Ulver's Atmospheric New Album: Neverland

0:00On April 29th, Over just dropped their 14th album, Neverland, and they're switching it up again, ditching that progressive synth pop vibe from. Their last few records for something way more atmospheric and chill. Frontman Kristoffer Rigg, who's been steering the ship for over 30 years, calls it a fresh breath after grinding on those detailed obsessed pop. Tracks. Rigg started as a genre-hopping kid and built over into a band that jumps from black metal to electronica, jazz, ambient, you name it. Their recent run from the assassination of Julius Caesar in 2017 to liminal animals this year, leaned heavy into synth pop he dug as a teen, but making it perfect took a toll. Back in the early 90s, they came up in Norway's black metal scene. Raw, boundary-pushing stuff, but Rigg stayed out of the wild controversy's like, church burnings. That competitive energy pushed them, but by their mid-20s, he got bored with the crowd and flipped the script, pulling in new influences from, studio work, and collaborators.

1:04Things shifted more with their producer Torre Ilvesacker, whose sampling magic sparked this atmosphere a turn, but he passed away last August at 54, right before liminal animals dropped. Now the bands re-energized, already writing for where Rigg says is the start of a trilogy. Never lands out now on house of mythology, and Rigg's all in on studio life these days. No tours, just pure creation before time runs out. You've been listening to music news today, AI-powered music coverage.