Airbag release new single ‘Sunsets’ from forthcoming album “A Day At The Beach”

Karisma Records have given fans of AIRBAG another insight into the Prog Rockers long-awaited new album A Day At The Beach with the release of the second single Sunsets!

The band comments:
“Sunsets was written during the early stages of making the new album. We spent a lot of time trying different arrangements and just jamming together, which was something we hadn’t done for a while. We brought in Kristian Hultgren from Wobbler on bass and Ole Michael Bjørndal from Oak on guitar and they both contributed to the arrangements. As with the first single, Machines and Men, Sunsets has that contrast between hard edge rock and electronic elements, which is something we’ve tried to achieve throughout this album. The lyrics deal with the destructive forces of our lives and our society, perhaps underlining the overall theme of the album.”

Sunsets can be streamed or downloaded at https://karismarecords.fanlink.to/Airbag_Sunsets

A Day At The Beach is the fifth full-length from the band that has been hailed as one of the most important bands to emerge from the Norwegian Prog scene since its formation in the mid 2000’s, and whose lineup today includes AIRBAG’s two original founding members Asle Tostrup on vocals) and Bjørn Riis on guitars, with Henrik Bergan Fossum on drums.

AIRBAG have always been able to blend diverse musical styles and sounds, something they combine with a strong narrative experience, and for A Day At The Beach the trio’s signature guitar driven progressive rock has been enhanced by ethereal soundscapes, resulting in a stunning selection of songs that reveal a now-mature band building on its already impressive legacy.

With six new songs recorded during the autumn and winter of 2019-20, and inspired by the resurgence of 1980’s electronica, new wave and movie scores, A Day At The Beach will be AIRBAG’s first as a trio and the band recently had this to say about the album:

“The album is the result of a strong collaboration between all three of us. Having lost two original members since our last album, we were forced to rethink how we write and create new music, but it also allowed us to venture into something new that turned out to be very inspiring.

Lyrically, A Day At The Beach is very much a story of us and them, told by a husband, father and brother leaving his family behind into an unknown future. It’s the contrast between the desperate individual struggling to survive and people in power observing at a safe distance.”

A Day at the Beach” is mixed by long-time collaborator Vegard Kleftås Sleipnes. Jacob Holm-Lupo has mastered the album, and Asle Tostrup and Bjørn Riis handled the production side. With cover design, as always, by vocalist Tostrup.

Tracklist
1. Machines And Men
2. A Day At The Beach (Part 1)
3. Into The Unknown
4. Sunsets
5. A Day At The Beach (Part 2)
6. Megalomaniac