Efterklang drop 'Apples' as free download

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Efterklang have given away new track ‘Apples’ online as a free download.

The track follows on from ‘Hollow Mountain’ as the second cut previewed from upcoming full-length Piramida, which is set for release on 25 September via 4AD.

The group said the following about the number:

‘Apples’ was one of the first songs we wrote for the album after our return from the trip to Piramida. Like many of the other songs on the album ‘Apples’ is inspired by the cycle of human creations – that being creations like an entire city left to decay in the Arctic or the cycles of our interpersonal relationships in life. Apples is mainly a song about letting go of love in the attempt of finding it again.

For those who are interested in the origin of some of the sounds it might be interesting to know that the main synth sound is created from a micro sample of the worlds northernmost grand piano that still stands in Piramida. The melodic lines with the sort of metallic marimbaish sound are played on samples of metal spikes sticking out of huge blocks of concrete. Both sounds have been treated and processed massively.

Listen/download below:

The Danish band will also head to the British Isles during October, starting their tour in Gateshead and finishing with a special London show at the Barbican theatre.

Those tour dates are as follows:

October
23 – The Sage, Gateshead
24 – Usher Hall, Edinburgh
27 – Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry
28 – Dome, Brighton
29 – Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
30 – Barbican, London