Great Northern is listed as alternative music artists. I sometimes wonder who it is that classifies music as one kind or another. When they (whoever they are) lists Great Northern as Alternative; an alternative to what? Great Northern is not a mainstream rock band to be sure; they lean more toward the musical styles of bands like Iceland's Sigur Ros or The Coast or Madrid from Canada - more on the line of new age pop or ambient rock. The biggest difference between Great Northern and some other ambient rock bands is that Great Northern's pieces include English lyrics.