Release Date June 5th, 2026
Format LP/CD/Digital
Genre Progressive Rock
Origin Sweden
Oh Hiroshima began in Sweden in 2007, formed by brothers Jakob and Kristoffer Hemström, with drummer Oskar Nilsson joining later. The band first drew wider attention through “In Silence We Yearn” in 2015, an album built around expansive guitar layers, restrained vocals and long emotional arcs. “Oscillation” followed through Napalm Records in 2019, then “Myriad” in 2022 and “All Things Shining” through Pelagic Records in 2024.
Kristoffer’s departure reduced Oh Hiroshima to the duo of Jakob Hemström and Oskar Nilsson, though their music continued to expand beyond the usual guitar, bass and drums configuration. Jakob handles guitar, bass and vocals, while Nilsson provides drums and percussion. Their post rock has often leaned toward melancholy, patience and gradual escalation, with traces of progressive rock and post metal entering the mix. Oh Hiroshima has reached a point where atmosphere is no longer the sole attraction. Arrangement, melodic detail and careful pacing now play equally important roles in the band’s character.
“And The Dead Tree Gives No Shelter” contains eight songs and runs for forty seven minutes. The main sessions took place at Studio Gröndahl, where Karl Daniel Lidén recorded drums, bass and electric guitars, while additional sessions were completed in Örebro by Jakob Hemström and Oskar Nilsson. Magnus Lindberg handled mixing and mastering, maintaining continuity with the preceding two albums. Ten guest musicians add piano, church organ, synthesizers, double bass, trumpet, trombone, violin, cello, saxophone and extra vocals, expanding the palette without turning the album into an orchestral spectacle. Shimmering guitars spread across wide reverbs, bass lines provide warmth underneath, and the percussion shifts from measured pulses to heavier surges with impressive control.
The vocals remain distant and subdued, functioning as another layer within songs centred on despair, cynicism, lost meaning and the difficult search for an ideal worth following. Progressive rock elements bring more changes in colour and direction, although several crescendos arrive through patterns that longtime post rock listeners can predict before the distortion rises. The production has depth and separation, the guest instrumentation adds genuine character, and the emotional peaks arrive with enough intensity to justify the patient construction. “And The Dead Tree Gives No Shelter” is thoughtful, immersive and carefully assembled, falling short of a higher mark only when its restrained approach becomes too comfortable.
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