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UIHR 026LP
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Norwegian post punk duo Mayflower Madame return with their third studio album on Up In Her Room. Insight offers an expansive canvas of pulsating post-punk, shimmering shoegaze, and atmospheric psych-noir, masterfully blended with delicate sonic nuances. Mixed and mastered by Maurizio Baggio (known for his work with The Soft Moon, Boy Harsher, and The Vacant Lots), Insight showcases the band refining their sound into a sharper and more expansive sonic landscape than ever before. This album sees them exploring greater depths and heights, delivering a hypnotic journey through the shadows, filled with haunting melodies and dreamy melancholia. At the same time, it remains catchy and dynamic, with moments of vibrant brightness. Insight is dedicated to frontman Trond Fagernes' stillborn daughter and is bookended by two songs -- "Ocean of Bitterness" and "Insight for the Mourning Hours" -- that directly address this profound sorrow. Between these somber pieces, the album delves into a wide range of emotions, from nostalgic reflections on lost loves to feverish depictions of escapism and catharsis. Over the past years, Mayflower Madame have gained a reputation far beyond their hometown of Oslo, Norway. They made their debut with the album Observed in a Dream in 2016, which created a buzz in the indie music press and earned them tours across Europe and North America, while 2020s long-awaited sequel Prepared for a Nightmare firmly established their position as one of the continent's leading purveyors of cinematic shoegaze psychedelia swathed in 1980s post-punk and dark romanticism.
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