http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6964849&variant=artist-playlists&rws=%2Flukestar%2Fplaylists.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, 17 Dec 2009 04:56:54 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.6964849&variant=artist-playlists&rws=%2Flukestar%2Fplaylists.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://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.26260589&variant=play&rws=%2Flukestar%2Fplaylists.rss Alt/Punk Sat, 12 Dec 2009 11:15:22 -0800 Playlists Featuring Lukestar on Rhapsody Online 26260589 ply.26260589 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.26260589&variant=play&rws=%2Flukestar%2Fplaylists.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.25183014&variant=play&rws=%2Flukestar%2Fplaylists.rss Alt/Punk Tue, 22 Sep 2009 10:30:39 -0700 Playlists Featuring Lukestar on Rhapsody Online 25183014 ply.25183014 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=ply.25183014&variant=play&rws=%2Flukestar%2Fplaylists.rss