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Known as Einar Stray until August 2014. 'Politricks' is the first album under the new name, Einar Stray Orchestra. Einar Stray Orchestra are, despite their young age, one of Norway's most experienced, playful and exciting acts. With over 150 concerts abroad in recent years Einar, Åsa, Simen, Julie, and Lars are well-known for their captivating live shows, filling concert halls and clubs all over Europe. Einar Stray Orchestra’s upcoming sophomore album «Politricks» (Sept. 2014, Riot Factory/Sinnbus) is an album full of sunkissed, sophisticated indie and orchestral post rock with dark and melancholic undertones. The album tells stories of how the innocence of youth crash lands as one gets older, wiser, and perhaps more disillusioned. Musically, Einar Stray Orchestra has evolved from their critically lauded debut album «Chiaroscuro;» «Politricks» shows the band moving closer towards melodic indie pop without losing the distinct character that made 2011's «Chiaroscuro» a favorite among fans and critics at home and abroad. Biography: Inspired by Bright Eyes, Sufjan Stevens and Godspeed You! Black Emperor the (now) 22 year old started out in 2006, recording songs in his bedroom in Sandvika, Norway. As an experimental singer/song-writer he brought musician friends with him on stage, and together they produced both delicate and grandiose sounds with strings, blows and percussion. After meeting fellow norwegian artist Moddi in 2008, they quickly joined forces and released their