Madrugada (band)

Madrugada
Frode Jacobsen (L) and Sivert Høyem in 2008
Frode Jacobsen (L) and Sivert Høyem in 2008
Background information
OriginStokmarknes, Norway
Genres
Years active1993–2008, 2018–present
LabelsEMI/Virgin
Members
Past members
Websitemadrugada.no

Madrugada is a Norwegian alternative rock band formed in the town of Stokmarknes in 1993. Its key members have included Sivert Høyem (vocals), Robert Burås (guitar), and Frode Jacobsen (bass). After Burås' death on 12 July 2007, Høyem and Jacobsen decided to finish recording what was to be their final album in the original lineup.[1] On 21 January 2008, the band released Madrugada and announced that they would split after one last tour. They performed their final concert on 15 November 2008.[2]

In June 2018, it was announced that Høyem, Jacobsen, and Lauvland Pettersen had reformed the band for a series of shows in 2019.

According to Anders Kaasen of Allmusic, the band was noted for "its bareboned blues-inspired alt-rock" at the end of the 1990s.[3]

  1. ^ Bergan, Jon Vidar (14 December 2011). Madrugada. Store Norske Leksikon. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  2. ^ "Madrugada". Biography. Norsk musikkinformasjon MIC.no. 6 August 2006. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  3. ^ Kaasen, Anders. "Madrugada". Biography. Allmusic. Retrieved 19 October 2014.