KÆLAN Mikla unveil video for new track, Næturblóm; Nótt eftir nótt released in November

Icelandic post-punk trio KÆLAN MIKLA have unveiled the video for their new track, Næturblóm. The track is taken from the group’s upcoming third album, Nótt eftir nótt. The nine track album will be released on November 9 via Artoffact Records.

Of the track, the band comments: "Næturblóm, meaning Nightflowers, is one of Kælan Mikla’s most euphoric songs. The lyrics to it are actually way older than the song itself and were originally a poem that Laufey gave to Sólveig as her 20th birthday present a few years ago. It’s about how Laufey sees Sólveig as a beautiful flower that blooms in the winter darkness. An everlasting reminder of their friendship."

KÆLAN MIKLA will perform at Iceland Airwaves the day before the album drops and recorded the video in association with the festival. Having just completed an extensive European tour with King Dude, the trio have already performed many of their new tracks live - to rapturous reception.

Listen to Nornalagið (here) and Hvernig kemst ég upp? (here) - both also taken from Nótt eftir nótt.

Nótt eftir nótt is KÆLAN MIKLA at their most confident - and their most deadly. It’s been five years since Margrét Rósa, Laufey Soffia, and Sólveig Matthildur formed the band in Reykjavík, and after several successful tours and having dominated high-profiles stages, as well as releasing two critically-acclaimed albums, KÆLAN MIKLA has truly brought their A-game.

Starting off quietly with a creepy, gothed-out and ethereal intro, Nótt eftir nótt erupts with post-punk brilliance and synthlines that harken back to the bad old days of the Batcave, big hair, and Egyptian-inspired eye-liner. Tracks like Hvernig kemst ég upp? fuse melody with melancholy, while the band goes for the big goth dance number on Skuggadans, succeeding with glorious ease. Near the end of Nótt eftir nótt, when you’ve already ingested a healthy dose of Diamanda Galas meets The Birthday Party, the title track, produced by popular Icelandic electronic wizard Bang Gang, is a perfect distillation of KÆLAN MIKLA in 2018.

Although their lyrics are written and performed in their native Icelandic, they add a vivid and clear layer to the message of Nótt eftir nótt. Listeners are beckoned into a world of nightmares crossed with fairy tales, moonlit landscapes, and hypnotic shadows. KÆLAN MIKLA are set to take their place amongst the darkest aural poets on the world stage.

Nótt eftir nótt track list

1. Gandreið

2. Nornalagið

3. Hvernig kemst ég upp?

4. Skuggadans

5. Draumadís

6. Næturblóm

7. Andvaka

8. Nótt eftir nótt

9. Dáið er allt án drauma