Malady Announce March 16 Release for Toinen Toista; Title-Track Streaming
Helsinki-based classic progressive rockers Malady will return just as perhaps the hard ground begins to thaw in mid-March with their sophomore full-length, Toinen Toista, and as the newly-streaming opening title-track shows, they’re not lacking for warmth. The band made their debut on Svart Records with a late-2015 self-titled (review here), and if the label’s weighty endorsement isn’t enough to immediately grab your attention — as it should be; “Finnish prog on Svart” is about as clear as dogwhistles get as stand-ins for “this is awesome you should listen to it” — I’ll hope to have more on this one ahead of its actual forthcoming release, whether that’s the international one or that of their home country. We’ll see how it shakes out, but I’ve got my fingers crossed either way. The sooner the better, of course.
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MALADY set release date for new SVART album, reveal first track
Svart Records sets March 16th as the international release date for Malady’s highly anticipated second album, Toinen toista. The album will be released earlier in the band’s native Finland on February 2nd.
Malady’s eponymous debut album was a deserved underground hit, a beautifully realized piece of original Finnish progressive rock which had its roots dug deeply in the sound of the early ’70s. Their second album, Toinen toista, goes even deeper.
Composed and arranged as a collaborative piece by the band, Toinen toista has enough detail to keep one captivated for repeated listens. The music is glazed with the kind of homegrown sweetness only vintage Scandinavian prog rock can offer, but its insides are complex, with layer upon layer of things to discover. Comments lyricist Juuso Jylhänlehto, “This album is open to many interpretations and laden with symbolism, but at its core lays the basic questions of being human and the transient nature of things.”
Much more is to be expected of Malady in the future. The talented quintet sets upon a number of shows after the album’s release in the spring.
Tracklisting for Malady’s Toinen toista
1. Toinen toista
2. Laulu sisaruksille
3. Tiedon kehtolaulu
4. Etsija?n elinehto
5. Nurja puoli
Malady is:
Tony Björkman: Guitar
Babak Issabeigloo: Guitar + Vocals
Juuso Jylhänlehto: Drums
Ville Rohiola: Hammond + Keyboards
Jonni Tanskanen: Bass guitar
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