Swedish post-rockers Oh Hiroshima release new orchestral-edged single »Deluge«; »All Things Shining« LP out June 28th via Pelagic Records!

Swedish post-rock duo Oh Hiroshima has unveiled new single »Deluge« taken from their upcoming full-length album, »All Things Shining«, set to release on June 28th, 2024 via Pelagic Records.

Tracklist:
01. Wild Iris
02. Holiness Movement
03. Swans In A Field
04. Secret Youth
05. Rite of Passage
06. Deluge
07. Leave Us Behind
08. Memorabilia

Courtesy of Pelagic Records:

Slow burning Swedish post-rock outfit Oh Hiroshima have released »Deluge«, the latest single from their much-anticipated fifth full-length album, »All Things Shining«, due for release on the 28th June via Berlin’s Pelagic Records.

Now pared down to a brotherly core, »All Things Shining« sees Oh Hiroshima expand further into new sonic territory as they champion the power of wonder and awe in an age of faded youth and jaded disenchantment.

Founded over 15 years ago as a DIY post-rock recording project in Kristinehamn, Oh Hiroshima has steadily outgrown its Swedish hometown to become a highly regarded studio and live project within the international post-rock scene. With four diverse albums already to their name encompassing elements of shoegaze, electronica, post-punk and danceable indie-rock; Oh Hiroshima’s fifth full-length offering represents a significant evolution in the band’s songwriting and soundcraft, captured in its essence by the band’s friend, collaborator and co-producer, Magnus Linberg (Cult Of Luna).

Photo by Ellen Hemström and Oskar Nilsson

Showcasing their newfound dynamic deftness, new single »Deluge« sees Oh Hiroshima juxtapose organic, orchestral influences with strict minimalism and icy, electronic abrasion. Inspired by Nobel Prize-winning author Pär Lagerkvist, the renowned post-rock band set out to explore the delicate balance good and evil; with »Deluge« poised, ready to burst the thin line between action and inertia, as the band ask difficult questions about innocence, experience and the ambivalence that comes with age.

Simultaneously personal and universal, »All Things Shining« is a sonic exploration of the duplicitous nature of ageing; the double edged sword of amassing life-affirming experiences that inevitably dim our perception of the world around us. However, as the album’s title suggests, Oh Hiroshima are adamant that all is not lost; with songs inspired by timeless works of literature pivotal for Jakob and his brother Oskar throughout their lives, »All Things Shining« is a reminder that, against all odds, the world will always find a way to reclaim its spark and mystique.

»All Things Shining« is released 28th June, 2024.

»Deluge« is out now.

Jakob Hemström on »Deluge«: “»Deluge« is a particularly explorative track for us that pairs the delicate with the distorted and takes inspiration sonically and lyrically from the short story ‘Äventyret’ by the acclaimed Swedish author Pär Lagerkvist.”

Oh Hiroshima play the 15th Edition of Pelagic Fest in Maastricht, NL on 24-25 August, 2024.

Find more information and tickets here.

Pre-order / stream / download here: orcd.co/ohhiroshima-ats

Bojan Bidovc // music enthusiast, promoter, misanthrop and sometimes a journalist as well