Svalbard have released their final single ‘If We Could Still Be Saved’.
With their final headline UK tour kicking off this week, the band are saying goodbye via a heart-wrenching five-minute track that collides shoegaze and post-metal.
Speaking on ‘If We Could still Be Saved’, the band’s Serena Cherry has said:
“We spend most of our lives unaware of finality. Blissfully oblivious to when those musical notes played will be our last.
So, when we can see an end in sight for something, it distorts the view. Like a funeral marked in your calendar a year in advance. Appreciation shows it’s sheepish face and whispers: ‘sorry I took so long.’
This is the last time we will release a song as Svalbard. Its a song not just heavy with riffs but heavy with sentiment, reflecting on our 15 years as a band. It’s also a parting gift to all of the people who have supported us.
Think of it as the metal version of ‘Goodbye’ by the Spice Girls!”
Take a listen below.
Svalbard’s final UK headline tour will begin this Wednesday (November 19) in Glasgow.
Check out the full list of dates below:
NOVEMBER
19: GLASGOW Slay
20: MANCHESTER Rebellion
21: NEWCASTLE Think Tank
22: BRISTOL Thekla
23: LONDON Oslo Hackney
