Following her Songs 2003-2013 compilation released earlier this year, Sweden-based Norwegian singer-songwriter Ane Brun has put out an accompanying, double-disc Rarities collection, also on her Balloon Ranger Recordings label. The album comes in response to fan requests, with Brun saying: “Rarities is a compilation of songs and recordings that have either not been released, or have been released on other compilations or as singles. This is a way to empty our cupboards of recordings that have been lying around, and another way to mark my ten year anniversary as an artist. When we planned the ‘Songs 2003-2013′ retrospective album we realised that we actually had a lot of good unreleased stuff in our archive”, she explained. “Enough to make a great double album – the kind of album that fans love. It made sense to release it this year when I celebrate ten years as a recording artist. We decided to put everything we liked on the album, so it ended up with 20 tracks”.