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Pil & Bue (Arrow & Bow) are a forceful duo from the very depths of northern Norway, who despite their minimal format sound like a full-blown band. On May 12^th they released their second single Select 2 Players from their upcoming album The World Is A Rabbit Hole.

Select 2 Players is a tribute to the sweet and carefree adolescents, where the music you listen to and the friends you hang out with – is everything. And later, how the thoughts, ideas, and inspirations you pick up in this period of your life seems to last forever.

Petter Carlsen comments:

«Select 2 Players is a nostalgic trip down memory lane, introducing our childhood musical heroes and the eternal fire they ignited within us. Whether it is on stage or in rehearsals, Gøran Johanson and I both share a fundamental love for creating and playing music».

«The title is a nudge back to our Nintendo-playing days as kids in the 90ties. As for the song itself it has nothing to do with computers or gaming, but is rather an entirely analogue composition, written and created in a rehearsal space in the world´s most northern city, Hammerfest».

«But we had fun and we were loud. Just like back then».

Lyrics:

we’re so much older now

but still so young

here we go here we go

time is a machine made for speed

if you feel it, then you know

it will grow, here we go

this is the perfect way

perfect for slowing down time

over and over the aim;

to replicate excitement

you were my

you were my road to fortune

not in terms of gold, no,

it goes way more deep than that.

It resonates in you

and now it does in me too

here we go, let it grow

the perfect way

of slowing down time

if you feel it, then you know

(it will grow, here we go)

no prophecies about the future

it’s only the here and the now

it’s always touch and go

but what can we do but to stay true and let it show

the fear of letting go

but what can we do but to stay true and let it glow,

and let it grow

over and over again;

we replicate excitement

traveling back

to days when we were young and rootless

nowhere to belong

but then we heard your songs

And suddenly we felt it too

this is our way of thanking you!

here we go, let it grow

the perfect way

of slowing down time

if you feel it, then you know

(it will grow, here we go)

the perfect fix

it’s only the here and the now

it’s always touch and go

but what can we do but to stay true and let it show

the fear of losing glow

what can we do but to stay true and let it grow, and

let it grow

let it show

here we go

let it grow

here we glow

here we go go go go go

Consisting of Gøran Johansen on drums and percussion and with one of Norway’s most unique and powerful voices, Petter Carlsen, on vocals and baritone guitar; Pil & Bue deliver an explosion of raw, hard, and melodic rock with a twist of darkness. The track Just A Kid,

With subtle, but pronounced references to artists like Placebo, Deftones, Sigur Ros, Anathema and Mars Volta, «Pil & Bue delivers Hard, gloomy & joyful music… » (Metal Hammer NO) based on topics like memories, childhood aspirations, use of imagination, video games, and the intriguing online rabbit holes.The band´s raw and melodic music quickly struck a note with Hollywood director Tommy Wirkola who included the Pil & Bue single You Win Again in his now cult-status movie Dead Snow: Red vs. Dead” which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival January 2014.

Pill & Bue consist of:

Petter Carlsen and Gøran Johansen

Discography:

Push Start Button, ‎2014

Forget the Past, Lets Worry about the Future, 2016

The World is a Rabbit Hole, 2021

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