Norine Braun and the Mood Swings cd won the 2003 "CD of the Year Awards" at kweevak.com. They were presented as one of the Top-50 CDs sent to the website kweevak.com in the 2002 calendar year. In the opinion of the judges these CDs represented the best submissions received for the year in terms of musical quality, production and overall theme!

The dazzling and dynamic line up on the cd are Bill Waldron on drums, Roger Skinner on keys, Rick Law on bass and Mark McKenzie on lead guitar and harmony vocals.

Norine's repertoire ranges from ethereal, reflective moods to sizzling bluesy rock that test the limit of popular music.

1. Frontliner Blues
2. Give Me Love
3. Wounded Little Bird
4. No More
5. Fools
6. One Breath
7. Cruel Streak
8. Devil's Daughter
9. The One That Got Away
10. Carefully Watch the News
11. Crow
12. Climb the Mountain
13. Running on the Edge
14. Who Are You

Listen to: the entire album.

Release date: 4/2/2004
Norine Braun lives in British Columbia Canada

Tagged as: Alt Rock, Rock, Ironic Rock

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