Pil&Bue are a fierce duo from the very North of Norway
With one of the best vocalists from Norway, Petter Carlsen, on vocals and guitar, and Gøran Johansen slaying the drums, they are an explosion of hard rock.
On February 24, 2023 the vigorous and resolute band, that has been touring consistently since the release of their previous albumThe World is a Rabbit Hole, is ready to release even more music, on a new album called Special Agents.
With subtle, but pronounced references to artists like Placebo, Deftones, Sigur Rós, Anathema and Mars Volta, Pil&Bue delivers “Hard, gloomy & joyful music...” (Metal Hammer NO) based on topics like memories, childhood aspirations, use of imagination, video games, and the intriguing online rabbit holes.
The band´s raw and melodic music quickly struck a note with Hollywood director Tommy Wirkola who included the Pil&Bue single “You Win Again” in his now cult-status movie “Dead Snow: Red vs. Dead” which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival January 2014.
Also, their single “Fire” from their second album “Forget the Past, Let’s Worry About The Future” is featured on the end credits of Hollywood/Netflix blockbuster “What Happened To Monday” (2017).
Pil&Bue released their acclaimed third album The World is a Rabbit Hole in September 2021, an album which got rave reviews:
6/6 Scream Magazine (NO)
5/5 Metal´art (FR), 5/6 Norway Rock Magazine
5 Altaposten
7/10 Metalhammer UKog
11/15 from www.betreutesproggen.de.
Tracklist
1.Change Your Mind
2.You Are the Universe
3.Special Agents
4.End Credits
5.When You Wake Up, Do You Stop Dreaming?
6.Next Morning There Was Yet A New World
7.Slave vs. Master
8.Never Stop (part 1)
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Release date 24.02.2023
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Pil&Bue are a fierce duo from the very North of Norway
With one of the best vocalists from Norway, Petter Carlsen, on vocals and guitar, and Gøran Johansen slaying the drums, they are an explosion of hard rock.
On February 24, 2023 the vigorous and resolute band, that has been touring consistently since the release of their previous albumThe World is a Rabbit Hole, is ready to release even more music, on a new album called Special Agents.
With subtle, but pronounced references to artists like Placebo, Deftones, Sigur Rós, Anathema and Mars Volta, Pil&Bue delivers “Hard, gloomy & joyful music...” (Metal Hammer NO) based on topics like memories, childhood aspirations, use of imagination, video games, and the intriguing online rabbit holes.
The band´s raw and melodic music quickly struck a note with Hollywood director Tommy Wirkola who included the Pil&Bue single “You Win Again” in his now cult-status movie “Dead Snow: Red vs. Dead” which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival January 2014.
Also, their single “Fire” from their second album “Forget the Past, Let’s Worry About The Future” is featured on the end credits of Hollywood/Netflix blockbuster “What Happened To Monday” (2017).
Pil&Bue released their acclaimed third album The World is a Rabbit Hole in September 2021, an album which got rave reviews:
6/6 Scream Magazine (NO)
5/5 Metal´art (FR), 5/6 Norway Rock Magazine
5 Altaposten
7/10 Metalhammer UKog
11/15 from www.betreutesproggen.de.
Tracklist
1.Change Your Mind
2.You Are the Universe
3.Special Agents
4.End Credits
5.When You Wake Up, Do You Stop Dreaming?
6.Next Morning There Was Yet A New World
7.Slave vs. Master
8.Never Stop (part 1)
Includes unlimited streaming of Special Agents
via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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Pil & Bue are a fierce duo from the very North.
With one of the best vocalists from Norway, Petter Carlsen, on vocals and guitar, and Gøran Johansen slaying the drums, they are an explosion of hard rock.
September 27th the vigorous and resolute band, that has been touring consistently since the release of The World is a Rabbit Hole, is ready to release even more music!
This time Pil & Bue generously gift their fans with nothing less than a double single featuring two wonderfully emotive, yet energetic tracks: Special Agents and Never Stop (part 1).
These are two quite different, yet undeniably linked tracks.
Special Agents is a powerful and impactful track celebrating the people who make positive changes in your life, while Never Stop (Part 1) is a softer and more slow-paced song that urges you to look within yourself and appreciate the world around you.
Where Special Agents barges in on you like an unstoppable, yet vulnerable force of nature, Never Stop (Part 1) hits like a mild and comforting breeze.
Both songs are about recognizing that we are in this world together - that people as social beings, through love and understanding, hold the key that can turn our world into a better place.
lyrics
This world needs you, you're serving as some kind of
glue
a peaceful protector, a feelgood projector, a joy
resonator,
a smile that connects everything
everything
the absence of chains in your eyes
in your eyes
the absence of chains
and all i see is evidence
when I look into your eyes
I see a special agent
Enhancer of reality
the absence of chains in your mind
here's to all special agents
In you I find
my kind of Optimus prime
a peaceful protector, a feelgood reflector,
a joy resonator, an upgraded Optimus prime!
Optimus Prime
breaking news
An upgraded Optimus Prime
yeah perceive it
the absence of chains
and all i see is evidence
when I look into your eyes,
I see a special agent
Enhancer of reality
the absence of chains in your mind
here's to all special agents
credits
from Special Agents,
track released September 27, 2022
Pil & Bue: Petter Carlsen, Gøran Johansen
Producers: Christer André Cederberg, Pil & Bue
Songwriters: Petter Carlsen, Gøran Johansen
Pil & Bue (pijl en boog/ arrow & bow) is a norwegian two-piece. In February 2013 they had their Cirst jam, seconds later
they had formed a band. In July they spent two days recording their debut album,«Push Start Button» (release date 31.01 2014).
The sound of Pil & Bue is raw, energetic and dark with beautiful melodies. Their Cirst live appearance was awarded with 6/6 in the local press. Bullseye...more
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