Above & Beyond Announce New Artist Album, Bigger Than All Of Us

It’s been a while, but the Trance trio is back for yet another of their masterpieces.

There’s few things I’ve ever left unsaid about Above & Beyond. Of course I’m a huge fan of them and their music, but I always stand speechless when trying to digest how large of a concept they’ve created, harvested and changed peoples’ lives with: Anjuna, and the concept of the Anjunafamily.

And after a quarter of a century of A&B, it feels absolutely fitting that their next studio album, announced today, touches upon this topic. Somehow, Above & Beyond isn’t above them anymore. It’s about what surrounds them, their music and their shows. It’s about that magic that unfolds whenever they’re brought up. Quite fittingly, Above & Beyond is Bigger Than All Of Us.

Bigger Than All Of Us

Seven years ago we’d see the release of Common Ground, the last Electronic album of the band for a while. Granted, certain things happened in the history of mankind that delayed all projects for all of us, while opening the doors to new, exciting ventures. Jono partnered with his longtime pal and collaborator Darren Tate to form JODA, focusing on Synthwave and 80s-inspired music, Paavo relaunched his P.O.S solo moniker and released an entire album written while figuring out what a strange life we’d been living, and Tony unearthed Salt, an album written for the most part even before Above & Beyond was born.

And while all of this is impressive and can only show how big of a musician each part is on their own, fans were still waiting for that studio album that got lost to time. The Tranquility Base EPs are lovely, but they’re a branch of A&B. And maybe, just maybe, all of this time, all these years and new experiences, make this upcoming album even stronger and more powerful than they always are.

This album is us appreciating how amazing this thing we have is. The realization of how lucky we are that we get to be part of something like this for 25 years, and to have built a community that cares for each other in the way it does. It’s not about any of us individually. When we all work together to make something happen, something bigger happens.

-Above & Beyond

A celebration of their get-togetherness, the delivery of Bigger Than All Of Us feels like the spiritual comeback of the essential Above & Beyond. A reconnection of sorts. The next chapter of three blokes who, without knowing at first and fully willingly now, change peoples’ lives through music. And the first single to be lifted is equally as potent — ‘Quicksand’, alongside Zoë Johnston, coming out this very Friday.

‘Quicksand’

“It’s classic Zoë Johnston“, the band say. “We’ve been working with her for 22 years, so she’s a part of the band. By that token, a song with her vocals is a very reassuring thing for our audience. It says: Above & Beyond are back, in a very recognizable form“. You will have heard it at ABGT600, since it was arguably the most emotional track of the entire night.

Zoë, the angelical voice in charge of the sung magic behind ‘Quicksand’, says: “I think most of us can relate to that feeling of desperation and dread when it comes to losing someone we love so deeply. The despair can be massive when you’re watching the grief rattle down the track toward you for quite some time before the moment of impact actually happens. Disappearing into quicksand. It’s scary, it hurts, and it’s lonely. Hopefully, a song like this will make anyone going through the pain of a seismic loss feel a little bit less alone“.

Bigger Than All Of Us, the new album from Above & Beyond, will be released on July 18 on Anjunabeats. The album is available to pre-order on vinyl and CD, limited edition coloured vinyl, and picture disc via the Anjuna Music Store. Pre-order the Vinyl, CD, and limited merch bundles right here.

And someone please send me online shop recommendations for tissues, because I anticipate I’ll need to be fully stacked up by July. I’m already a bit teary-eyed.