Sondre Lerche Schools Us On The Pronunciation Of Norwegian Band Names

Last week I went to the Norwegian Consulate in Manhattan, where all Norwegian musicians live when they play Bowery Ballroom (someone fact check that), and I ran into Sondre Lerche, the Bergen-born singer-songwriter who just released a lovely new album called 'Acrobats' on PLZ/Virgin. He’s on tour in the US this month before heading home for a run of shows in Norway.Sondre was kind enough to teach me how to pronounce the names of some other Stereogum-beloved Norwegian artists I have apparently been saying wrong for many years. I even practiced saying [ˈsɔndrə ˈlærkə] before the interview and still got it wrong. Watch below and tell me if you already knew all this...Tickets for Sondre's tour are on sale now, and happy birthday a-ha frontman Morten Harket.TOUR DATES:09/15 Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall09/16 Minneapolis, MN @ The Cedar09/19 Los Angeles, CA @ Sid The Cat Auditorium09/20 Ojai, CA @ Ojai Women’s Club09/21 San Francisco, CA @ The Independent09/24 Portland, OR @ Mission Theater09/25 Seattle, WA @ Triple Door10/01 Bryne, NO @ Hvelvet Scene10/02 Stavanger, NO @Tou10/03 Skien, NO @ Parkbiografen10/07 Tromsø, NO @ Bryggeriet Scene10/08 Hammerfest, NO @Arktisk Kultursenter10/09 Alta, NO @ Rabagast10/10 Bodø, NO @ Beddingen Kulturhus10/14 Copenhagen, DK @ Rust10/15 Oslo, NO @ Parkteatret Scene10/16 Oslo, NO @ Parkteatret Scene10/17 Oslo, NO @ Parkteatret Scene10/22 Oslo, NO @ Parkteatret Scene10/23 Oslo, NO @ Parkteatret Scene10/24 Oslo, NO @ Parkteatret Scene10/29 Kongsberg, NO @ Energimølla10/30 Trondheim, NO @ Byscenen10/31 Sogndal, NO @ Sogndal Kulturhus11/02 Arhus, DK @ Train11/03 Stockholm, SE @ Hus711/04 Gothenburg, SE @ Skeppet11/12 Lisbon, PT @ Auditório da Reitoria da UNL11/13 Aveiro, PT @ Teatro Aveirense11/14 Arcos de Valdevez, PT @ Casa das Artes11/16 Barcelona, ES @ Sala Upload11/17 Madrid, ES @ Sala B11/20 Vienna, AT @ Blue Bird Festival11/21 Torino, IT @ Spazio21111/22 Bologna, IT @ Baumhaus11/23 Milano, IT @ Arci Bellezza11/27 London, UK @ Lower Third11/29 Utrecht, NL @ Vredenburg11/30 Breda, NL @ Mezz12/02 Groningen, NL @ Simplon