Fresh from the release of their Remix EP 5G, Northlane are backing it up with a new EP release called 2D. The 5-tracker features acoustic versions of fan-favourites from the band’s Alien era, including today’s cut ‘Rift’. Listen here.
Northlane vocalist Marcus Bridge explains how 2D adds another dimension to these tracks:
“Recording an acoustic EP is something that we’ve wanted to do for quite some time and felt right with the personal nature of the songs from ‘Alien’. I wanted to strip these songs back to the bare minimum to juxtapose the soundscapes of the album, a 2D version of sorts. A song like ‘Rift’ has a completely different energy in this context and took on new meaning with the recording in the depths of lockdown, now almost feeling like a cry of frustration and despair.”
In addition, 2D contains a heartbreaking stripped-back version of ‘Sleepless’, which originally debuted in the band’s 2020 documentary ‘Negative Energy’.
Northlane will celebrate the release of both 2D and 5G with a limited run of exclusive 12-inch coloured LP offerings. Fans can now pre-order via unfdstore.com.
Meanwhile, Northlane headline Full Tilt festival in Brisbane, Melbourne & Sydney alongside In Hearts Wake, Hands Like Houses, Thy Art Is Murder, Luca Brasi + more.
