Canadian post-punk band Ultrviolence has announced their new ‘Forty Knives’ EP, which will be out on May 12th via Northern Light Records. They’ve also just shared the moody first single Guillotine, which captures the deep resonating sound of lead singer/songwriter Nate Jespersen’s baritone voice perfectly, paired with a dark, haunting melody. If you’re into Editors or White Lies, you should check them out. Watch it via YouTube below.
Produced by Jason Corbett (ACTORS) at Jacknife Sound, Forty Knives is the follow-up to Ultrviolence’s 2016 Black Sea EP (SoundCloud + Spotify), which builds on the bands’ signature dark wave, shoegazey sound. Jespersen’s lyrics resonate as cold and eerie as the landscape of the desolate Alberta prairie on which he was raised, where he spent years teaching himself how to play a multitude of instruments while honing his craft. ‘Forty Knives’ echoes the dark solitude that arises when one allows themselves to be completely isolated from the world.
Since we last heard Ultrviolence, they experienced a lineup change saw members of the Vancouver band ACTORS join forces, with Jespersen remaining the sole original member. With the new lineup, the bands’ songs take on a life of their own, staying true to his craft and the sound he’s been cultivating for years, regardless of countless roadblocks and misfortunes that threatened the vitality of the band… if anything, they’ve only been strengthened.
