More than four decades in, the Swedish pioneers are still dancing against the dark. Twice a Man release their new studio album Reveries Before Silence on 20 November 2026 through Dependent Records.
The label pitches it as a lyrical and musical antidote to the conflicts and rifts of modern life, and as an open invitation to join a collective dance fuelled by electronic beats and captivating melodies. Not escapism, though: the band still know the world is burning, and the environmental thread that has run through their work since the early 1980s is very much intact.
Two songs are out ahead of the album. Desert Snow arrived in September with the announcement, and Instruments of Joy followed in November, both with official visualisers on Dependent’s YouTube channel.
Writing on behalf of the band, Karl Gasleben says Instruments of Joy “is built on the idea that we must cultivate the ground where we stand”, turning attention to “the small gestures, fleeting sensations, unexpected encounters, and quiet moments” that can shift something in us.
The album runs to seven tracks: Instruments of Joy, During Cloudtime, Constant Dreaming, Beating Still, Desert Snow, Lifeform and Rabbit Walk. A 36-page hardcover 2CD artbook, limited to 500 copies, adds four bonus tracks.
Twice a Man recorded and mixed the record at their own Xenophone Studio in Jörlanda, and Hans Olsson mastered it at Svenska Grammofonstudion in Gothenburg. The line-up is Dan Söderqvist on electronics, guitars and vocals, with Karl Gasleben and Jocke Söderqvist on electronics.
The story goes back to 1977, when Dan Söderqvist and Karl Gasleben teamed up as Cosmic Overdose, widely regarded as the first electronic band in Scandinavia. The Bandcamp notes hear gentle echoes of Tangerine Dream, Klaus Schulze and particularly The Human League, and quote one fond description of the band as “like a sad Gary Numan, but with a warm, organic touch”.
Reveries Before Silence on Bandcamp – https://twiceaman.bandcamp.com/album/reveries-before-silence
Instruments of Joy visualiser – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZgi0zS7kZ0
Side-Line – https://www.side-line.com/twice-a-man-instruments-of-joy/
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