A Ha’s Latest Hit Release

I am a huge A Ha fan, from way back, and was excited about their latest, and ninth album release. This album has the traditional sounds that fans love with a new spin to keep it current for new fans to enjoy. A Ha is a Norwegian band with an incredible sound, that gets better with each album they release.

A Ha is a band put together with Morten Harket, lead vocalist, Paul Waaktaar-Savoy, guitarist and Magne Furuholmen, keyboardist. The group originally formed in 1982 when they left Norway and took the music industry by surprise in London. The name, which means affirmative or a positive connotation in many languages, was suppose to be the title of one of their songs. Since it was simple, unique and easy to say the band agreed that it would be a perfect name for them, as well.

The title of their latest album is Foot of the Mountain, is a new release that has just hit the stores in much of the world, outside the US that is. Already the title track is getting notable attention in the UK and around the world. It is running up the charts, and perhaps that is because it has that synth pop sound that made the band famous in the first place. They are once again reverting back to those original sounds that gained them so much notoriety in the 80s. They haven’t had a single to this well on the UK charts since, Take on Me in 1985, so this may just be their big re-entry onto the top 40 scene.

It is refreshing that at a time when many groups have tried to reinvent who they are, A Ha decide to stay true to themselves and add a little modern spin for the new generation of listeners. This is important since the top 40 listeners of today differ from those who listened back in the 1980′s.

In any case, don’t miss out on the opportunity to purchase this incredible synth-based album. Paul and Magne together and separately wrote all the songs for this album and they are a combination of A-has old sound and their connection to their homeland. It is a wonderful collection of work and although I can honestly say that Sunny Mystery is personally my favorite track, they are all exceptional and deserve the worldwide attention that they are getting.