Norwegian post punk/psych-noir/dream-gaze band Mayflower Madame have premiered their new single “Never Sever” and its accompanying music video.
The song features on their highly anticipated forthcoming album ‘Insight‘, mixed and mastered by Italian engineer Maurizio Baggio (The Soft Moon, Boy Harsher, The Vacant Lots), set to arrive on 1st November via via Night Cult Records (digital), Icy Cold Records (CD) and Up In Her Room (vinyl). Get it here.
Compared to the preceding singles “A Foretold Ecstasy” and “Paint It All in Blue“, which have garnered widespread acclaim and extensive radio support, and refined their signature blend of post-punk, shoegaze and psychedelia, this new track shows a more direct and dynamic side of the band. Their sound is still spun with alluring dark textures but is now profoundly interwoven with rays of light and a bittersweet melancholy.
Additionally, the track introduces a touch of rock‘n’roll swagger in the verses seamlessly merging with dream-pop elements in the choruses, making ‘Never Sever’ one of their most accessible songs to date. Lyrically, the song captures a nostalgic feeling of being unable to reclaim—or unwilling to let go of—a haunting past.
Watch / listen now.
The band have also announced they will be returning to the UK and Europe for a tour this Autumn. See the dates below.
Sat 5 October – Return To The Batcave Festival – Wroclaw, Poland
Sat 2 November – Goldie – Oslo, Norway
Wed 13 November – The Moon – Cardiff, UK
Thu 14 November – Daltons – Brighton, UK
Fri 15 November – The Strongroom Bar – London, UK
Sat 16 November – Hot Box, Chelmsford, UK
Thu 28 November – Noch Besser Leben – Leipzig, Germany
Fri 29 November – Kulturhaus Insel – Berlin, Germany
Sat 30 November – Chmury – Warsaw, Poland
Photo Credit: Astrid Serck
