{"id":42875,"date":"2025-06-27T12:15:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-27T16:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=42875"},"modified":"2025-06-22T21:05:05","modified_gmt":"2025-06-23T01:05:05","slug":"poptones-announce-new-album-pure-release-first-single-skin-of-sea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=42875","title":{"rendered":"Poptones announce new album\u00a0\u2018Pure\u2019\u00a0+ release first single\u00a0\u2018Skin of Sea\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Copenhagen\u2019s genre-hopping experimental rock trio Poptones are back\u2014and things are about to get real lush. They\u2019ve just announced their second album,&nbsp;\u2018Pure,\u2019 landing September 26th on Happy Metal Records, and to kick things off, they\u2019ve dropped the first single,&nbsp;<em>Skin of Sea<\/em>. Spoiler alert: it\u2019s a stunner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The track marks a noticeable shift in tone for the band\u2014grander, dreamier, and full of that wide-open emotional space that begs to be played on repeat during late-night walks. It all started during an improvisational session in a house up in Northern Jutland\u2014random trivia: it\u2019s where Denmark\u2019s former PM Jens Otto Krag died. Eerie vibes? Maybe. Inspired creativity? Definitely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Skin of Sea<\/em>&nbsp;came together fast\u2014like, really fast. \u201c<em>It went from zero to a finished sketch in just a few hours, which is not our usual vibe,\u201d<\/em> the band shared. \u201c<em>It\u2019s a more intuitive track, built on simplicity. There\u2019s something powerful about working quickly and not overthinking every chord.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This song also marks Poptones\u2019 first real flirtation with some new toys: vibraphone, slide guitar, and a killer sax solo courtesy of Oscar Alstrup. That dreamy outro? Yeah, that\u2019s him going off in the best way. He\u2019s now a regular in their live lineup and a fixture in the studio too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The band\u2014Mads Bertelsen (vocals\/bass), Simon Hiemstra (guitar), and Anders Poulsen (drums)\u2014have been making music together since their teenage days on Denmark\u2019s windy west coast. These three grew up together, lived together, and then studied together at Copenhagen\u2019s Rhythmic Music Conservatory, a hotbed of genre-bending creativity. That shared history shines through in everything they do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The video for&nbsp;<em>Skin of Sea<\/em>&nbsp;is a mood of its own\u2014self-shot, slowed way down (to 20% speed!), and full of lo-fi, half-submerged visuals that make you feel like you\u2019re watching a dream dissolve in real time. Perfectly matches the song\u2019s vibe: drifting, emotional, a little distorted, a little magical.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mfFuDwfPkZE?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-CA&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br>As for&nbsp;\u2018Pure,\u2019 the new album is a wild ride through prog, indie, hardcore, and avant-rock. The band recorded it across Copenhagen, India, Italy, and\u2014you guessed it\u2014Northern Jutland. It\u2019s a mix of solo sketches and collaborative jams, making for a 12-track journey that\u2019s equal parts raw and refined.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are some killer guests too\u2014hardcore vocalist Victor Kaas (of EYES and LLNN) lends his voice to&nbsp;<em>Mirror World<\/em>, while vibraphonist R\u00e9my Gouffault and guitarist Harald Ingvarsson jump in on two fully improvised tracks,&nbsp;<em>Asleep<\/em>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<em>Eyes Closed<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Poptones had help shaping&nbsp;\u2018Pure\u2019 from a dream team: Peter Emil Sloth on recording duties, Jens Ramon on mixing, and mastering magic by E.T. Master. The result? A sonically rich, emotionally layered follow-up to their 2022 debut,&nbsp;\u2018Between Darkness &amp; Daylight\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The band puts it best: \u201c<em>Poptones is about building together, growing apart, and finding each other again in a new and different light. Through childhood, teenage years, and now adulthood, we\u2019ve lived together, made music together, and shaped each other as artists and people.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2018Pure\u2019 is out September 26th. <a href=\"https:\/\/orcd.co\/pure_\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Pre-order or pre-save<\/a> it now so you don\u2019t miss the wave.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_4724.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_4724.png?resize=900%2C900&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Pop tones Pure cover artwork\" class=\"wp-image-42876\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_4724.png?w=900&amp;ssl=1 900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_4724.png?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_4724.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/IMG_4724.png?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u2018Pure\u2019 track list<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Skin of Sea<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Say Something Now<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>This Will Be a Good Day<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Asleep<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Mirror World<\/em>&nbsp;(feat. Victor Kaas)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>O of Life<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Narrow Streets<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>17 Hours<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Thin Air<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>I Am Here<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Hypnagogic State<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Eyes Closed<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Pre-order&nbsp;\u2018Pure\u2019&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/orcd.co\/pure_\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stay in the loop with Poptones:<br><a href=\"https:\/\/prescriptionpr.cmail20.com\/t\/j-l-witee-ejlihlkhu-u\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Facebook<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/prescriptionpr.cmail20.com\/t\/j-l-witee-ejlihlkhu-c\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Copenhagen\u2019s genre-hopping experimental rock trio Poptones are back\u2014and things are about to get real lush. 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