Photo Credit: Hans Marius Mikkelsen and Ørjan Nyborg Myrland
Norwegian punks LÜT have finally released their praised new album Mersmak (12th February, 2021, via Indie Recordings).
In celebration of release day the quintet have also released their atmospheric new video ‘INDIÄ’. Watch ‘INDIÄ’ here: https://youtu.be/Yo_ENQaoIUs
Purchase Mersmak here: https://orcd.co/mersmak
Praised by Kerrang! and Metal Hammer, Mersmak is an irresistible, infectious 35-minute party.
Mersmak roughly translates as ‘Taste for more / Wanting more’, a fitting title for this infectiously raucous group. Elements of Turbonegro, Blood Command, Kvelertak and more combine to exhilarating and beguiling effect, and cements the band’s rising status as ones to watch following their critically acclaimed debut Pandion (2017).
Ever since their foundation, LÜT have been a band that have captivated rock audiences, making a name for themselves in Norway. With their debut album, LÜT were nominated for ‘New Band of the Year’ in both the Norwegian Grammys Spellemannprisen and the Norwegian Radio award show P3 Gull. They have also found a fan in Lars Ulrich, who praised them on his podcast ‘It’s Electric’. The band have also recently played at Summer Breeze Open Air, Reeperbahn, Øya and Tons Of Rock, as well as several other Norwegian festivals.
“We went through highs and lows writing this album, and it was definitely a learning process which made the band stronger as a whole. As such; making this album has been a type of contemplation. We’re excited to have finished the ‘difficult second album’ and couldn’t have hoped for a better result. It’s great to finally be able to show the world what we’ve been working on,” says vocalist Markus Danjord.
The band have made some changes to the line-up in the last year, as guitarist Mads Ystmark (Heave Blood & Die) has replaced former members Hans Marius Mikkelsen and Viljar Ratama Dunderovic. Following this change, LÜT spent months in Norway and abroad, finishing their second album.
Mersmak was mixed by Mike Schuppan (Paramore, M83, Jimmy Eat World), mastered by Brad Boatright at Audiosiege (Converge, Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein Stranger Things Soundtracks), and recorded in Giske and Tromsø, Norway, and Bronson Island in Los Angeles, USA.
For more:
https://www.lutband.com/
https://www.facebook.com/bandlut/
https://open.spotify.com/artist/0883sihqyDtxTAYgF0fVJb
Mersmak tracklisting:
Mersmak
Strictly Business
LÜTetro
Ingenting A Angre Pa
Bankok Nonstop
We Will Save Scandirock
Homme Fatale
Viepa
Krei
INDIÄ