a-ha: True North

“True North is a letter from a-ha, from the Arctic Circle, a poem from the far north of Norway with new music,” says Magne Furuholmen of a-ha’s first collection of new songs since 2015’s Cast In Steel. This is different, more than a straightforward album – unique for a-ha. True North is a new album, but it is also a film capturing a-ha while recording the songs over two early November 2021 days in Bodø, the Norwegian city located 25km inside the Arctic Circle and record with the Norwegian orchestra, Arctic Philharmonic. Between 10 studio albums, several compilations and 4 live albums, a-ha has sold over 100 million records worldwide. The music video for the song Take On Me is considered to be one of the most distinctive music videos from the 1980s and in 2020, the music video reached 1 billion views on YouTube. becoming one of only 4 songs from the entire 20th century to achieve this elusive mark.