They already released one EP titled “Porcelain Heart” and one single titled “Digital Detox” and now they prepared their full length-album titled “Look at what we’ve done”.
The album will be released soon with 10 songs and the homonymous song “Look at what we’ve done”.
This song is also the first single taken from the Nordic dark ambient folk outfit’s forthcoming album “Elm”, which has been scheduled for release on April 23, 2021.
NOÊTA comment: "The song 'Dawn Falls' revolves around an inner struggle that tries to balance between giving your trust to someone and holding back for self-protection", writes mastermind Êlea. "We can be so hopeful in our relationship with other people and give them power over us with our trust, our desires, our honesty. Yet in human relationships high hopes can be betrayed leading to the inner abyss of loneliness and from there to isolation and resignation. When being alone becomes the easier choice, then pain might also offer an opportunity for strength and with it new hope."
Tracklist
1. Dawn Falls
2. Above And Below
3. Fade
4. As We Are Gone
5. Elm
6. Elm (II)
The sound of a teardrop falling onto a moss covered stone. The sound of a heart breaking. The sound of a rosebud opening at dawn. These are just some of the sounds that Norway based band NOÊTA with vocalist and musician Êlea have woven their songs from. Once again, she has been joined by her long-time collaborator Ândris from Sweden, who added a wide range of instruments to the music, which has been fittingly dubbed as dark ambient among other terms.
Lyrically, their sophomore full-length, “Elm” is loosely based on emotions connected to the eponymous poem by celebrated American author Sylvia Plath, who struggled with severe depression and sadly committed suicide shortly after writing “Elm”. “The lyrical material serves as an outlet for my own personal struggles”, states Êlea. “It makes this album more cohesive as it mostly reflects my own musical vision.”
Something dark, melancholic, and at times even sinister is haunting each of the eight tracks collected on this album. Yet at the same time NOÊTA‘s music comes with an inherent ethereal beauty, which is carried by Êlea’s both lucent and lucid voice. The focus on her bewitching vocals is further underlined by a subtle and nearly minimalistic use of instrumentation that masterly captures and enhances the musical moods.
Taking their name from the ancient Greek philosophical notion of universal thoughts or ideas that exist independently of any agent having them, NOÊTA embark on their musical journey into the otherworld with the highly praised 2015 EP “psykhē”, which also refers to classical Greek philosophy where it denotes the wholeness of a person. This was followed by the equally acclaimed debut album “Beyond Life and Death” in 2017, which added more depth and audible confidence to the duo’s compositions.
With the recording, production and mix again firmly controlled by NOÊTA, mastering of “Elm” was for the first time left to the expert hands of Tore Stjerna at Necromorbus Studio (MAYHEM, WATAIN). Guest contributions by KNOKKELKLANG and P.Stille of STILLA and BERGRAVEN also hint to Êlea’s roots in black metal that remain present although her personal darkness takes a different stylistic direction.
“Elm” witnesses NOÊTA charting their very own left hand course through the rising tide of unique female artists such as CHELSEA WOLFE, ANNA VON HAUSSWOLFF or EMMA RUTH RUNDLE to name but a few of the highly individual voices claiming their territory in the world of dark music.
Release date: April 23, 2021
Line-up
Êlea – vocals, electric guitar, synth
Ândris – acoustic and electric guitar, lapsteel, accordion, piano
Guest Appearances
E. Rustad of Knokkelklang plays electric guitar on track 4
P.Stille of BERGRAVEN contributed guitar and piano chords on track 8*
Produced, recorded and mixed privately by NOÊTA
Mastered at Necromorbus Studio by Tore Stjerna
Cover photography by Aron Mattsson
Thriving since their very beginning, The A.V. Club have been dropping carefully crafted indie pop bops since early 2020. Their exciting blend of nostalgic electro sounds with modern indie-pop vibes has captured the attention of many, including John Kennedy who tipped them as a ‘One To Watch’ on his Radio X show last year. After an extremely well-received EP ‘Youthful Illusions’, the band swiftly followed it up with singles ‘Over U’ and ‘Real Love’, quenching the thirst of their ever-increasing following.
The Warrington quartet are now back with their first offering of 2021, in the form of new single ‘Mistakes’. The single’s hooky synth melodies and catchy chorus pair to create a bittersweet, soaringly cinematic listen. Dubbed as an anthem for reckless young lovers, ‘Mistakes’ follows the story of a person living with regret over a past relationship, reflecting on their heartache and the resulting emotions of letting someone they loved go for no real reason other than being young and reckless. It’s a relatable story; something more people will have experienced than they care to admit.
‘Mistakes’ was written in just a couple of hours, while singer Joe was waiting to go on a night out during the brief period of time the first lockdown was lifted. The full demo, including all instrumentation, was tracked by Joe at his home studio, before it was completed by the full band at Matchbox Studios.
‘Mistakes’ will be available on all streaming and purchasing platforms on Friday 5th March 2021.
The track appears on the band’s upcoming LP “Axiom” out April 23rd on Wiretap Records, Disconnect Disconnect Records, Shield Recordings, Fixing A Whole Records.
"The Beast Must Die' is based on the idea of 'Mono-consciousness' by English writer Colin Wilson – as a philosopher, Wilsons writing was heavily focused on striving to live with a heightened sense of meaning and avoiding a closed mindset. This track is a study of characters with a lack of empathy and spirituality, in the end leading to apathy for existence. 'Mono-consciousness' is a beast that lurks inside, and needs to be hunted before it takes control of of us."- Mark Boniface (singer/guitarist)
