The Simple Life is Magnet

Magnet (musician)

Magnet is the pseudonym of Norwegian singer-songwriter Even Johansen . To date, he has released four full-length studio albums as well as several singles and EPs. Johansen draws upon many influences, including folk, pop, and electronica...

's fourth album, first released in Norway

Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

 on March 26, 2007 where it debuted on the album chart at #1, and then in the US on September 18, 2007, and the UK on March 24, 2008. The album follows less than two years after his previous effort The Tourniquet

The Tourniquet

The Tourniquet is Magnet's third album, first released in Norway on May 30, 2005 where it debuted on the album chart at #2. The album is named after the drink "The Tourniquet," which Even sampled "in a Singapore airport bar, en route back from Los Angeles after recording there." There were two...

. All songs were written by Magnet except for "She's Gone," written by Bob Marley

Bob Marley

Robert Nesta "Bob" Marley, OM was a Jamaican singer-songwriter and musician. He was the rhythm guitarist and lead singer for the ska, rocksteady and reggae band Bob Marley & The Wailers...

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Track listing

1. "The Gospel Song" – 3:32
2. "You Got Me" – 3:48
3. "Lonely No More" – 3:05
4. "Count" – 3:31
5. "She's Gone" – 3:24
6. "A Little Happier" – 3:51
7. "Navigator" – 3:39
8. "The Simple Life" – 4:28
9. "Slice of Heaven" – 4:26
10. "Volatile" – 4:15
11. "Lucid" – 2:06

Singles

• Lonely No More EP (June 30, 2008)
  1. "Lonely No More"
  2. "Pennydrop"
  3. "1997"
  4. "Selfhelper"

Norwegian reviews

• Aftenposten link
• Bergensavisen link
• Bergens Tidende link
• Dagbladet.no link
• VG Nett link