Marvin Nygaard & Vidar Landa of Norwegian Metal Band Kvelertak Unite with Børild Haughom & Espen Kvaloy to Form The Gaslight Anthem-reminiscent Beachheads (Fysisk Format)
"
Beachheads
is a
Power-Pop
band from the west coast of
Norway
. This is their self-titled debut album. The spark that became
Beachheads
was first ignited on a tour bus, as
Kvelertak
members
Vidar [Landa]
(guitar) and
Marvin [Nygaard]
(bass) fantasized about the endless potential of fuzzy guitars, energetic drums, and good melodies. The two hard-working
Kvelertak
musicians had little time off and Beachheads endured as more of a favourite dream band on days off, than a "real" band," reads a fragmented chunk of
BEACHHEADS'
press text. While they've received wide-spread critical acclaim and have already garnered comparisons to "
Big Star
, Teenage Fanclub, and
Punkier
fare like
The Replacements
," as
Stereogum Senior Editor
perfectly puts it, but no one has seemed to compare
Beachheads
to their most fitting stateside musical counterpart, as I see it:
New Brunswick, New Jersey
's own
Heartland Rock/Folk Punk
pride and joy,
! "
Beachheads
is the kind of band that will stay with you through life’s many twists and turns. The track sequence manifests life’s unpredictability and sharp contrasts, going from classic love songs to moments of deep despair. The album is brimmed with the sense a euphoric companionship, the power of trusting yourself and following your heart... truthfulness and honesty will get you through anything,"
's on-site
Beachheads
bio enthusiastically continued.
Beachheads
is rounded out by
Espen Kvaløy
, drummer of
Norwegian Metal
band
Overthrow
, and
Synth-Pop
singer
Børild Haughom
, both of whom
Vidar Landa & Marvin Nygaard
met following a fateful 2013 demo session. Then newly-formed
Beachheads
"knocked out three single tracks that quickly made a mark on playlists on both
Norwegian
and
British
national radio. The sudden success and interest came as a surprise for
Beachheads
, who had no big plans, except for "maybe recording an album sometime."' It seems as though these three singles ultimately turned into
Beachheads'
May 2015
double-single,
"Shadow of a Man" b/w "Get Away"
(neither of which appear within their forthcoming
Fysisk Format
debut). However,
"Shadow of a Man"
and
"Get Away"
are currently available for streaming on a
TigerFysiskFormat
-compiled playlist simply titled
; album tracks
"Moment of Truth,"
"Break Me Down," and
"Your Highness"
are additionally included within the 5-song sampler.
"Get Away"
and
"Shadow of a Man"
were both mixed by
Larry Crane
at
Jackpot Studios
in
Portland, Oregon
, while
Beachheads'
self-titled album was recorded in their hometown of
Stavanger, Norway
and was mixed by
Øystein Frantzvåg
in
Oslo
studio
Nabolaget
.
Beachheads'
self-titled debut will be released on
Oslo
-based
Tiger Records'
in-house [read: basement] imprint,
this upcoming February 3rd.