Norwegian guitarist Hedvig Mollestad first came to our attention here at Panic Manual with “Bewitched, Dwarfed And Defeathered” off of her 2019 album Smells Funny, recorded alongside her trio.
Mollestad’s musical prowess and adventurousness were quite evident on that release and she’s since continued down that path, with her latest release Maternity Beat, recorded with the Trondheim Jazz Orchestra (who have also worked with the likes of Chick Corea and Joshua Redman), serving as the next stop in her musical journey.
“On the Horizon, part 2”, the latest single off of the upcoming album, sees Mollestad’s jazz-meets-math rock guitar work augmented by the stellar sounds of the 9-piece Trondheim Jazz Orchestra. Check it out.
Maternity Beat is out November 18 via Rune Grammofon.