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NEW BLAIR WITCH-INSPIRED VIDEO FROM ICELANDIC GOTH/POSTPUNK BAND KAELAN MIKLA

KÆLAN MIKLA is an Icelandic dark-wave trio based in Reykjavik who was personally invited by Robert Smith of The Cure to perform at his curated Meltdown Festival in 2018. They recently completed a 30-date tour in Europe, in support of their Artoffact Records release Nótt eftir nótt. The album made Revolver Magazine’s best of 2018 list, and also garnering accolades from Cvlt Nation, Decibel Magazine, and The Wire, as well as a cover feature in Distorted Sound.

The band was nominated for album of the year at the Iceland Music Awards.

Kaelan Mikla now presents a video for Nótt eftir nótt, the title track from their album.The video was recorded in one of the few woods around Reykjavík and is inspired by The Blair Witch Project. The main theme of the album is the night, secrets that lurk in the shadows, the witching hour, and that strange place between dreams and reality.

Check out the video below as well as tour dates to see KAELEN MIKLA live in 2019

KÆLAN MIKLA LIVE 2019:

09/05 CZ Prague Live Europe
10/05 RUS Moscow Aglomerat
11/05 RUS St. Petersburg Opera

12/05 LIT Vilnius XI20
14/05 ITA Padova Nadir
15/05 ITA Bologna Freakout
16/05 ITA Roma Wishlist Club
18/05 Greece Athens The Temple
30/05 RU Perm Diaghilev Festival
09/06 DE Leipzig Wave Gotik Treffen
13-15/06 IS Reykjavik Ascension Festival
24/06 NO Harstad Arctic Arts Festival
12/07 ITA Santarcangelo Santarcangelo Festival
13/07 FR Montmartin sur Mer Chauffer dans la noirceur
15/08 BE Amougies W-FEST
25/08 UK Bradford Infest Festival
31/08 USA New York A Murder of Crows Festival
12/09 USA San Fransisco Coldwaves Festival
13/09 USA Los Angeles Coldwaves Festival
21/09 USA Chicago Coldwaves Festival
10/10 FIN Helsinki Blowup Vol. 5 Festival

Toronto-based Artoffact Records released Nótt eftir nótt on CD, vinyl, and digital
formats.

Bandcamp: https://kaelanmikla.bandcamp.com/

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