19 Nov 2013

NONONO
Pumpin Blood

Warner Bros Records/One More Tune

WE SAY

There's a giddying sense of déjà vu about NONONO's Pumpin Blood, and not just because of its passing resemblance to another moment of purse-lipped pop perfection by a trio of Swedes. If you think you haven't heard former Zane Lowe Next Hype and Radio 1 Track of the Day Pumpin Blood, the most likely explanation is that you are mistaken; it has, thanks to syncs with Samsung, Netflix and 4Music, achieved a level of ubiquity that would embarrass the most ambitious Kardashian. Not that NONONO try anything like that hard; they are a band, as no doubt you'll have noticed, who like to say no. Singer Stina Wäppling signed a Swedish publishing deal at the age of 21 and then promptly left the country to study psychology, later teaming up with producers Tobias 'Amsta' Jimson and Michel Rocwell (Beatrice EliIcona Pop) almost as a back-up plan. Their Nordic cool is a gift for the press (glowing write-ups in the Guardian and the Sunday Times) while Pumpin Blood - incidentally not their only tune - has daytime radio written all over it. We're excited to hear more from their debut album, due next year.

CONTACTS

Label: Hayley Marchant, Warner Bros Records
Radio: Jane Arthy, Warner Bros Records
Press/Online: Morad Khokar, Warner Bros Records
TV: Natalie Hughes, Warner Bros Records
Management: Tomas Jernberg, Warner Music Sweden

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