Today sees the release of MEER’s new album, “Playing House” on Karisma Records, and the Alternative Rock Orchestra has celebrated in style, revealing a video for the track “Beehive”.
The video, which features an animated series of paintings, was filmed, edited and produced by Beth Madeley, and can be seen here:
It is a stunning animation, about which the band had this to say:
“The Beehive video is made by the amazing animator and illustrator Beth Madeley. We gave Beth full artistic freedom to make her visual interpretation of the song, and we are awestruck with what she came up with.“
A band whose music is mix of orchestral pop, classical music and progressive rock, MEER started life as a duo in Hamar, Norway, in 2008, expanding to become an eight piece whose individual musicians brought with them their own styles, musical interests and influences, to create an interesting eclectic sound.
With “Playing House”, MEER’s lineup of Johanne Kippersund on vocals, Knut Kippersund on vocals, Eivind Strømstad on guitar, Åsa Ree on violin, Ingvild Nordstoga Eide on viola, Ole Gjøstøl on keyboards, Morten Strypet on bass and Mats Lillehaug on drums have created a sophomore album with a massive sound whose melodies and harmonies bring with them a few surprises.
Recorded at Ocean Sound Recording and Tanken, “Playing House” is produced by Lars Gärtner Fremmerlid (EINAR STRAY ORCHESTRA). With artwork by Helena Haglund and Simen Skari, tracklisting for “Playing House” is as follows:
1. Picking Up the Pieces
2. Beehive
3. All at Sea
4. Songs of Us
5. Child
6. You were a Drum
7. Honey
8. Across the Ocean
9. She Goes
10. Where do We Go from Here?
11. Lay it Down
Vinyl only bonus track:
12. Here I Go Again (Whitesnake cover)
“Playing House” is available in CD, Digital and DLP formats, and is now available from all the usual retailers and streaming services which can be found via this link:
https://karismarecords.fanlink.to/MEER_Playing-House
Or directly from Karisma Records at:
Webshop: https://www.karismarecords.no/shop/
Bandcamp: https://meer.bandcamp.com
US Webshop: https://karismarecords.aisamerch.com
More information about MEER can be found on the band’s Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/MEERmusikk/
A video of MEER performing an earlier version of “Across the Ocean” can be seen at https://youtu.be/AFPMoIJk6jU
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MEERmusikk/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/meermusic/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOPFSGuj-8Grx2_1_A8m2kA
Band contact: [email protected]
Promo and other information: [email protected]
Karisma Records contact: [email protected]
Karisma Records: http://www.karismarecords.no/
Karisma Records Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/karismarecords
Karisma Records Bandcamp: https://karismarecords.bandcamp.com
Karisma Records on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/KarismarecordsNor
Karisma Records Twitter: https://twitter.com/KarismaRecords
Karisma on SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/karisma-records
Karisma Records Webshop: http://karismarecords.com/shop
Karisma Records US Webshop: http://karismarecords.aisamerch.com/
