MAYFLOWER MADAME - Insight

MAYFLOWER MADAME - Insight

Formato: CD In 3-panel Digipak

Data: Novembro 2024

Norwegian post punk duo Mayflower Madame return with their highly anticipated 3rd studio Album! The lead singles, "A foretold Ecstasy" and "Paint it All in Blue," have garnered wides-pread acclaim and extensive radio support throughout Europe already. These tracks offer just a glimpse of what the album delivers—an expansive canvas of pulsating post-punk, shimmering shoegaze, and atmospheric psych-noir, masterfully blended with delicate sonic nuances.

‘Insight’ feels like the defining moment of the band’s history and the conclusion of a trilogy: It’s everything the debut ‘Observed in a Dream’ (2016) and the sequel ‘Prepared for a Night-mare’ (2020) hinted at and more. Mixed and mastered by Maurizio Baggio (known for his work with The Soft Moon, Boy Harsher, and The Vacant Lots), their sound has been refined into a sharper and more expansive sonic landscape than ever before.

This album sees us exploring greater depths and heights, embarking on a hypnotic journey through the shadows, filled with pulsating post-punk, shimmering shoegaze and atmospheric psych-noir.

The recording process was a bit different than on our previous releases. Frontman Trond Fagernes penned and recorded the guitar, bass, and vocals with a drum machine first, then acoustic drums and synths were added later as well as guitar contributions on some songs by returning founding member Rune Øverby. This process enabled more experimentation and creative freedom with each instrument before adding them layer by layer.

‘Insight’ is the album Mayflower Madame have always wanted to create, but at the same time it’s the most personal and emotionally hardest they’ve made so far. Lyrically, it delves into a wide range of emotions, from somber reflections about loss and sorrow to feverish depictions of love, escapism and catharsis.

Tracks:

01 Ocean of Bitterness

02 A foretold Ecstasy

03 Never Sever

04 Marionette

05 Tightrope Walker

06 Paint it All in Blue

07 Queen of the Underworld

08 Crippled Crow

09 Insight for the Mourning Hours