“Golden Ticket” by Highasakite – A Song Review

     WeAreFans of the Norwegian Pop/Folk band named Highasakite. The introduction to the band was mere luck. Highasakite opened our eyes when they opened for London Grammar.

     The latest release from Highasakite is "Golden Ticket.” The song will be among the eight tracks on Highasakite’s forthcoming sophomore LP "Camp Echo,” which is scheduled for release on May 20 via Propeller Recordings.

     Quoting the email submission from Propeller Recordings (thank you Jodie Grinsted):

   Far from the Wonka-esque fantasies such title would suggest, Highasakite return with lead single ‘Golden Ticket’, embarking a much more dystopian route to escapism. The track opens with “God, if you’re still watching” – a premise lifted from Gunvor Hofmo’s post-World War II poem, ‘Det er ingen hverdag mer’ [translation: there's no more every day], or as vocalist Ingrid Helene Håvik describes it: “Norway’s funeral blues”.

   “It’s a very famous verse, and was used a lot around the time of the Norwegian terrorist attacks [Oslo and Utøya, 2011],” she explains. “The song is very much about escapism, both escaping yourself and the world; just wanting to get high and get out, basically” – a surprising foundation, given the track’s uplifting and undeniable pop sensibilities.

     “Golden Ticket” by Highasakite

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Upcoming Tour Dates
18 MAY 2016 | THE GREAT ESCAPE (UK)
22 MAY 2016 | WHELAN’S, DUBLIN (IE)
23 MAY 2016 | DEAF INSTITUTE, MANCHESTER (UK)
24 MAY 2016 | VILLAGE UNDERGROUND, LONDON (UK)
26 MAY 2016 | PARADISO UPSTAIRS, AMSTERDAM (NL)
18 JUNE 2016 | BERGENFEST, BERGEN (NO)
24 JUNE 2016 | HURRICANE FESTIVAL, SCHEESSEL (DE)
25 JUNE 2016 | SOUTHSIDE FESTIVAL, NEUHAUSEN OB ECK (DE)
28 JUNE | GLEIS 22, MÚNSTER (DE)
29 JUNE 2016 | BI NUU, BERLIN (DE)
30 JUNE 2016 | BRÅVALLA FESTIVAL, NORRKOPING (SE)
1 JULY 2016 | ROSKILDE FESTIVAL (DK)
17 JULY 2016 | LATITUDE FESTIVAL (UK)
30 JULY 2016 | TROLLROCK, BEITOSTØLEN (NO)
12 AUGUST 2016 | ØYAFESTIVALEN, OSLO (NO)
19 AUGUST 2016 | PSTEREO, TRONDHEIM (NO)

20 AUGUST 2016 | PARKENFESTIVALEN, BODØ (NO)