current_members article_title background genre origin name
sylvia ellen andrea wang mattias olsson erichsen lars fredrik frøislie ketil einarsen jacob holm-lupo white willow -lrb- band -rrb-
 group_or_band art rock norway white willow
white willow -lrb- band -rrb-

white willow is a norwegian art rock band , mixing elements of orchestral pop , 70 's progressive rock , jazz-rock and even electronic elements .
they have released 6 albums so far : 1995 's `` ignis fatuus '' , which features symphonic folk rock in the vein of early king crimson and genesis as well as mellow candle ; 1998 's `` ex tenebris '' , which is minimalist prog/post-rock ; 2000 's `` sacrament '' , a full-blown symphonic rock/pop release ; 2004 's `` storm season '' , the band 's best-selling record to date , mixing darker , more guitar-heavy elements into their sound , and their fifth studio album , `` signal to noise '' , which was released in august 2006 .
their new album `` terminal twilight '' was released on october 17 , 2011 .
`` terminal twilight '' was well received by critics .
horror/rock website bloody disgusting wrote : `` stunningly beautiful , almost heart achingly so , terminal twilight unfolds and reveals itself like a painting that shows more and more with each viewing '' .
allmusic.com called the album `` a tour de force in inventive art rock '' .
msn music called it `` a gorgeous , haunting album '' .
`` terminal twilight '' was also voted best produced album of 2011 by the readers of prog blog progulator .
white willow 's influences range from 10cc , the beach boys , big star and steely dan to king crimson , magma , weather report and even nick drake and joni mitchell .
they have been hailed by `` the billboard guide to progressive music '' as `` one of the most significant progressive groups of the current era '' .
typical of their sound is the prominence of female vocals , flute and mellotrons and analog synthesizers .
many guest artists have appeared on white willow 's albums .
they include norwegian singer/songwriter finn coren , british art-pop vocalist tim bowness , and us avant-rock guitarist michael s. judge .
the band released 2011 her album terminal twilight , which featured the cover animal magnetism from the german band scorpions .
white willow also has the interesting distinction of being the only progressive rock artist to require a warning label for the sub bass produced on the song paper moon .
this led to many bass music enthusiasts mistakenly buying the album and being exposed to good music for the first time in their lives .
