With her band Katzenjammer on hiatus, Norwegian artist Solveig Heilo embarks on a career of her own. Playing guitar, trumpet, banjo, harp, flute, accordion, mandolin, ukulele, drums, bass and many other instruments, she isn’t only a singer, but a multi-instrumentalist, as you will hear on her first solo album Skinhorse Playground, which she releases on 6 October.

America is Sol Heilo’s new solo single. It featured here before, but I like it so much, I made it this week’s Carte Blanche Music Wildcard, giving it the most prominent place on the blog for seven days in a row.

Make sure you watch the video, it took 744 hours to make! The raw material, all shot with her iPhone, is 27 hours long and she filmed 42 locations in addition to 24 close-ups in her living room and garden.

Werner Schlosser

I’m a music industry watcher and journalist. Worked at a CD club, a record store chain and was editor in chief of an entertainment trade magazine. Have been in the radio business since 1987, producing and presenting shows. Was music director of several stations. Also, I developed the European Border Breakers Chart, Music Moves Europe Talent Chart and ESNS Chart. CEO of Werner Bros. tekst | uitleg.