MoE Post “The Crone” Video; Album Due in 2022
Posted in Bootleg Theater on October 25th, 2021 by JJ Koczan
Norwegian duo MoE will release their new album, The Crone, next year on Vinter Records. Accordingly, the two-piece — who I gather also served for a time as the backing band for Årabrot; certainly not nothing as far as feathers in the cap of their CV go, along with various awards and critical nods and thisses and thatses — have a video out for the title-track. It’s a little under 10 minutes long and thusly tells you much more than the prior-posted teaser that accompanied first word of the signing, but a big part of what’s happening here is atmospheric anyway, so if you’ve got brain capacity for mood-heavy, MoE — who were also the first act that Vinter picked up — have plenty of heavy mood on offer.
Also, creepy stuff in the woods. MoE is bassist/vocalist Guro S. Moe and guitarist Håvard Skaset — plus others or so it would seem, but in the video, the look is less about here’s-the-band than kind of an art film building on the underlying theme of the track. Hey, if you’ve got trees, use ’em. By the time all the spinning around is done late in the clip, I too am ready to fall over.
Would love to tell you all about the album and its sundry creative intricacies and probably the contemplative nature of the work met with an element of individual expression, living through hard times through carving one’s own outlet — at least I assume that’s what we’d be talking about; I suppose there’s always the weather instead — but I haven’t actually heard it yet in its entirety. Will I eventually? Probably. Always a chance I’ll get hit by a bus or I’ll get JUST ONE MORE email addressed to “hey dudes” coming through the contact form and scrap the site entirely, but barring that, yeah, I’ll probably check that out. The video certainly argues in its favor.
Enjoy:
MoE, “The Crone” official video
First single and title track from the upcoming album “The Crone”, by avant-garde sludgers MoE.
Comments the band: “‘The Crone’ represents a cry from within from a voice that has seen, and continues to see. Who observes the challenges that have simple solutions, and the solutions that make impossible demands.”
The Crone is an uncompromising journey into a realm of feverish and taunting dreams. Through driving rhythms, and Guro’s lulling and tantalizing vocals, you are drawn into a world formed by hidden narratives and broken realties.
And though soft, and almost comforting at times, you are quickly hurled back into a harsh and diverged soundscape. It is a steady and compelling ride through anger and pain to absolution. The Crone judges you, and The Crone lets you judge. This is the first new single from the resolute, free, and chaotic force that is MoE.
Since the beginning, back in 2009, MoE has dedicated their craft to international partners and the global touring circuit. They have visited almost every corner of the world, playing places most bands can only dream of, counting Singapore, Malaysia, China, Australia, Mexico and all over Europe. Alongside the extensive traveling MoE has challenged and experimented with both the album and live-format, giving them an extraordinary foundation as a unit.
The Crone is the title track of MoE’s 4th album which is scheduled to be released on Vinter Records early 2022.
Hailing from the outskirts of Oslo, the prolific avant-garde machinery that is MoE have toured the corners of the world continuously for years with their uncompromising take on noise infused experimental sludge. Those who have witnessed them as either a two piece, a three piece, as theater composers or as Årabrot’s backing band, know that MoE surpasses all expectations, leaving their audiences completely overthrown.
Now they are ready to take on new territories with their most ambitious album to date, The Crone.
