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Norwegian alternative folk band Kalandra are now releasing a new single. “Are You Ready” will be featured on the upcoming album “A Frame of Mind“, which is set for worldwide release on September 13, via By Norse Music. 

Listen to the song HERE
Pre-orders for the album have started HERE

“We frustratingly thrive on pushing our creative boundaries, and halfway through crafting this song, we discovered its narrative quality, almost like a script, with its arrangement also being playfully serious in a way, adding layers of depth to the composition. Creating this piece was a liberating experience, offering us a much-needed release after spending long winter months locked away in our studio. We’re excited to share it with you, wherever and however you encounter it,” the band states about the new track.

Kalandra will be supporting the release of their second studio effort with a lengthy tour throughout Europe and the United Kingdom this fall. A full list of shows can be found below. Tickets are on sale HERE. 

The album artwork is a commission from the visionary contemporary artist Elen Alien. The tracklist of the album can be found below. 

Tracklist
1. I Am (05:32)
2. Untie The Knot (03:52)
3. Are You Ready? (04:31) [WATCH HERE]
4. The State of the World (04:18) [WATCH HERE]
5. Bardaginn (05:33) [WATCH HERE]
6. A Life Worth Living (04:13) 
7. I’ll Get There One Day (06:25)
8. Hytta (04:24)
9. Segla (04:58)
10. I Remember A Time (04:20)

KALANDRA  Live dates 2024
10/07 – PL Sopot, Opera Lesna – Supporting Heilung TICKET
14/08 – NO Borre, Midgardsblot Festival TICKET
15/08 – UK Bristol, ArcTanGent Festival TICKET
17/08   FR Carhaix-plouguer, Motocultor Festival TICKET

Headliner tour with Lili Refrain
11/09 – DE Cologne, Luxor 
12/09 – NL Groningen, Oosterpoort 
13/09 – NL Nijmegen, Doornroosje 
14/09 – NL Eindhoven, Effenaar
15/09 – FR Paris, La Machine du Moulin Rouge
17/09 – UK Birmingham, Asylum
18/09 – UK Nottingham, Bodega
19/09 – UK Glasgow, Cathouse 
20/09 – UK Manchester, Gorilla
21/09 – UK London, Lafayette 
22/09 – FR Wasquehal, The Black Lab
23/09 – FR Nancy, L’Autre Canal 
24/09 – DE Wiesbaden, Kesselhaus
25/09 – DE Munich, Backstage
26/09 – CH Solothurn, Kofmehl Raumbar
27/09 – CH Zurich, X-TRA Musikcafe
28/09 – FR Lyon, O Totem Live  
29/09 – FR Toulouse, Le Rex 
01/10 – IT Turin, Ziggy
02/10 – IT Milan, Legend
03/10 – SL Ljubljana, Kino Siska 
04/10 – HR Zagreb, Mochvara
05/10 – BU Sofia, Mixtape5 
06/10 – RO Bucharest, Quantic 
07/10 – RO Cluj-Napoca, Form Space 
08/10 – HU Budapest, Instant 
09/10 – CZ Prague, Underdogs 
12/10 – DE Berlin, Hole 
13/10 – DE Hamburg, Bahnhof Pauli 
14/10 – DK Copenhagen, Pumpehuset 
15/10 – SE Gothenburg, Fangelset 
16/10 – SE Stockholm, Kollektivet Livet 

After releasing their successful 2020 debut album “The Line” and scoring a soundtrack for the game “Kingdom Two Crowns: Norse Lands,” Norwegian alternative folk Kalandra are back with their second studio album effort, “A Frame of Mind”.
 
Steadily building momentum, Kalandra have toured with Leprous and A.A. Wlliams in 2022 and 2023, played at renowned festivals such as Hellfest and Midgardsblot. The new record showcases the band’s gained experiences and expansive songwriting. As a result, Kalandra is more versatile than ever, without losing touch of the immersive sound the quartet is known and loved for.
 
“The album can be described as an introspective journey about life’s experiences and how they shape the way we perceive the world. It explores what we put within the frame of our day-to-day lives, but also what is excluded. The band has combed through their memories and written about past traumas, cherished childhood memories, and a wariness about the future and the state of the world.