Photo Credit: Will Ireland
Leprous have released a video for their brand new single Castaway Angels, out now via InsideOutMusic.
“This year we’ve all had to readjust our lives, do new things. Missed out on things we were supposed to do, and find new things to do,” says the band’s Einar Solberg. “One day in the beginning of the corona outbreak in Norway I came to TorO’s house with a song we were supposed to work on together. The problem was that I was already finished with the sketch we were supposed to be working on (which was later on thrown away as it wasn’t that good after all), so we just sat down to try to make something new. Him with the acoustic guitar, and me with my voice. During a quite short time, we came up with the main structure of what was later to become Castaway Angels. Very basic, very pure and no technology to distract us. Just the melody and the guitar. So once we got in the amazing Ocean Sound Recording near Aalesund, Norway we continued that approach with the full band. We recorded the song together in the studio (when we were not busy sitting in the Jacuzzi being in awe by the view) in one take, after jamming together for one evening. It’s so typical to get obsessed with details, perfectionism and layers. But here we just wanted to play together. Do something pure and simple. I’m very pleased with the result, and can’t wait for everyone to hear how we’ve been spending time together when we were supposed to be on tour.”
Like what you hear? You can stream or purchase Castaway Angels HERE.
Einar Solberg is performing a stripped down piano and vocal livestream today (6th December 2020) from the Telemark gallery in Notodden, the town where he grew up and where Leprous started. Tickets are available HERE and more details can be found on the Facebook event HERE.
