Superlynx Post “Into the Sun” Video; New Album Due This Fall
We don’t even get the title of the new Superlynx album yet, let alone the release date — guessing September based on ‘early Autumn’ below — but we do find out that the Norwegian former-trio are now a four-piece with the addition of second guitarist Espen Krøll alongside vocalist/bassist Pia Isaksen, guitarist Daniel Bakken, and drummer Ole Teigen and there’s the reveal of the first single from the impending long-player called “Into the Sun,” which is delightfully headfirst-dive-in immersive in its post-doom wash and hypnotic melody. There’s a video for the song at the bottom of the post. If you skip from here, I won’t argue.
If you’re still here, thanks. Superlynx were announced last month as signing to Argonauta for their next full-length, so this news is part of a campaign already in progress, but that’s just fine. The band’s next album will follow behind 2021’s Solstice EP (review here) and be their fourth overall and first for Argonauta, though the Italian label also issued Isaksen‘s solo album under the Pia Isa moniker, 2022’s Distorted Chants (review here). Their last record was 2021’s Electric Temple (review here), which pushed deeper into the kinds of atmospherics that “Into the Sun” seems to present with stately patience. I’m looking forward to this album, if you couldn’t tell. I dig the band. You might also if you get the chance to check them out.
And with that, we turn it over to the PR wire and its magically blue text:
Norwegian Psych Heavy Rockers SUPERLYNX Release Single and Video of the New Song “Into the Sun”
After their recent signing with Italian label ARGONAUTA Records, Norway-based Psychedelic Doomsters SUPERLYNX release the first song from their forthcoming album, expected by early Autumn and whose details will follow in the next weeks.
The new song “Into the Sun” sees the band digging into their most introspective and ethereal twist.
“Into the Sun is one of the first songs that came out of our first jams for the new album, and it actually turned out very close to the initial jam. We feel it is a mellow and quite uplifting song, just diving into a feelgood vibe. It is about letting go and enjoying the moment, through an escape from your troubles and to your favourite space whatever that is, and allowing yourself to just be here and now.” Superlynx say.
“Pia who wrote the words comes from an island and has a deep connection to the sea, to beaches and the sun and the words are written from that perspective. But whatever is one´s favorite place or escape – sometimes you just have to let things be, zone out and have a good time. To us this is definitely a song suited for closing your eyes and drifting away.”
SUPERLYNX exceeds genres with their distinct sound and melts heavy psychedelic rock, doom, meditative atmospheres and droning riffs together. In 2023 Superlynx will celebrate their 10th anniversary as a band with releasing new music, a new additional live member and returning to the stage.
Indeed, the new album is written and played by the original trio Pia, Ole and Daniel as usual, but since the recording the band has expanded by including additional guitarist Espen Krøll. He will join the band on stage from now on for an even fuller live sound.
«We are super happy to have Espen in the band. He is a lovely person and guitarist and fits right in. We really look forward to hitting the stage with him» the band says.
Did you know? The name Superlynx is inspired by the big, beautiful, shy and rare, yet hunted cat living in northern areas – the Lynx. The band wanted to have a link to nature and the animal realm in their name, and it represents both a natural force, and the massive, heavy and rough but also fragile in their music. The Lynx also has its name from lux – meaning light – because of its super luminous eyes, and light is a constant focus for Superlynx even in their darker music.
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