Bacchanalia Magazine

by Ceirios Bebb

About to transport you to another universe full of extraterrestrial and supernatural energy is Swedish band, Pink Milk with their third gothic rock Album Night on Earth featuring the single Andromeda. After two acclaimed albums purple and ultraviolet being nominated for several awards, Pink Milk have failed to disappoint with yet another mesmerizing and powerful album. Pink Milk, throughout their musical careers have consistently had a dynamic gothic and ethereal style however with their new album, have delved deep into the abilities of electronic synth sounds to give a sci-fi, otherworldly sound. 

Their newfound futuristic yet 80s inspired sound makes the album sound as if it comes straight from a movie soundtrack creating a story within the lyrics and throughout the album. The track titles themselves create a story of ghostly, paranormal romance. The atmosphere created in each track is unique yet all come together to tell the story of a Pink Milk written universe. With haunting vocals the music casts a spell over the listener, taking them to this universe and on a journey through powerful layers of dramatic synths and intense rock guitar riffs. Pink Milk are known for their use of reverb and have used this again, maintaining their unforgettable and iconic sound this time however with an added echoed, interstellar energy. Their sound is like if the band Clannad had transcended into an alien world full of celestial, mythological beings. 

The lyrics and instrumentation of the album have a hypnotic spell-binding, repetition to them, ‘Who breaks your heart’ for example repeats the track title throughout as if chanting a curse or spell. The album also features an eerie, spine-chilling cover of ‘End of the world’ in which Pink Milk have given the song their renowned gothic, dark feeling. In past albums Pink Milk have previously included instrumental tracks in their albums. Whilst there is no completely instrumental track on this album, the final track, ‘Boy tears’ has swapped the spectral vocals for spoken word mysterious ‘phone call’ style recording that sounds straight out of a horror movie.

“This album is about the end of the world and a trip into a form of cosmic sci-fi-inspired reverb drenched soundscape with demon voices and celestial beauty.”

Night on Earth, out March 15th via Blackhairrecords

Photography by Jonas Sten Noren