Lommedalen, Bærum, Norway (2006 – present)

The Society of Poor Academics (abbreviated as tSoPA or SOPA) consists of Eivind Kirkeby and various collaborators. Lo-fi pop by default, Eivind likes to call his music naïve minimalism. He made his debut as a musician in 2006 with the free downloadable covers compilation Ingen liker Eivind Kirkeby, and has since released a number of albums and EPs.

Eivind is also the lyricist for Lonely Boy, a duo he formed together with ANT.


"Eivind is a bizarre character, he isn’t much of a singer and the bulk of his arrangements are simplistically minimal and suspiciously Sega sounding but his bilingual lyricism walks a perfect line between twee-ly naïve and savagely weathered. His perfect ear for sound and tempo, knowing where to give us more and where to give us less, combined with his unique narrative makes him something of a stand-out figure in the world of bedroom pop. His eclectic cocktail of Electro Pop, Cutesy Twee, Antifolk and Lo-Fi Indie offers a pleasingly varied canvas on which he tells his tales." - GoldFlakePaint
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