The Familiar

Above the Arctic Circle during Norway’s season of darkness (aka “mørketiden”), a chance encounter between an American and a Norwegian spawned a transatlantic musical labor of love called The Familiar. Working together exclusively via email and texts, the duo of native New Yorker Ruth Mirsky (ex The Drums) and producer Mads Martinsen, who was born and bred in Tromsø, Norway, is the northern lights meeting the skyscrapers of New York. Their sound, hailed as “seductive synthpop" by The Guardian, has evolved over the past few years with 2 independently released EPs, numerous syncs including an HP/Virgin Racing commercial and the trailer theme music for the TV show "Unge Lovende" (NRK, Norway), as well as several music videos.

The Familiar is working on a new EP and plan on touring Norway for the first time in 2019.

The Familiar er elektropop-duoen Ruth Mirsky og Mads Martinsen. Deres musikk fanger iskalde rytmer fra nord for Polarsirkelen til New York. Det er et samarbeid mellom to fremmede med helt ulik bakgrunn, som finner inspirasjon i det Nordnorske vintermørke uten sol, den lyse sommer uten natt, og en storby som aldri sover. The Familiar’s musikklandskaper er magiske og nye, intime og frodige, koblet sammen med pop-hooks skapt uten at de to noen gang jobber i samme rom.

http://thefamiliar1.bandcamp.com
"Dark Eyes" Video: http://youtu.be/q8Si1i3w2JI
"All in White" Video: http://youtu.be/g2hQ8E7kZoE

The Familiar's albums: "Seconds" (2016), "Rooms" (2014)

THE GUARDIAN "seductive synth-pop'"
UNDER THE RADAR MAGAZINE "prepare to be blown away"
BITCANDY "breathtaking debut"
GAFFA "insanely irresistible electropop"
NRK P3 "UKAS URØRT"-Featured Undiscovered Artist, Norway
LINE OF BEST FIT "as seductive as they come"
LONDON IN STEREO "it’s everything we can’t resist"
CRACK IN THE ROAD "lustful and seductive in equal measures, verging upon being an indie-dance hit "
PERFECT MIDNIGHT WORLD "definitely hits all the right buttons to stand out"
CLICK AND LISTEN IT "superbly submerged polar pop tune"

The Familiar’s tracks

• Stuck Together by The Familiar
• Patience by The Familiar
• Don't Give In by The Familiar