Australia’s heavy trailblazers Northlane have debuted their new single “Plenty” today, the next offering lifted from their forthcoming album, Obsidian, out April 1 via Believe. The band have also expanded their June headline run, adding extra shows in Sydney and Melbourne to meet demand.
One of the more classic Northlane-sounding tracks on Obsidian, “Plenty” is a bleak look at forsaking reincarnation with its perplexing time-signature bookending a delicately soaring chorus. As frontman Marcus Bridge wrestles with the idea of another go at life, the sentiment will stay with you long after the final breakdown fades away.
“Plenty is a song of pessimism and looks at the idea of reincarnation,” says Marcus Bridge. “As we watch the world deteriorate day by day, it becomes harder to see a way out and begs the question: If I was to start again from the beginning, if I could have a fresh start, would I take that opportunity? At this stage, I’ve had plenty.”
If you had to sum up Northlane in a word, it would be ‘resilient’. In their 12-year career, the four-piece have weathered the kind of storms that would have seen most other bands bow out of the game, yet, through every bout of turbulence, Northlane emerges on the other side with fortitude and a trailblazing body of work that shifts the tectonic plates of heavy music around the globe.
Emboldened by the success of their 2019 award-winning album, Alien, Northlane’s new offering, Obsidian, is their most expansive and dynamic album yet. Self-recorded and self-produced with the help of their longtime collaborator Chris Blancato, the sound Northlane have been working towards over the span of their career has been fully realised on Obsidian. Sonically spanning the gamut of their entire discography, Northlane’s trademark heavy comfortably coexists with techno, drum and bass, intriguing synths, perplexing time signatures and widescreen choruses. It’s this fearless evolution that keeps Northlane light years ahead of everyone else in heavy music.
Northlane will debut Obsidian live in June. Their first Australian headline tour in close to three years will take in metro cities around the country with special guests Plini, Sleep Token and ALT. With sold out signs slapped up immediately in Sydney and Melbourne, new shows have been added in both cities to meet demand, with a warning that tickets for all other shows are selling fast.
NORTHLANE AUSTRALIAN TOUR 2022
With Special Guests Plini, Sleep Token and ALT.BUY TICKETS AT NORTHLANEBAND.COM
Thursday June 16 – Metropolis, Fremantle
Friday June 17th – Bridgeway Hotel, Adelaide
Saturday June 18 – The Forum, Melbourne – SOLD OUT
Sunday June 19 – The Forum, Melbourne – NEW SHOW
Thursday June 23 – Max Watts, Sydney – SOLD OUT
Friday June 24 – Max Watts, Sydney – NEW SHOW
Saturday June 25 – The Tivoli, Brisbane
NORTHLANE – OBSIDIAN Out April 1 via Believe
PRE-ORDER / PRE-SAVE HERE
