Product Details
- An MVD Exclusive
- SKU: AOF359CD
- Format: CD
- UPC: 628070635924
- Street Date: 11/09/18
- PreBook Date: 10/05/18
- Label: Artoffact Records »
- Genre: Alternative/Punk
- Run Time: 40 mins
- Number of Discs: 1
- Year of Production: 2018
- Box Lot: 0
- Territory: WORLD EX EU,GB
- Language: English
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Kaelan Mikla - Nott Eftir Nott
Icelandic post-punk trio Kælan Mikla returns for the group''s third album, Nótt Eftir Nótt.
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Topping a year that catapulted the band onto stages shared with the likes of The Cure and Placebo, Nótt eftir nótt is Kælan Mikla at their most confident, and their most deadly. It's been five years since Margrét Rósa, Laufey Soffia, and Sólveig Matthildur formed the band in Reykjavik, and after several tours and high-profiles stages, as well as two critically-acclaimed albums, Kælan Mikla has truly brought their A-game. Starting off quietly with a creepy, gothed-out and ethereal intro, Nótt eftir nótt erupts with post-punk brilliance and synthlines that harken back to the bad old days of the Batcave, big hair, and Egyptian-inspired eye-liner. Tracks like the melancholy "Hvernig kemst ég upp?" are wonderfully delightful, while the band goes for the big goth dance number on "Skuggadans," succeeding with glorious ease. Near the end of Nótt eftir nótt, when you've already ingested a healthy dose of Diamanda Galas meets The Birthday Party, the title track, produced by popular Icelandic electronic wizard Bang Gang, is basically perfect. Hot on the heels of shows at Roadburn, Meltdown, and The Cure's 40th Anniversary, as well as a Fall tour supporting King Dude, Kælan Mikla are set to take their place as one of darkest aural poets on the world stage. Toronto-based Artoffact Records will release Nótt eftir nótt on CD, vinyl, and digital formats this Fall.
Sales Points
- For fans of Diamanda Galas, The Cure, Joy Division, Chelsea Wolfe.
- Kaelan Mikla has completed tours with Drab Majesty and King Dude, and has supported The Cure.
- Named to REVOLVER's 'Best of 2018'
Press Quotes
Kælan Mikla have grown a lot in the past few years, twisting their dark post-punk approach in multiple fascinating ways.
—-Jes Skolnik, Bandcamp Daily
Threatening darkwave rumblings beneath ominous monologues broadcast in their mother tongue and the occasional cathartic, blood-curdling banshee wail.
—Louise Brown, Roadburn Festival
Unique and mesmerizing.
—Hans Rollmann, Pop Matters
The three witches from Macbeth [with] Poly Styrene punk and Diamanda Galas shrieks.
—Nicoletta Wylde, Drowned In Sound
Their rawness and charisma are enough to convert the staunchest non-believer in their direction.
—Jamie Ludwig, FACTmag
Even Peter Murphy would find himself nodding in approval.
—Laura Studarus, Bandcamp Daily