Biography

A Norwegian indie rock quartet inspired by punk and power pop bands of the 1980s and early '90s, Beachheads were founded in 2015 around the talents of vocalist Børild Haughom, drummer Espen Kvaløy, bassist Marvin Nygaard, and guitarist Vidar Landa, the latter two of whom also played in the Stavanger-based black metal party band Kvelertak. They issued the debut 7" "Shadow of a Man" and "Get Away" shortly after forming, offering up a fuzzy and spirited 21st century take on Hüsker Dü and Teenage Fanclub. More singles dropped the following year, and in early 2017 Beachheads released their eponymous debut long-player via the Oslo-based underground label Fysisk Format. ~ James Christopher Monger, Rovi The power pop debut album from 2017 received great reviews, and was described as both "Catchy as fuck" by Stereogum and "Resiliently heart-heavy" by Rolling Stone Magazine. Now they’re back with a new album, where producer Frode Strømstad (of I Was a King and The No Ones, the latter featuring R.E.M.’s Peter Buck and Scott McCaughey ) has stripped the classic rock’n’roll tricks to the bone. There might be some fine power pop residues left if you listen carefully, but Beachheads sophomore album might as well be described as Love with a couple of punk records under their belt –or as a post-punk version of early Oasis, where innocence and romance goes hand in hand with social realism and dystopia.