March 4 will see Swedish post-rock duo, Oh Hiroshima, release their haunting fourth studio album, Myriad, via Napalm Records. The band have released a lyric video for the haunting, third single, "Ascension".
It’s that mixture of emotions – from infinite sadness to moments of clarity and heart-rending melodies blending into a rumbling volcano of aesthetic noise and ferocious power, but also the unique use of trumpets, cello and trombones throughout – that sees Oh Hiroshima outclass and grow renowned not only in post-rock circles, but beyond. Following their latest magnum opus, Oscillation in 2019, and due to pandemic lockdowns, for Myriad the band channeled all of their time and creativity into delivering an epic successor.
Tracks such as "Ascension" - with its glistening guitar lines and the otherworldly voice of Jakob Hemström - leave you lost in a sphere of said sadness mixed with light and hope, matching the imposing sonic melancholy of the track and throughout the record.
“We’re very happy to present one last song before the release of our coming record Myriad on March 4th," Jakob Hemström comments. "'Ascension' is one of the more dreamy and mellow tracks on the album, meant to offer a nice balance to Myriad as a whole - Though we couldn’t resist to put the ending of the song on fire.”
Recorded by Kristian Karlsson (pg.lost, Cult Of Luna), and once again mixed and mastered by Cult Of Luna’s Magnus Lindberg, with Myriad, Oh Hiroshima demonstrate outstanding ability - melding captivating melody with epic, fulminating fervency, and delivering a majestic masterpiece that will undoubtedly be an early album of the year contender.
Myriad will be available in the following formats:
- 6 Page CD Digipak
- Purple Gatefold Vinyl LP
- Digital Album
Pre-order here,
Myriad tracklisting:
"Nour"
"Veil Of Certainty"
"All Things Pass"
"Ascension"
"Humane"
"Tundra"
"Hidden Chamber"
"All Things Pass" video:
"Humane" video:
(Photo - Oskar Nilsson)
