating through the speakers. The quartet -- Heggero, Yngve Hilmo, Marius Ergo, and Jorgen Smadal Larsen -- began playing together as teens, earning airplay on Norwegian national radio with two singles off their 2007 debut, <I>Lake Toba</I>. In the months following the release, the band's popularity spread beyond its homeland with international tours and foreign releases of its debut, which was lauded by British and American tastemakers like <I>NME</I> and Pitchfork. - Nate Cavalieri http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.19750285&rws=%2Flukestar%2Fdiscography.rss Indie/Alternative Tue, 3 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 Lukestar Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.19750285 alb.19750285 Lukestar art.6964849 9.99 Lake Toba alb.19750285 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/5/1/0/1210151_170x170.jpg 2009-11-03 00:00:00.0 2009-11-03 00:00:00.0 true false main-release http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.19750285&rws=%2Flukestar%2Fdiscography.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.19750285&variant=data&rws=%2Flukestar%2Fdiscography.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.28715598&rws=%2Flukestar%2Fdiscography.rss Indie/Alternative Sun, 31 May 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Lukestar Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.28715598 alb.28715598 Lukestar art.6964849 8.99 Alpine Unit alb.28715598 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/6/0/5/1705063_170x170.jpg 2009-05-31 00:00:00.0 null true false single http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.28715598&rws=%2Flukestar%2Fdiscography.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.28715598&variant=data&rws=%2Flukestar%2Fdiscography.rss