Svalbard are a great example of a band who have done things The Right Way. Existing as a band for approximately 4 years before releasing their debut album, Svalbard played the slow and steady game, holding their cards relatively close to their chest. This enabled them to finely hone their craft over a number of 7”s, EPs and split releases, each time improving slightly on their songwriting and recording methodology, allowing themselves to experiment and push their sound in different directions along the way. This plan of attack enabled the band to consistently improve without the stringent spotlight, or pressure thereof, of an album. It also, rightly, seemed to keep people wanting more…
Remastered in full by Brad Boatright (OFF!, Sleep, Converge) this double LP, 15 song, set contains the bands debut self-titled 7”, ‘Gone Tomorrow’ 10”, ‘Flightless Birds’ 7”, the split LP with Pariso (including collaboration songs) and a Victims cover that appeared on the ‘Cover Buzz’ split 7” with MINE, Let It Die and Pariso. This is everything that Svalbard recorded prior to seminal debut album ‘One Day All This Will End’, collected together in full for the first time, with new, enhanced, sonic punch.
Looking beyond specifics, this collection provides a fascinating insight into the growth and growth of one of the most unique bands around right now. Combining post-hardcore, crust/d-beat, post-rock and black metal atmospherics and intensity, Svalbard are a genre unto themselves, rather than a bizarre blur of styles. This release only goes to cement that ‘ODATWE’ was no fluke – here are another 15 tracks charting the evolution of one of the best and most fascinating bands today.
Released in conjunction with Through Love Records (Germany) and Halo of Flies (USA).
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lyrics
Can't build a castle in your head
Then complain that nothing you see looks like it
Nothing ever looks like it.
This isn't what you want it to be
But nothing ever will be.
Can't draw an angel with your blood
Then complain that no one's ever good enough
That perfection isn't love.
It's never who you want it to be
But you'll always be betrayed by that desire and that dream.
Stop trying to convince yourself
That it will be worthwhile
Because you'll miss all the action
whilst you wait for better things to happen.
It's time to stop running away for a second
And stand still in the moment
Not every place you land
Will be quicksand.
It's time to stop dying inside for a second
Just remember all the moments
When every breath you took
was laughter.
To the truth I must surrender
It's not going to get any better
This is my resignation letter
To every little hope I fell for
Every brittle love I lied for
...That fool in me is dead.
That fool in me is dead
Desire no longer persists
Against this heartless kiss
That bites my tongue into bits.
If I've learned disillusion, why can't I apply it?
Every time that I mistake a passion for a life line
A lover for a lifetime
Fireworks for landmines.
You can figure out the answers and wrap them up in bitterness
But having cynicism makes no fucking difference
It will not protect you
From having your heart broken
From losing all your loved ones.
A heavy blend of post-rock and shoegaze from Argentina's Ox en Mayo Alto rides big emotional crests and contemplative valleys. Bandcamp New & Notable Jul 27, 2021