Bergen, Norway based indie-rock newcomer Bo Milli releases new single ‘How It Is’, alongside the official release of previous track ‘At The Wheel’ – the latter released on SoundCloud back in March to fervent praise. The latest signing to MADE Management (Sigrid, AURORA), ‘How It Is’ was co-produced by Odd Martin Skålnes (Sløtface, Sigrid, AURORA) and teases the release of more new music to come throughout the remainder of 2022.

‘How It Is’ grew out of an attempt at writing a “proper riff” according to Bo Milli, “something bold and power-chordy and maybe a bit dumb”. Lyrically the track proposes an interesting juxtaposition between apathy and youthful determination, seeing her lament procrastination, admit to being on the verge of tears for days at a time and recount thinking she might die on the 10-hour bus ride home.

Speaking more on the original conception of the song and its lyrical inspiration, Bo Milli said: “Originally the chorus was this tiny bit where I say “you know how it is” — a sort of anti-chorus undermining the idea of a thesis statement. This song is mainly made up of lines gesturing towards a vague dissatisfaction everyone seems to relate to, without really saying much outright. The second verse briefly references how this feeling and this way of writing seems to have been pervasive for a good while, as “that strokes hit” plays at some party. They debuted in 2001 with an album that I feel sums up this mode that a lot of music still operates within. Odd Martin came back to me suggesting the song have an actual chorus and when I messed around I found a riff I really liked, something kind of “big” in line with the original idea. I added a couple of lines I’d written while feeling horrible on a very long bus trip.”