Alet Viegas
Essay

Revealed: Nansy’s First Single Since 2003 Reunites Indie Pop’s Lost Summer

Oslo’s Nansy—pioneering indie pop duo from the early 2000s—reunites after 21 years to release *Need You Around*, their long-awaited debut album and first full project since their 2003 breakup. Channeling the jangly warmth of The Sundays and The Cardigans, their reunion revives a vanished summer-vibe aesthetic. Fans celebrate the belated arrival of a lost sound, now fully realized and shimmering with nostalgia and renewal.

By Alet Viegas·

Oslo-based indie act Nansy first got their start in the early 2000s, evoking the same jangly and sunny side of indie pop as acts like The Sundays or The Cardigans. The band split up after just one EP release and spent the intervening years pursuing other projects, however, they recently reunited to finally record their first full-length debut, Need You Around.

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