![]() ![]() The cover artwork was designed by Elena Sihida. The record was mixed by Adam Noble (Placebo, Biffy Clyro, Nothing But Thieves) and mastered by Robin Schmidt (The 1975, Placebo, The Gaslight Anthem, etc.). He also once again collaborates with Ihsahn and Star Of Ash amongst many others. ’16’ finds Einar collaborating with everyone from modern prog contemporaries like Bent Knee’s Ben Levin and Agent Fresco’s Toti Gudnason, to experimental cellist (and regular Leprous live musician) Raphael Weinroth-Browne and Magnus Børmark, best known as a member of Norwegian alt-folk troupe Gåte. Emotionally, I’m a bit of everything, so it covers the entire emotional spectrum!” It’s also about some of the career-defining moments, like the moment I started playing with the band and began to find a community to belong to. But this album is not only about the bad things. A lot of pretty drastic things happened within those three years. “That’s when I kind of lost my innocence and I started realizing that life is serious and bad shit can happen. From 16 to 19, there were a lot of very life-defining moments that happened to me, and that changed me,” he says. “It’s called 16 because that’s when the first really, really bad things started happening to me in life. ![]() This is the sound of a restless spirit in his absolute element. Einar describes the record as “the closest I’ve ever come to writing a concept album” and explains that the new songs are about a very specific and transformational period in the musician’s life. But even by his usual standards, ‘16’ is an extremely emotional and dynamic piece of work. ‘16’ will be released on Ltd CD Digipak, Gatefold 180g 2LP + LP-booklet & Digitally, and is now available to pre-order here: Įinar Solberg is as renowned for the tender honesty of his lyrics as he is for the eccentric majesty of Leprous music. Watch the previously released videos below: His band for these shows is Hrafnkell Örn Guðjónsson (Agent Fresco), Ben Levin (ex-Bent Knee), Chris Baum (Bent Knee), Ari Karason (Mezzoforte), and Ruben Aksnes (Maraton). Totally back to the gaslight sound we all fell in love with.Einar recently performed his first ever live shows for this project at Prognosis in the Netherlands and UK and has just been confirmed to play this years edition of Euroblast in Germany. So it is his struggle between wanting to get back with her and his better sense "I used to hear when she would sleep in my arms He says that he tried to get back with her "And I danced with your ghost, Oh, but that ain't the way, I can't move on and I can't stay the same".Īs already stated his "friends" are the 45 records. But then he plays the song again and talks to it. it reminds me of eve 6's open road song, where he pours his heart out to the radio.Īt first he is trying to express his pain "Have you seen my hands? Just look at 'em shake". It is about being locked in your room singing along to your favorite songs. ![]() The song is clearly about him trying to get over a girl. it makes me happy that gaslight is moving away from their american slang sound (which wasn't that great) and back to their senior and the queen sound (which are 4 of the best songs ever). So i get this emails and was mad i couldn't make the trip to jersey to be in this video. Let her go, let somebody else lay at my feet" I used to hear when she would sleep in my arms ![]() Let her go, let somebody else lay at her feet" There you go, turn the key and engine over I can't move on and I can't stay the same ![]()
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