DIM GRAY
FIRMAMENT new album
out 02.09.22
(English Electric Recordings) “Majestic and wistful, ‘Firmament’ is a sweeping, beautiful journey. Dim Gray deserve their moment in the sun”
PROG
“A beautiful album bursting with musicality and a treasury of exquisite songs to soften even the hardest of hearts. Exceptional *****”
GET READY TO ROCK!
“This band have elevated themselves to another level entirely. A magnificent achievement”
PROGRADAR
“With influences from the classical and cinematic oeuvres, this represents arty pop at its finest”
AT THE BARRIER
“A delight. Like a dreamscape, conjuring visions of myths and legends. Warrants a concentrated listen”
TPA
“Ethereal and spatial. A special band making beautiful music 9/10”
MUSIPEDIA OF METAL digital services
dimgray.hearnow.com/firmament includes
CANNONS
video
youtu.be/qgz6xJB7B9c UK ALBUM LAUNCH SHOW
02.09.22 AYLESBURY Waterside Theatre
special guests of Big Big Train NORWAY ALBUM RELEASE SHOW
08.10.22 OSLO Belleville Scene
tickets Norwegian art rock trio Dim Gray have released their new album, ‘Firmament’, today and play a UK launch show for it tonight as the special guests of Big Big Train. They have also made a video available for a song from the record entitled ‘Cannons’. Written around its central guitar motif, they describe the track as “having a melancholy vibe that we found interesting. We experimented with mandolins, strings and percussion as we tried to expand its sound while maintaining the feel. The lyric is about being trapped in a state of limbo and awaiting an escape from the ordinary.” Following a set of lyric videos for three songs already made available from ‘Firmament’, the group hooked up with award-winning photographer Anne-Marie Forker to shoot what is their first ever fully realised music video. Explaining the conceptual black and white clip, they state that “Mats Svalebjørg is one of Norway’s best magicians and was eager to join us, becoming an essential part of the process. Being brand new to videos, we figured that this was the perfect opportunity for us to tell a story that was playful and funny, while still capturing the essence of the song.” Presenting twelve vivid, direct and melody-driven songs, ‘Firmament’ is bursting with life and colour and leads listeners through an intricate recipe of lush electronics, strings-infused chamber pop, evocative indie-folk and grandiose art rock. An ambitious artistic statement, the album will appeal to fans of artists such as Radiohead, Steven Wilson, Beach Boys and Agnes Obel. Lyric videos for the three singles already released from it can be seen here: ASHES
youtu.be/XuAziZFxZRw AVALON | THE TIDE
youtu.be/yrQ2ubX77so MARE
youtu.be/qqpDq9LlMB0 Dim Gray is comprised of guitarist Håkon Høiberg, singer/keyboardist Oskar Holldorff and drummer Tom Ian Klungland. The trio hail from different places, both musically and geographically. However, upon moving to Oslo a decade ago to study, all three found each other and a bond of music and friendship was formed. They soon began writing and playing together. All three members have contrasting musical backgrounds in genres as diverse as black metal, rock, blues, folk and film music, but the fusion of all these influences has created their own distinctive sound. During the global pandemic of 2020, the band had used their time to issue several singles prior to the digital release of their debut album, ‘Flown’, a concept work that intertwined song narratives to deliver a continuous story relating a vivid tale of loss and loneliness so relevant to that time. Offering beautifully quiet, intimate moments offset by huge, colourful soundscapes, with twists and turns along the way, it was subsequently released on 2xLP and CD formats in 2021, receiving rave reviews. 
DIM GRAY – 2022 photo by Emil Vestre
DIM GRAY
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Oskar Holldorff – vocals, keyboards
Håkon Høiberg – guitars, vocals
Tom Ian Klungland – drums, vocals dimgray.no
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