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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"; color:black">PERFORMING ON VH1’s
<i>BIG MORNING BUZZ</i> <br>
TOMORROW MORNING JUNE 3<sup>rd </sup>+ <i>CONAN </i>ON<i> </i>JUNE 17<sup>th</sup><i>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"; color:black">New Album
<i>Islander </i>Out June 23<sup>rd</sup> </span></b></p>
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<i><span style="font-size:9.5pt; font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"">“…first single [‘Come Around’] from his third album is a funk-kissed delight, smooth but with substance and a fair indicator of what's to come with
</span></i><em><span style="font-size:9.5pt; font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"; font-style:normal">Islander</span></em><i><span style="font-size:9.5pt; font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"">…”
<b>SPIN</b><span style="color:black"></span></span></i></p>
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<i><span style="font-size:9.5pt; font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"; color:black">“Conjuring the raw sound of Richie Havens and Sly Stone with the spirit of Mayer Hawthorne and Sharon Jones, Bernhoft is so obviously a star that it feels only a matter
of time before he breaks stateside.” <b>Los Angeles Times</b></span></i><span style="font-size:9.5pt; color:black"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:9.5pt; font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"; color:black">“Part of the fascination is that he’s a one-man band with an unusual approach to building songs…what sets
him apart from the Keller <span class="spelle">Williamses</span> of the world is the fact that Bernhoft crafts unapologetically mainstream tunes in the vein of Lenny
<span class="spelle">Kravitz</span> or maybe [Robin]<span class="spelle">Thicke</span>.” <b>The Village Voice</b></span></i><span style="font-size:9.5pt; color:black"></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:9.5pt; font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"; color:black">“…what he [Bernhoft] did with those few tools was quite extraordinary. Using them, and via a process of
instant recording, looping and layering, he was able to create the sound of a full band – including all the instrumental parts plus backing singers on rich harmonies.”
<b>The Guardian</b></span></i><span style="font-size:9.5pt; color:black"></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"; color:black">International rising star and stunning solo performer,<b> Bernhoft</b> will play his retro-soul single “<b>Come Around</b>” for two U.S.
TV appearances this month. Tomorrow morning (<b>June 3<sup>rd</sup></b>) <b>Bernhoft</b> will make his debut on
<b><i>Vh1 Big Morning Buzz</i></b>, which will be followed up with a captivating performance on<b><i> CONAN
</i></b>come<b> Tuesday, June 17<sup>th</sup></b>.<b><i> </i></b>“<b>Come Around</b>” is from
<b>Bernhoft</b>’s forthcoming album <b style="font-style: italic;">Islander</b> (out<b style="font-style: italic;"> </b></span><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"; color:black"><b>June 23<sup>rd</sup>
</b>via <b>Big Picnic Records</b>). </span><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"; color:black"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"; color:black">The Norwegian’s newest collection was
<span class="normalchar">inspired by Swedish pop, the trailblazing soul of Stevie Wonder and Sly Stone, and the intricate folk-rock of Carole King</span>. Recorded in England’s Isle of Wight, the LP features a guest appearance from GRAMMY award-winning singer
<b>Jill Scott</b> and was produced by <b>Paul Butler</b> (<b>Michael <span class="spelle">
Kiwanuka</span></b> and <span class="spelle"><b>Devendra</b></span><b> <span class="spelle">
Banhart</span></b>).</span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"; color:black">In support of
<i>Islander</i>, <b>Bernhoft </b>will take his raved about one-man-band performance on the road, headlining two shows in the States -
<b>Los Angeles</b>’ <b>The Troubadour</b> on <b>Monday, June 16<sup>th</sup></b> and
<b>NYC</b>’s <b>Bowery Ballroom</b> on </span><b><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"; color:black">Tuesday, June 24<sup>th</sup></span></b><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"; color:#1F497D">.</span><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"; color:black">
<b>Bernhoft</b> will then fly to the UK to give 3 special performances during <b>
Glastonbury 2014</b> (<b>June 25<sup>th</sup>-29<sup>th</sup></b>). This Fall <b>
Bernhoft</b> will play for the first time ever <b>Austin City Limits</b>, which will take place over two weekends in October. All tour dates listed below.
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</span><a href="http://www.npr.org/2013/06/23/193911536/bernhoft-a-norwegian-hard-rocker-dives-into-funky-soul" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"">PRESS HERE </span></a><span class="normalchar"><span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"; color:black">to
listen Bernhoft perform live on <b><i>NPR</i> <i>Weekend Edition</i></b> </span></span><span class="normalchar"><span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"; color:#1F497D"> <br>
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to watch Bernhoft perform live on <b><i>The Arsenio Hall Show</i></b> </span></span><span class="normalchar"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="normalchar"><b><u><span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"; color:black">Bernhoft Summer 2014 Tour Dates (U.S. dates in BOLD):</span></u></b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="normalchar"><span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"; color:black">6/20 Oslo, Norway @ Scene Grefsenkollen</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="normalchar"><span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"; color:black">6/24 New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="normalchar"><span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"; color:black">6/25-6/29 Pilton, UK @ Glastonbury</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="normalchar"><span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"; color:black">10/3-10/5 Austin, TX @ Austin City Limits</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span class="normalchar"><span style="font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Century Gothic","sans-serif"; color:black">10/10-10/12 Austin, TX @ Austin City Limits </span></span></p>
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