Embla and the Karidotters is a project by former Razika drummer Embla Karidotter. After the successful Norwegian indie band went on hiatus, Embla gathered her "Karidotters" from talented bands like Honningbarna, Sløtface, Slomosa, and Aiming for Enrike. They quickly began playing concerts and recording music. The renowned producer Matias Tellez was behind the band's first two releases, but on their latest album, ‘Off Leash’, they did everything themselves, with multi-instrumentalist Simen Følstad Nilsen producing and mixing the album. The band's second album continues their “honky tonk noir” sound, with references to Ennio Morricone, Nancy Sinatra, and David Lynch films, featuring lyrics that are humorous, self-deprecating, and melancholic. Karidotter describes the release as having a detached relationship with country, in the sense that they don’t worry about what is right or wrong within the genre, while still drawing inspiration from classic country rock of the 1950s and 1960s.