JONATHAN HULTÉN ANNOUNCES NEW ALBUM ‘EYES OF THE LIVING NIGHT’
(31st Jan 2025, Kscope)
Photo by Morgan Tjärnström
NEW SINGLE AND VIDEO ‘AFTERLIFE’ OUT TODAY / SPECIAL GUEST TO THE CULT’S UK TOUR STARTING NEXT WEEK
Friday 18th October – Building on the haunting beauty of his 2020 debut album Chants From Another Place, Swedish songwriter Jonathan Hultén returns today with news of his highly-anticipated follow up Eyes Of The Living Night, set for release on 31st January 2025.
The first single from the new album is titled ‘Afterlife’ and is out today with a captivating new music video filmed at Westlanda Flygplats by Jakob Johansson of @kollurudproductions. Speaking about the single and video, Hultén shared “In “Afterlife,” your soul is pulled into the underworld, thrust into a labyrinth with no option but to navigate its cold corridors. Haunted by its ghostly inhabitant intent on draining your life energy, you must press forward.”
“While going through this trial, you also discover hidden treasures along the way—important emotions and insights—that help guide you on your path through the seemingly endless night. When you finally reach the burning candle at the heart of the labyrinth, you realize that all along you were on a quest to find all those hidden treasures, and that they actually were things you had once lost—namely, parts of yourself.”
WATCH THE VIDEO FOR ‘AFTERLIFE’
PRE-ORDER JONATHAN HULTÉN EYES OF THE LIVING NIGHT
AVAILABLE ON: PEARL BLUE VINYL LP, CLASSIC BLACK VINYL LP, CD AND DIGITALLY
EYES OF THE LIVING NIGHT PEARL BLUE VINYL LP
JONATHEN HULTÉN – EYES OF THE LIVING NIGHT
- The Saga And The Storm [05:24]
- Afterlife [04:19]
- Falling Mirage [02:43]
- Riverflame [04:18]
- The Dream Was The Cure [04:18]
- Song Of Transience [03:23]
- Through The Fog, Into The Sky [02:46]
- Dawn [03:38]
- Vast Tapestry [02:37]
- The Ocean’s Arms [03:38]
- A Path Is Found [01:15]
- Starbather [04:58]
Recorded at Stockholm’s Chanting Studios and co-produced with Ola Ersfjord (Lady Blackbird/Tribulation/Monolord), the new album Eyes Of The Living Night is a remarkable showcase of Hultén’s distinctive blend of folk, rock and pop, drawing influence from the likes of Bert Jansch, John Martyn and Nick Drake as well as contemporaries such as Anna Ternheim, Chelsea Wolfe and Hexvessel.
Eyes of the Living Night delves deep into the human spirit. Merging the raw emotion of his earlier work with a more expansive, otherworldly sound, Jonathan Hultén has created an album that shimmers, taking listeners through the decades of rock, synth-pop, blues and folk on a journey best described as “Ambient Dream-grunge”.
STREAM/DOWNLOAD THE NEW SINGLE ‘AFTERLIFE’
The new album follows extensive touring from Hultén throughout 2023 and 2024. Next week, Jonathan kicks off a fresh run of dates supporting legendary hard-rock duo The Cult –
21.10. Leicester, De Montfort
22.10. Swansea, Swansea Arena
24.10. Edinburgh, Usher Hall
25.10. Manchester, O2 Apollo
27.10. Bristol, Bristol Beacon
29.10. York, Barbican
30.10. Newcastle, O2 City Hall
01.11. Portsmouth, Guildhall
02.11. Wolverhampton Civic at The Halls
04.11. Royal Albert Hall
05.11. Roundhouse
Jonathan will also be performing at France’s LUX Festival in Montpellier alongside Chelsea Wolfe –
12.11 – FR – EX Tenebris LUX Festival, Montpelier
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This week, Jonathan also announced a run of shows supporting riotous UK metal band Uncle Acid & the Deadbeats in the USA. These will be his first North American tour as a solo artist.
5.2 Silver Spring, The Fillmore
6.2 New York, The Town Hall
7.2 Somerville, Somerville Theater
8.2 Montreal, MTelus
9.2 Toronto, Danforth Music Hall
11.2 Detroit, Masonic Cathedral
12.2 Chicago, Thalia Hall
13.2 Minneapolis, The Fitzgerald
15.2 Boulder, Boulder Theater
18.2 Seattle, Neptune Theatre
19.2 Portland, Revolution Hall
21.2 San Francisco, Regency Ballroom
22.2 Los Angeles, The Palace Theater
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Follow Jonathan Hultén:
F: @chantsfromanotherplace