Los Angeles Dark Folk and Progressive Rockers Vitskär Süden published the official music video for the single “Hidden By The Day” taken from upcoming new album “Vessel” due out on May 17, 2024 via Ripple Music. Watch the video through the YouTube player below:
Vitskär Süden is a cross-genre Rock band that merges evocative storytelling with rich sonic texture, fusing elements of Neo-Psych, Space, Doom and Progressive Rock. The Los Angeles-based quartet’s material often features weird fiction sensibilities and feels cinematic in scope – understandable given the fact that most of the members met through filmmaking before bonding musically.
The band appeared on the radar in 2020 with a self-titled, cosmic horror-inspired debut Metal Hammer Magazine described as offering “epic soundscapes as soothing as a blood-red Californian sunset.” The album landed at #17 on Doom Charts’ best of the year list. In 2022 the band signed with Ripple Music and released “The Faceless King,” a dark fantasy concept album weaving the origin story of the record’s antihero namesake. Special editions of the vinyl release were accompanied by an RPG module written by band members and expanding on the album’s story.
Their latest record “Vessel” sees the band pushing genre boundaries yet again, experimenting with additional Progressive elements while transporting listeners through seven distinctive soundscapes. Vitskär Süden continues their ascent as one of the most unique musical voices on the underground rock scene. New album “Vessel” continues the band’s collaboration with co-producer/mixer Don Cento and also features guest appearances from cellist Max Mueller, violinist Emily Moore and pianist Rich Martin as well as vocalists Kristi Merideth and Isabel Beyoso. “Sonically we wanted to go further with what we started in The Faceless King, using different instrumentation, more synths, piano, and strings,” says guitarist Julian Goldberger. “I think we all wanted to stretch out a bit and lean into the atmosphere and vibe that was emerging from these dark tales.”
This album has been pressed on CD and a limited edition vinyl pressing.
Get your preferred format here:
Vitskär Süden – new album “Vessel” out May 17th on Ripple Music (vinyl/CD/digital) International Pre-Order / US Pre-Order
Tracklist:
01. Vengeance Speaks
02. R’lyeh
03. Through Tunnels They Move
04. Hidden By The Day
05. Tattered Sails
06. Everyone, All Alone
07. Elegy
Lineup:
Martin Garner / Bass and Vocals
Julian Goldberger / Guitar and Synths
Christopher Martin / Drums
TJ Webber / Guitar
