Superlynx bassist and singer Pia Isa presents highly anticipated sophomore album »Dissolve«; out today via Argonauta Records!
Norwegian solo artist and Superlynx bassist/vocalist Pia Isa presents her highly anticipated sophomore album, »Dissolve«, which was just released this Friday, June 28th, 2024 via Argonauta Records.
Listen to »Dissolve« on all streaming platforms!
Tracklist:
01. Transform
02. Into the Fire
03. Dissolve
04. One Above Ten Below
05. New Light
06. Emerald
07. Tide
08. Drown Or Float
Courtesy of Grand Sounds PR:
Norwegian psychedelic drone rocker Pia Isa, also known as a member of Superlynx, is set to release a new full-length album titled »Dissolve« on June 28th via Argonauta Records on vinyl.
Order your copy here:
argonautarecords.com/shop
piaisa.bandcamp.com/album/dissolve
“The new album feels like a further walk on the path I started with my first solo album but with a few different turns. This time I worked more with layers of vocal harmonies and gave my old dark sounding acoustic nylon guitar some space among the heavy distorted guitars. I am super stoked to have Gary Arce once again laying his stunning guitar tones on most of the songs and about Ole Teigen’s brilliant drums and sound work. Dissolvement is a recurring theme on the album, but so is the idea of reassembling the pieces back together in new and different ways.” says Pia.
Having played and written music for most of her life and always played in bands a solo project was been brewing in Pia’s mind for a long time until she started her solo endeavour in 2021. Her debut album »Distorted Chants« was released in 2022 followed by the EP »Burning Time« early 2024, both on Italian label Argonauta Records.
Her solo music is rooted in slow heavy drones but also has a lighter, dreamy and hopeful side. Her riffs are slow, heavy and minimalistic and her vocals dreamy and haunting.
On the new album Pia has worked more with layers of vocal harmonies and has given an old dark sounding nylon acoustic guitar more space in her massive distorted soundscape. In addition to singing she plays bass, riff guitars and minimalistic guitar leads while Gary Arce (Yawning Man, Fatso Jetson, Big Scenic Nowhere, Ten East etc) plays additional guitar melodies on six of the album’s eight songs. The drums are played by Ole Teigen (Superlynx etc) who also record- ed, mixed and produced the album with Pia co-producing at Crowtown Recordings.
Pia’s lyrics are always personal and honest. She wrote »Dissolve« at a time where a lot of major things in her own life, but also in the world, changed, were uncertain and seemed to dis- solve. Dissolvement is a recurring theme in the songs, but so is the idea of moulding things back together in a new form. As Pia often writes what she needs to hear herself, and needs to tell her- self, in her lyrics she wonders if there are others out there needing to hear similar things. On this album she is trying to create hope that no matter how scary major changes and the unknown is it can also be an opportunity for new and better ways and ideas.
In addition to her solo project Pia has spent a decade playing bass and doing vocals in heavy psych band Superlynx and recently started the new project SoftSun with Gary Arce and Dan Joeright (Earth Moon Earth, The Rentals etc).
Bojan Bidovc // music enthusiast, promoter, misanthrop and sometimes a journalist as well