{"product_id":"1816-we-will-survive-this","title":"1816 \/\/ We Will Survive This","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW124303147 BCX0\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW124303147 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW124303147 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW124303147 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWe Will Survive This\u003c\/strong\u003e, continues their exploration of a vibrant musical landscape where vulnerability, resilience and modest hope are in focus. The album is a coherent whole, where the sound, lyrics and dynamics are as important in conveying meaning as are the melody and form. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP Selected SCXW124303147 BCX0\" data-ccp-props='{\"201341983\":0,\"335559739\":0,\"335559740\":276}'\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW124303147 BCX0\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW124303147 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW124303147 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW124303147 BCX0\"\u003eThe name 1816 refers to ‘the year without\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW124303147 BCX0\"\u003esummer‘\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW124303147 BCX0\"\u003e, a volatile time in history dominated by climatic and social upheaval. This reference functions as the thematic backdrop for the album’s exploration of uncertainty,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW124303147 BCX0\"\u003edeprivation\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW124303147 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand survival in times where the world as we know it\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW124303147 BCX0\"\u003eappears to be\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW124303147 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003edissolving. The music is not an attempt to comment directly on contemporary events; rather it reflects experiences that we recognises in our own time. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP Selected SCXW124303147 BCX0\" data-ccp-props='{\"201341983\":0,\"335559739\":0,\"335559740\":276}'\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW124303147 BCX0\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW124303147 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW124303147 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW124303147 BCX0\"\u003eThe band’s style fluctuating between chamber music, jazz and alternative pop, resonates with the clear contrasts between darkness and light, where silence and more expressive sections together build a high inner intensity. Vocals and double bass form expressive counterpoints, while cello and drums function as elastic and responsive connectors. The instrumentation varies from the completely bare and acoustic to denser sections, creating dynamic spans and open forms. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP Selected SCXW124303147 BCX0\" data-ccp-props='{\"201341983\":0,\"335559739\":0,\"335559740\":276}'\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW124303147 BCX0\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW124303147 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW124303147 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW124303147 BCX0\"\u003e“For\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW124303147 BCX0\"\u003eme\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW124303147 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethis album is about acknowledging limitations without surrendering.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW124303147 BCX0\"\u003eThere’s\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW124303147 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003esomething fundamentally human in accepting that you cannot control everything – but still insisting on standing tall in life,” says Audun Ellingsen, who has written most of the songs. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP Selected SCXW124303147 BCX0\" data-ccp-props='{\"201341983\":0,\"335559739\":0,\"335559740\":276}'\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW124303147 BCX0\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW124303147 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW124303147 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW124303147 BCX0\"\u003eThe lyrics in We Will Survive This often have a dark but not hopeless tone. They revolve around emptiness and superfluity in modern life, around the feeling of being in a vacuum where anything is possible and the existential consequences this feeling can have. The language shifts between the personal and the vernacular, with references ranging from the Romantic poets, such as Lord Byron, to more down-to-earth narrative traditionalists such as Dolly Parton. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP Selected SCXW124303147 BCX0\" data-ccp-props='{\"201341983\":0,\"335559739\":0,\"335559740\":276}'\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW124303147 BCX0\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW124303147 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW124303147 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW124303147 BCX0\"\u003e1816 is a collaboration of lyricists, the vocalist Wenche\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW124303147 BCX0\"\u003eLosnegård\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW124303147 BCX0\"\u003e and double bass player Audun Ellingsen - together with the British cello player Gregor Riddell and drummer Erik Nylander. The band members have extensive experience of jazz,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW124303147 BCX0\"\u003epop\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW124303147 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand improvised music, which is reflected in the album’s open yet collectively oriented direction. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP Selected SCXW124303147 BCX0\" data-ccp-props='{\"201341983\":0,\"335559739\":0,\"335559740\":276}'\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW124303147 BCX0\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW124303147 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-GB\" class=\"TextRun SCXW124303147 BCX0\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW124303147 BCX0\"\u003eThe album also features contributions from guest musicians, adding tonal perspectives and widening the mode of expression without breaking with the distinctive style of its predecessor, the eponymously titled 1816, released to critical acclaim in 2018. 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