The Beardfish Thread

[Dr. DTVT]

 

The only positive is that they didn't end by releasing weak albums and hang on too long.

[The Letter M]

The only positive is that they didn't end by releasing weak albums and hang on too long.

Yes.

-Marc.

[pain of occupation]

my heart hurts over this one 

[kirksnosehair]

You know, I kind of admire them for quitting now while they're ahead.  As I mentioned earlier in the thread I always felt like the production values on their albums was the biggest thing holding them back because this is one talented bunch.


My guess is there will be at least one new prog band born from this, and maybe even more.  Who knows?

[mike099]

my heart hurts over this one 

Mine does also.  So many great songs.  The epic Sleeping in Traffic is one hell of a prog monster.  Not too many 20 minute songs can hold my attention and this one is 35 minutes.

Also, I almost cried when I heard the song Comfort Zone.  That song is so me.

[KevShmev]

I never really got into this band. I remember Sleeping in Traffic: Part One being a solid listen, but it never wowed me or even made me want to go back to it.  Perhaps I will revisit it here soon.

[Scard]

I haven't listened in a while, but I thought of them over the weekend when I remembered one of them released a solo album. Damn...

[HOF]

I know there are fans here, but Beardfish appear to have reformed. They are currently in the studio together, and are scheduled to play a festival somewhere in May.

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=871960191152473&set=pb.100050155013901.-2207520000




(I sheepishly have to admit I have not really checked out much from Beardfish despite being a big fan of Rikard's work in Big Big Train and Gungfly, but they're on my list of things to get to eventually!)

[ProfessorPeart]

YYYYYYYYEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I'm a little happy about this. Considering his last 2 Gungfly albums were veering very close to Beardfish territory I am surprised and equally not surprised.

So hoping for a full length album. I was expecting another Gungfly album to pop up soon, but I'll take this everyday.

[The Letter M]

What a wild coincidence - I just decided to fill out the rest of my Beardfish collection today by ordering 3 of the 4 albums I was missing since I only had half of their discography (SIT parts 1 and 2, DS, and Mammoth are the ones I've had for years). The only one I don't have yet will be The Sane Day, which seems very hard to find for a decent price.

I also just got the Rumbling 5 CD box set of Rikard/Gungfly albums to fill out my Gungfly collection too. I guess I manifested this reunion out of thin air with my orders this past week. 

-Marc.

[HOF]

What a wild coincidence - I just decided to fill out the rest of my Beardfish collection today by ordering 3 of the 4 albums I was missing since I only had half of their discography (SIT parts 1 and 2, DS, and Mammoth are the ones I've had for years). The only one I don't have yet will be The Sane Day, which seems very hard to find for a decent price.

I also just got the Rumbling 5 CD box set of Rikard/Gungfly albums to fill out my Gungfly collection too. I guess I manifested this reunion out of thin air with my orders this past week. 

-Marc.

You did it, Marc!

Apparently they are also playing the final Night of the Prog in Loreley as well.

[ich bin besser]

Apparently they are also playing the final Night of the Prog in Loreley as well.

Fortunately, they do! 

[hefdaddy42]

Hey, that's exciting news!

[ProfessorPeart]

They fired up a new Instagram account and I have been following. They are very clearly recording a new record and have been posting snippets of each of them recording. The most recent post was of Rikard going nuts on the keys. 2024 is looking very bright.

[The Letter M]

https://www.loudersound.com/news/beardfish-re-sign-to-insideout-music-and-will-reissue-fifth-album-destined-solitaire?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR0e-9w3Ln2IvG2wOOGjgUsC2G-hoO_wSJA_kpDTt57kixZcJiCcsjlnuJE_aem_AdLdNfsPxrbtXWmxI7UNON6G9A4B-B1Ihy4mTIyhoZSZ8k_3uZbAFn3oHevIJ-NZZY_C0AZEohgqZgzNY_zPU5zh

Swedish prog rock quartet Beardfish have announced that they have re-signed to their old record label, InsideOut Music, and will release a special 15th-anniversary vinyl version of their fifth studio album Destined Solitaire on July 19.

Beardfish's reformation was confirmed last November with the band posting photographs of themselves in the studio and the announcement of an appearance at this year's We Låve Rock Festival in Norway.

"These are super exciting times for Beardfish with us being back together as a band," they state. "We're just finishing up our first new album in nine years and we're working with Inside Out again, our favourite record label on the planet!

"We're also really happy that Destined Solitaire, one of my personal favourites in the Beardfish catalogue, is turning 15 years old this year and that it's finally gonna be available on some hot wax! It's been remastered for vinyl, has lengthy liner notes from yours truly (rambling on!) and it looks and sounds fantastic!"

Originally formed back in 2001, today Beardfish Rikard Sjöblom, David Zackrisson, Magnus Östgren and Robert Hansen. They released eight studio albums until their disbandment in 2016. The band's forthcoming ninth album will see the light of day later in 2024.

Alongside We Låve Rock Festival, Beardfish will also play the final version of Night Of The Prog Festival this simmer and are confirmed for next year's of Cruise To The Edge.

Destined Solitaire has been newly remastered, and will feature a fold-out 6-page LP-booklet with the full cover artwork, and new liner notes.

-Marc.

[ProfessorPeart]

I am all over that. Destined Solitaire is my favorite Beardfish album. Can't wait to have it on vinyl.

And Laser CD has it up for preorder already. Heading over there now!

EDIT: And ordered.

[The Letter M]

Beardfish announce the release of a brand new studio album titled 'Songs For Beating Hearts' on the 1st November 2024. Watch the video for the new single "In The Autumn" featuring a duet between Rikard Sjöblom guest vocalist Amanda Örtenhag: https://youtu.be/Ji3vT-J7yww

Pre-order the album now here: https://beardfish.lnk.to/SongsForBeatingHearts

https://www.facebook.com/share/r/bAJAiHmftRK4rgpJ/?mibextid=oFDknk

-Marc.

[hefdaddy42]

Heard the new single this morning.  Not bad!

[twosuitsluke]

I'm obviously a really casual Beardfish fan, as I didn't even realise they'd split a few years ago. This new single is really nice, I enjoyed that a lot.

[axeman90210]

I'm gonna have to spend some more time with Beardfish since I'll get to see them opening for BBT when I see them in a month

[HOF]

New song sounds good. Definitely a lot like Rikard's Gungfly stuff which I'm more familiar with than Beardfish.

[ProfessorPeart]

I'm gonna have to spend some more time with Beardfish since I'll get to see them opening for BBT when I see them in a month

Very jealous.

This is my most anticipated release for this year. Been going back to a lot of Beardfish lately. Love this band.

[jammindude]

Well i've got about seven months before I see them on cruise to the edge. Does anyone have a good album to start with?

[twosuitsluke]

The Void is my favourite, but then, I haven't even heard all their albums. 

[ProfessorPeart]

Well i've got about seven months before I see them on cruise to the edge. Does anyone have a good album to start with?

Destined Solitaire is my favorite. Along with Mammoth, +4626-COMFORTZONE and The Sane Day.

A lot of people call out the Sleeping In Traffic albums. First album has some stuff done in Swedish, hence the album name is also in Swedish.