Album Stream: Old Friends via AOL Spinner
MP3: "Nightwalking" via Stereogum
MP3: "Someone Is Waiting" via Filter Magazine

Old Friends, the latest record from Norway's I Was A King, is out now on Sounds Familyre. The full album is available to stream this week via AOL Spinner! In addition, an anticipated split single with I Was A King and label head Danielson is on the way as well.

Having previously collaborated with the likes of Sufjan Stevens and Emil Nikolaisen (Serena Maneesh), it's no surprise that the new record features a bizarre cross-section of musical backgrounds as well, represented by indie-music luminaries (Daniel Smith, John Ringhofer, Emil Nikolaisen), an avant-classical composer (Joshua Stamper), a free-jazz drummer (Kevin Shea), an electronic music diva (Anne Lise Frøkedal). Indeed, their work together would seem strange were it not for the compellingly simple songs and clarion melodies of Frode Strømstad that provide a sure anchor for such wildly disparate musical proclivities.

The album was recorded in April 2010 as the inaugural project for Daniel Smith's Familyre Studio in Clarksboro, NJ.