Norwegian post punk/psych-noir/dream-gaze band Mayflower Madame have revealed their new single “Crippled Crow” alongside a music video.
It’s the latest preview from their highly anticipated 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 Night Cult Records, Icy Cold Records and Up In Her Room. Get it here.
Compared to the album’s previous singles, this newest track expands on their distinctive fusion of edgy post-punk and dreamy shoegaze, incorporating aspects of noise-rock and darkwave. Driven by a driving bass line and dynamic drumming, the song leads you on a captivating journey – from the haunting verse melodies to the intense guitar passages in the choruses, culminating in a powerful ending. It evokes feelings of longing and remorse amidst the wintry streets of Oslo, intertwined with a burning desire for transformation and catharsis.
Watch /listen now.
Mayflower Madame is Trond Fagernes (vocals, guitar, bass) and Ola J. Kyrkjeeide (drums). ‘Crippled Crow’ also features contributions from Kenneth Eknes (synth) and Rune Øverby (guitar). Over the past years, the band have gained a reputation far beyond their hometown of Oslo, Norway. Their debut album ‘Observed in a Dream’, released in 2016, received rave reviews and earned them tours across Europe and North America. 2020’s long-awaited sequel ‘Prepared for a Nightmare’ firmly established their position as one of the continent’s most distinctive bands in the psych-gaze genre, infused with 1980s post-punk and dark romanticism.
The band will return to the UK and Europe for a tour in November. See the dates below.
Upcoming Tour Dates
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
