Serena-Maneesh are back with their new album, S-M 2: Abyss In B Minor, which is out now.

Following the release of their self-titled LP in 2006, they established themselves as an act that could merge the lilting, ethereal melodies with crushingly loud, shimmering distortion. This new album (their first for 4AD) sees them expand on those ideas, recording the record in a cave on the outskirts of Oslo before working with Nick Terry (Klaxons, Primal Scream), and Can associate René Tinner.

The band are currently on tour in the US and will be announcing more dates soon.

BUY S-M 2.. in its various formats from the following:

1. Ayisha Abyss
2. I Just Want To See Your Face
3. Reprobate!
4. Melody For Jaana
5. Blow Yr Brains In The Mourning Rain
6. Honeyjinx
7. D.I.W.S.W.T.T.D.
8. Magdalena (Symphony #8)

"Incredibly intense wall of sound... worth the wait." Uncut

"Cleverly, the angry, nerve-jangling noise is shot through with moments of spellbinding beauty." The Sun

"Under the cloud of impending Conservative rule, a shitted economy and a BBC that's frankly gone mad, you need a soundtrack that catches the mood of a nation. Step forward shoegaze miserablists Serena Maneesh." NME

"Put your trust in Serena Maneesh and they will reward you by making you feel powerful - nearly omnipotent - yet simultaneously sedate." Drowned In Sound

"Serena-Maneesh make your ears work." Pitchfork

"Nineties 'shoe-gazeÂ’ was one of musicÂ’s most short-lived and often derided scenes. But of the recent crop of bands reviving this droning guitar style, NorwayÂ’s Serena Maneesh are the most ambitious." Telegraph

"Pop sensibility hidden within feed-back-laced art-noise rock, a blend of the abrasive and tender." Independent



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