Swedish post-rock duo Oh Hiroshima have unveiled their evocative new single ‘Meridian’, the latest glimpse into their forthcoming album And the Dead Tree Gives No Shelter, due for release on 5th June via Pelagic Records. Alongside the announcement, the band have confirmed a run of European tour dates this autumn in celebration of the new record.
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Speaking on the track, the band share: “We pulled a lot from our post-rock roots for this track while still retaining the intensity of our more recent work. To us, it feels like a distillation of our journey as a band, where our past and present collide.”
On And the Dead Tree Gives No Shelter, Oh Hiroshima further refine their hallmark interplay of restraint and release, as delicate, shimmering guitars gradually give way to towering crescendos. Steeped in existential weight and a sense of modern disillusionment, the record traces a path through despair and meaning, carried by an undercurrent of quiet resilience.
Oh Hiroshima have built a reputation for transforming introspection into vast, cinematic sound. The Swedish band has spent the better part of the last decade refining a musical language that balances fragility with overwhelming emotional force. Their music exists in the space where atmosphere, melody and gradual intensity converge, where hushed textures evolve patiently into towering waves of sound. With each release, the group has deepened their identity as one of the genre’s most evocative and emotionally resonant voices.
And the Dead Tree Gives No Shelter continues Oh Hiroshima’s pursuit to refine the balance between vulnerability and power. At the core of their sound lies a delicate interplay between restraint and release. Their compositions carefully cultivate tension, letting each layer unfold organically: chiming guitars, distant reverberations, and minimal rhythmic pulses that feel suspended in air, all contrast against the heavily drenched power they can unleash. Whether the passage be titanic or still, Oh Hiroshima establish a sense of openness and emotional ambiguity, allowing listeners to settle into the sonic landscape as the music works its slow ascent.
Commenting on the album, the band state: “The album title And the Dead Tree Gives No Shelter is taken from T. S. Eliot’s epic poem The Waste Land. For this album, the dead tree works as a metaphor for ways of living that drain the world of meaning and offer no real way of navigating the hardships of life. We are living in a time when it has become harder and harder to imagine a bright future. This leaves many of us with a deep sense of hopelessness that easily breeds cynicism and apathy. In that state it becomes easy to shut the world out and give up any attempts at meaningful interaction with the world around us. A destructive cycle follows, as this leaves us with no way of sheltering ourselves from our initial despair at the state of things. But these songs also aim to paint something meaningful and hopeful. A form of idealisation not rooted in naivety but in realism, because we need ideals to gather enough strength to leave the shelterless dead trees of our lives behind.”
Oh Hiroshima consistently demonstrate a growing confidence in exploring the edges of their sound. Backed by special guests, a whole array of instrumentation and a growing pallet for wider experimentation, And the Dead Tree Gives No Shelter evokes Oh Hiroshima’s unique emotional landscape, each composition a relentlessly captivating journey that inspires reflection and release. Every motif, choice and touch contribute to the shifting terrains that gradually unfold into luminous intensity. By blending harmonics, immersive production and a deeply intuitive sense of pacing, Oh Hiroshima have crafted an album that is woven with intimacy and expansively felt.
“We tracked the foundation of the record (drums, bass and electric guitars) at Studio Gröndahl with Karl Daniel Lidén (Swarm of the Sun), who has worked with many really good bands before, he took great care in the drum setup and recording, and we’re especially happy with how that turned out, adds vocalist Jakob Hemström. The rest of the album was recorded in Örebro by me and my brother, with a little help from some friends of the band. Production-wise this is our most ambitious record by far because of the number of instruments and musicians that contributed. Ten additional musicians were involved this time around. Magnus Lindberg mixed and mastered the album. It’s the third time in a row. He’s great to work with, has a great résumé, and always delivers quality work.”
And the Dead Tree Gives No Shelter track list:
1. Servant of All
2. Meridian
3. Angelos
4. Skeleton Key
5. Tree of Life
6. Broken Sunlight
7. Ivory Tower
8. Exit Cloud
Catch the band live on the following dates and at Pelagic Fest in August, with more dates to be announced soon. Tickets available here.
May 22 – Jaz – Rostock (DE)
May 23 – Wave-Gotik-Treffen – Leipzig (DE)
May 24 – Speicher – Husum (DE)
Jul 31 – Fekete Zaj (HU)
Aug 29 – Pelagic Fest (NL)
Sep 09 – Gothenburg, Monument (SE)
Oct 15 – Warsaw, Potok (PL)
Oct 16 – Poznan, Pod Minoga (PL)
Oct 17 – Chorzow, Lesniczowka (PL)
Oct 18 – Budapest, Turbina (HU)
Oct 19 – Vienna, Viper Room (AT)
Oct 20 – Prague, Strahov 007 (CZ) *
Oct 21 – Mainz, Club Schon Schon (DE) *
Oct 22 – Waregem, CC De Shakel (BE) *
Oct 23 – Paris, Petit Bain (FR) *
Oct 24 – Haarlem, Patronaat (NL) *
Oct 25 – Hamburg, MS Stubnitz (DE) *
* with Barrens
Oh Hiroshima are:
Jakob Hemström: Guitar, Bass and Vocals
Oskar Nilsson: Drums and Percussion
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