Swedish ambiental gothic/doom metal duo Nattradio drops new single and music video »Alright For Now«
Swedish ambiental gothic/doom metal duo Nattradio drops a music video for the second single »Alright For Now« taken from their sophomore album, »The Longest Night«, due out on December 12th, 2025 via Darkness Shall Rise Productions.
Tracklist:
01. Shadow Speaker
02. Sketches From The Dark
03. Alright For Now
04. Dark Streets
05. Night
06. Shifting Baseline
07. All For You
08. Rainbirds
09. The Longest Night
Courtesy of Darkness Shall Rise Productions:
Nattradio’s second single »Alright For Now« is a late-night escape anthem, recorded between 1 AM and 5 AM when the world goes quiet and emotions get loud. It carries the atmosphere of 90s goth metal, moody chords, dark warmth, and a sense of romantic melancholy. The lyrics follow two people stepping out of reality together. It’s a song about holding someone’s hand in the dark and finding a brief moment of light. Even if everything isn’t okay, we’re alright for now.
Nattradio is Niklas and Martin, known for collaborations with Anders Fridén (In Flames) & Jonas Renkse (Katatonia).
Rearing its head out of the seemingly endless darkness of the north, Sweden based Nattradio are a rather recent born, obscure entity with so far only one full length album to their name. If the strength of their second album »The Longest Night« is anything to go by Nattradio’s obscurity should be over soon, though.
The album is characterised by a sombre and pervasive sense of melancholy that splendidly encapsulates themes of isolation and emotional struggle. Preferably listened to during the night’s darkest hours »The Longest Night« is a record that gently envelops you.
One of the band’s members by writing the following regarding Nattradio’s motives and sound perfectly characterizes the band: “Nattradio was born out of sleepless nights. Every song is written and recorded between 01:00 and 05:00. The songs move through a nocturnal landscape we call Doom Noir – drawing from ’90s gothic doom, darkwave, ambient and at times, noir jazz. The goal is to capture night-time themes. These are stories from the hours after midnight, with grief as the central emotion.”
Despite drawing inspiration from various sources Nattradio’s soundscape has certainly most in common with Katatonia’s era beginning with »Discouraged Ones«. Especially the singer’s voice sounds strikingly similar to Jonas Renkse. So much so that one can only wonder if it’s actually the Katatonia singer’s characteristic melancholic voice singing to the sound noir.
»The Longest Night« stands as an evocative journey through the labyrinth of melancholy, offering listeners a soundscape both immersive and introspective.
Appearing right in time to accompany you on endless strolls during the most melancholic season, we heartily encourage you to do yourself a favour and obtain a copy of this marvellous album!
Pre-order »The Longest Night« HERE.
Line-up:
Niklas Brodd
Martin Boman
FFO: Katatonia, The Cure, My Dying Bride, Tiamat
Bojan Bidovc // music enthusiast, promoter, misanthrop and sometimes a journalist as well