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Time heals all wounds - but what if we don’t have that time?On their new album, Flash Forward are tackling this drastic problem and, with „Golden Rust“, deliver their most personal work so far, which raises the important question of self-reflection at a time when digital media and uncomfortable social conditions are becoming in-creasingly more fast-paced. In eleven powerful songs, the band transports listeners with resigned and reassuring lyrics, staging them with a hymnic mix of indie-pop and harder alternative-rock in the style of international heroes like You Me At Six, Biffy Clyro or The Hunna.
The fact that Flash Forward is familiar with time pressure and frequent employment already proves the history of its new record. „Golden Rust“ was recorded in parallel to a tour marathon in the company of Enter Shikari and To The Rats And Wolves. The band, once again a quartet thanks to their new guitarist Gerrit Kühne, knows the demanding everyday life of the music industry and the tributes that social pressure demands in our spiritual life. „Today we‘re overwhelmed by so many thoughts, events and stages of life,“ says singer Stefan Weigel, describing his thoughts behind the contents of „Golden Rust“. „Due to the fast pace of our society, we lack the time to deal with ourselves. We suppress our own desires, dreams and goals. Then we find an emergency solution, accept fate and just accept things. „
Flash Forwards‘s new record is Weigel‘s personal answer to this dilemma. For example, in „Time Lapse“ he reflects on the life of his soul, while intoxicating guitar towers like a rock in the surf: „And I waste my time fighting against my fright while I‘m trying to redesign the time lapse of my life“, rebelling against dark thoughts. The same song continues: „Every day is like a creeping sickness but I‘d never dare to show my weakness“ - an impressively open statement that is particularly striking in the presence of ever more superficial self-presentation and at the same time illuminates the fear of exploring one‘s own inner ruins. „Golden Rust“ is the result of a cathartic self-foundation that hurts, but is absolutely necessary.
And yet the quintessence of the record lies not in its oppressive reflectiveness, but above all in the rebellion against the abysses shown thereby. Again and again, Flash Forward work with strong dynamic contrasts in their instrumental work and thus create a symbolic sonic image for their militant momentum. Itchy and Emil Bulls producer Florian Nowak understands the staging of stirring choruses and underlines the chorus of „Creeper“ as a penetratingly danceable moment in the style of Fall Out Boy from the past. „The Voice“ is again the result of a cleverly crafted Klimax, which gently turns from a minimalist beat into a brave anthem to carry on. „Give Me All Your Love,“ a duet with Deaf Havana vocalist James Veck-Gilodi, brings this dynamic interplay to perfection, whipping its time between its cautiously trembling indie moments and raging alternative chorus. The music on „Golden Rust“ thus becomes the autonomous expression of Flash Forwards‘ most insightful record to date, which leaves plenty of time for the dark sides of the self, while always expressing hope as a result. „My head‘s still full of dreams `cause I believe it doesn‘t hurt to dream“ Wei-gel sings in „It Doesn‘t Hurt To Dream“ and sums up this virtue unforgettably.
„Golden Rust“ will be released via Uncle M Music on CD and digitally. Flash Forward will subsequently tour Germany and surrounding foreign countries.
Further information:flashforward.de
Press material:flashforward.de/contact.html
20.01.2019 Dresden, Ostpol 23.01.2019 Hamburg, Molotow 24.01.2019 Braunschweig, B58 25.01.2019 Berlin, Musik & Frieden 05.03.2019 Münster, Sputnik Café 06.03.2019 Frankfurt, Nachtleben 07.03.2019 Kaiserslautern, Kammgarn 08.03.2019 Nürnberg, Z-Bau
Booking:
Gastspielreisen A division of FKP Scorpio Konzertproduktionen GmbH
Tempelhofer Ufer 1a 10961 BerlinGermany
Johannes Frenzel+49 (0) 30 / 8321 822 [email protected]
Label:
Uncle M MusicWestermarktstraße 525840 FriedrichstadtGermany
Mirko Gläser+49 (0) 4881 / 937 90 [email protected]
LP „Golden Rust“Release: 16.08.2019Label: Uncle M
1. Shoot Me Down2. Give Me All Your Love3. Lifeline4. Dancing In The Dark5. It Doesn‘t Hurt To Dream6. Honestly
7. Creeper8. The Consequence9. Remedy10. Time lapse11. The Voice
FLASH FORWARD / GOLDEN RUST TOUR Presented by Fuze Magazin, Event Magazin, Pfand Gehört Daneben
24.10.2019 Amsterdam, Melkweg 25.10.2019 Bremen, Tower 26.10.2019 Köln, Artheater 06.12.2019 Essen, Turock 16.01.2019 Karlsruhe, Substage Café 17.01.2019 Stuttgart, JuHa West 18.01.2019 München, Backstage 19.01.2019 Leipzig, Täubchenthal
