ÅRABROT: iconic Norwegian duo announces fall tour of Europe and UK; upcoming new Alain Johannes-produced album "Of Darkness and Light" delivers "cathedral-shaking rock and roll"
The band states: "Of Darkness and Light is the tenth Årabrot album and it is time to celebrate. All we have to say is: for those about to rock, WE SALUTE YOU."
Stream new single "You Cast Long Shadows," here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzhCcl_BawY
Pre-order new album Of Darkness and Light, here: https://listen.pelagic-records.com/arabrot
Årabrot, Jaye Jayle (solo), Karin Park:
Nov 1 - Copenhagen, DK @ Stengade
Nov 2 - Bremen, DE @ Zollkantine
Nov 3 - Bochum, DE @ Die Trompete
Nov 4 - Eindhoven, NL @ Stroomhuis
Nov 5 - Liege, BE @ La Zone
Nov 6 - Paris, FR @ Glazart
Nov 7 - Nottingham, UK @ Old Cold Store
Nov 8 - Leeds, UK @ Lending Room
Nov 9 - Glasgow, UK @ Hug & Pint
Nov 10 - Manchester, UK @ Satan's Hollow
Nov 11 - London, UK @ Boston Music Room
Nov 12 - Tourcoing, FR @ Le Grand Mix
Nov 14 - Nantes, FR @ Decadanse
Nov 15 - Nilvange, FR @ Le Gueulard Plus
Nov 16 - Yverdon-Les-Bains, CH @ l'Amalgame
Nov 17 - Bologna, IT @ Circolo Dev
Nov 18 - Rome, IT @ RCCB
Nov 19 - Milan, IT @ Legend Club
Nov 20 - Colmar, FR @ Grillen
Nov 21 - Prague, CZ @ Underdogs
Nov 22 - Krakow, PL @ Gwarek
Nov 23 - Poznan, PL @ Pod Minoga
Nov 24 - Leipzig, DE @ Noel's Ballroom
Nov 25 - Berlin, DE @ Urban Spree
Operating out of Djura Missionshus, their home studio in the deconsecrated church in rural Sweden where they live with their two children, Årabrot is the duo of vocalist/guitarist Kjetil Nernes and his wife, vocalist/keyboardist Karin Park.
With its origins going back 20 years now, Årabrot's list of achievements is long: collaborating with fellow innovators Stephen O'Malley and Lustmord; working with such producers as Steve Albini and Billy Anderson; winning a Norwegian Grammy. Nernes also has the distinction of being diagnosed with throat cancer in 2014 and making a full recovery.
With the early material traversing the roughest edges of The Birthday Party and Swans, and with inspiration taken from esoteric sources – "fin-de-siècle decadence, surrealism and even a pinch of old German philosophy to boot," in Nernes' words – each release has seen more and more risks taken.
In recent years, Årabrot's winding path has led toward absolute rock and roll perfection. In 2021, NPR's Lars Gotrich noted that the band was transforming "from AmRep bulldozer noise-rock into a cathedral-shaking rock-and-roll powerhouse" – and this transformation is fully realized now on the upcoming new album, Of Darkness and Light.
Of Darkness and Light bursts with infectious melodies and shines with the massive production of Alain Johannes (Mark Lanegan, PJ Harvey). With Johannes at the helm, Of Darkness and Light was recorded entirely at Djura Missionshus, a.k.a. The Church of Årabrot – the first album to be recorded entirely in the church.
Theatrical, bombastic, dancing on the line between the macabre and the comical, Of Darkness and Light is, among other things, a celebration of the hooks and swagger and almighty power of rock. The Birthday Party and Swans are still references, yes, but so are Queens of the Stone Age and Ghost. Fittingly, the album’s title references Nietzsche’s Thus Spoke Zarathustra, a philosophical text centered on transcending our own limitations.
Roadburn Festival's Becky Laverty writes: "Årabrot comes gloriously into their own in a live setting, with Kjetil holding court with liturgical flamboyance whilst Karin gives herself over to a hypnotic rhythm of their own making. The pair are most electrifying to witness when performing; their symbiotic devotion is palpable as they perform in the clothes they were married in. Rest assured, as long as there is breath in their bodies, this pair will be found preaching rock and roll under the neon-lit Årabrot cross."
Photo by Pål Laukli
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