Ex Norwegian originated in Miami Beach, FLin the summer of 2008 and officially launched at that year's CMJ Festival in New York City, NY after the success of their debut single "Something Unreal." The band was created out of Roger Houdaille's Father Bloopy project, which bassist Carolina Souto was also involved in. The two recruited drummer Arturo Garcia midway through sessions for the debut album. The band immediately stuck a rapport with each other and the South Florida music scene, landing several features in key local media, including the cover of City Link. The band got invited to sign with SESAC at the same time record labels took notice. The band would eventually license their debut album with New York label Dying Van Gogh Records.
"Standby"
After their first tour, the band released their debut album Standby on May 19, 2009 thru Dying Van Gogh Records. Three of the album's songs were co-produced with Fernando Perdomo, including their first radio hit "Something Unreal." Other featured tracks were "Don't Bother," "Fresh Pit" and "Sudeki Lover," a song co-written with Eric Hernandez of Capsule & Kylesa.
"Sketch"
The band spent the later half of 2009 and early 2010 recording their second album, Sketch which was self-produced and eventually self-released in June 2010. On November 15, 2011, Dying Van Gogh Records released the 10-track album, with minor changes from the original. It was a minor hit in college radio, reaching No. 87 on the CMJ chart. They became a spokes group for the bottled water brand evian which ended in a temporary split in March 2011. With the re-release of Sketch, Roger Houdaille re-grouped the band with new musicians and performed in New York, Boston and Miami in support of Sketch.
"House Music and Crack"
Houdaille completed the third Ex Norwegian album, titled House Music which was released October 12, 2012. Dying Van Gogh Records released a teaser single off the album, Original Copy, on February 14, 2012. This was followed by the album Crack which was released on April 2, 2013 via the South Florida based independent label Limited Fanfare Records.
