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Abba reunite for Voyage, first new album in 40 years

Swedish hitmakers to release album of brand new material in November, and digital avatars will appear in London concert residency in 2022

One of the most anticipated comebacks in pop culture has finally come to pass: the return of Abba .

Forty years after the bitter songs written in the wake of two band divorces for their last album, 1981’s The Visitors, the Swedish pop quartet has reunited for Voyage, an album of brand new songs that will be released on 5 November – including, they say, a Christmas song. Two tracks from it, the stately and epic ballad I Still Have Faith in You and the shimmying Don’t Shut Me Down, are out now.

The group – Benny Andersson, Agnetha Fältskog, Anni-Frid Lyngstad and Björn Ulvaeus – have also announced a new concert experience in London, also called Voyage, beginning in May 2022. Digital versions of themselves (not holograms, their team asserted) will appear nightly alongside a 10-piece live band at a new 3,000-capacity venue in the city’s Olympic park, called the Abba Arena. Tickets go on general sale on Tuesday 7 September.

Lyngstad said of their reunion: “Such joy it was to work with the group again – I am so happy with what we have made,” and called Andersson and Ulvaeus “exceptionally talented, truly genius songwriters”.

Ulvaeus said of Fältskog and Lyngstad: “I was completely floored by the way they delivered those songs,” with Andersson saying: “I think hearing Frida and Agnetha singing again is hard to beat.”

Andersson added: “We’re truly sailing in uncharted waters. With the help of our younger selves, we travel into the future.”

Abba’s digital avatars were created using motion capture technology, similar to that used by Andy Serkis and others to portray CGI beasts in Hollywood movies: the group was filmed in skintight suits for the lifelike recreations. Wayne McGregor , resident artist at London’s Royal Ballet, choreographed the band’s performance, and an 850-strong team from George Lucas-founded effects company Industrial Light & Magic designed and animated the de-aged avatars from the footage.

McGregor said: “Imagine: growing up in the north of England in the 70s and learning to ballroom, Latin and disco dance to the incredible songs of Abba. I was eight and I was totally transported. Fast forward to 2020, being in Sweden and dancing with Abba – in real life! I was about to be 50 and I was totally transported again. That is the magic of Abba.” He promised “technological wizardry, state of the art immersion and entertainment innovation. And still at its searing heart we simply have new songs, new moves, classic songs, classic moves.”

The footage is directed by film-maker Baillie Walsh, and produced by Johan Renck – best known as the Emmy-winning director of TV miniseries Chernobyl – and Svana Gisla, who worked with Renck on videos for David Bowie’s final album, Blackstar. Also on the creative team is Benny Andersson’s film producer son, Ludwig.

Both the concert and album have been mooted for some time. The avatar concept – or “Abbatars” as Ulvaeus has called them – was announced in 2016 by music manager Simon Fuller (who is not involved with the 2022 iteration). In 2017, Andersson elaborated on the project, saying: “It will take a bit of time, it takes time to digitalise a face. It’s fun that it’s so technologically advanced.” In 2018, a TV show featuring the avatars was announced, co-produced by the BBC and NBC, which has not yet been aired.

The group also announced that meeting up for the project had “an unexpected consequence. We all felt that, after some 35 years, it could be fun to join forces again and go into the recording studio. So we did. And it was like time had stood still and we had only been away on a short holiday. An extremely joyful experience!”

Two songs were initially written and recorded, including I Still Have Faith in You, but their release was pushed back to early 2019, then late 2019, but never emerged. Since then the group have continued writing and recording, eventually ending up with a full album of material.

In the interim, their pop cultural heft has continued to grow. The stage musical Mamma Mia! , debuted in 1999, and recently reopened in London’s West End, reintroduced the group’s hits to new generations. A 2008 film version made more than £440m in global box office takings and is an enduring family favourite: it is the UK’s biggest-selling DVD ever. A 2018 sequel, Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again, made £285m globally.

Their ongoing popularity has meant that their 1992 greatest hits collection, Abba Gold, is the longest-running album in the UK album chart. In July, it became the first to surpass 1,000 weeks there, and is currently sitting at No 14.

Long before the musical and movies, however, their song catalogue was already one of the most successful – and brilliant – in all pop music. Having formed in 1972, at the height of their fame in the mid-1970s six out of seven singles in a row reached No 1 in the UK: Fernando, Mamma Mia, Dancing Queen, Knowing Me Knowing You, Name of the Game and Take a Chance on Me. They had three further No 1s and a total of 19 Top 10 hits.

The reunion also brings two pairs of once-married couples back together. Lyngstad and Andersson were engaged in 1971, the same year that Fältskog and Ulvaeus married, but by 1981, both couples had divorced within a year of each other. Their romantic strife was explored with great candour in songs such as The Winner Takes It All, and in the psychodramas of their final album in 1981.

The group fizzled out in 1983 without an official breakup announcement. In the years since, Fältskog released 12 solo albums, most recently A in 2013; Lyngstad released three albums and made occasional one-off recordings.

Andersson and Ulvaeus co-wrote numerous musicals, including Chess with Tim Rice, and in 2013 they worked with EDM producer Avicii to compose the theme for the Eurovision Song Contest , which they had won with Waterloo in 1974.

The group have long denied they would ever perform live again. In 2014, Lyngstad said: “We only have one answer and that is no … No amount of money would change our minds. Maybe we sometimes say it would be good to do a song together again, just a recording and nothing else.”

In 2016, they did perform one song together at a party to celebrate 50 years of the Andersson-Ulvaeus songwriting partnership: The Way Old Friends Do.

Speaking at a London launch event for Voyage, Ulvaeus said the band was as close as they ever were. “It is incredible to be where we are, no imagination could dream up that. To release a new album after 40 years and to still be the best of friends … to still have a total loyalty. Who has experienced that? Nobody … It is such fun and we have been longing for this for such a long time.”

Why do the project now? “We wanted to do it before we were dead,” he said.

Andersson, also appearing, said the worst of the filming was when they had to shave their beards. “I’ve had mine 50 years.”

Ulvaeus said they chose London to host their live show because “London is the best city to be in when it comes to entertainment, theatre, musicals … We have always felt that the Brits see us as their own.”

Asked what the best thing about being in Abba is, Andersson replied, with refreshing candour: “Not having to worry about the money. You are free to do anything, to keep on writing the music.”

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ABBA Reunite for First Time in 40 Years, Announce New Album and Digital Concert

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After years of delay and teasing on social media, ABBA have officially reunited, announcing the new album Voyage out November 6th.

Although the Swedish pop group sang “Me and I” at a private gala in 2016 — their first time performing since 1986 — this marks their first time officially reuniting in 40 years. Ahead of the release, they dropped the reflective ballad “I Still Have Faith In You” and the disco gem “Don’t Shut Me Down.”

In addition, ABBA will also perform a digital concert on May 27th, 2022 — which they first announced in 2016. Made through George Lucas’ Industry Light & Magic, Abba Voyage will take place at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park’s arena in London. General tickets are available on September 7th.

“It’s been a while since we made music together,” the band said in a statement. “Almost 40 years, actually. We took a break in the spring of 1982 and now we’ve decided it’s time to end it. They say it’s foolhardy to wait more than 40 years between albums, so we’ve recorded a follow-up to The Visitors . We simply call it Voyage and we’re truly sailing in uncharted waters.”

“It’s hard to say what’s been the most joyful thing for me with this project,” Andersson said. “If it’s the involvement in creating the concert together with everyone or being back in the studio together again after 40 years. I think hearing Frida and Agnetha singing again is hard to beat.” Added Anni-Frid Lyngstad: “Those first sessions back in 2018 were such fun, and when Benny called and asked if I’d consider singing some more I jumped at it!”

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Iconic Swedish pop band ABBA releases 'Voyage,' 1st new album in 40 years

For the first time in 40 years, ABBA is releasing new music. The classic Swedish pop band dropped their latest album, "Voyage" on Nov. 5.

In September, the band (who can count Cher as one of their true fans ) announced the forthcoming album, a new "digital" performance, a new look and a music video.

All four original members — Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus, Agnetha Fältskog and Anni-Frid Lyngstad — returned for the band's renaissance.

“We took a break in the spring of 1982 and now we’ve decided it’s time to end it,” the pop legends said in a statement at the time.

ABBA's New Album: 'Voyage'

Released on Friday, the band revealed 10 new songs on "Voyage."

Two songs, "I Still Have Faith in You" and "Shut Me Down," are both expected to be heard in the upcoming digital concert and they're the first new tunes from the band since "Under Attack" in 1982.

You can listen to the new album here.

The band also dropped a music video for "I Still Have Faith in You," which is full of classic footage (and ABBA's anthemic, harmonious sound) in September.

"We simply call it 'Voyage' and we're truly sailing in uncharted waters," Andersson said in a statement.

In an interview with the New York Times , Andersson said they had planned to just do two tracks, but kept going.

“We said, ‘Shouldn’t we write a few other songs, just for fun?’” Andersson told the newspaper. “And the girls (Fältskog and Lyngstad) said, ‘Yeah, that will be fun.’ So they came in and we had five songs. And we said, ‘Shouldn’t we do a few others? We can release an album.’”

After releasing the album on Friday, Andersson added in a statement that they were thrilled to get the band back together.

"When we got into the studio after 39 years it was like no time had passed...we had a great time," he said. "I speak to Frida and Agnetha, and know they’re extremely happy having done this.”

Fältskog echoed his sentiments, writing in a statement that she was surprised they were able to step back into their old rhythms so easily.

"When we got back together in the studio, I had no idea what to expect…But Benny’s recording studio is such a friendly and safe environment, and before I knew it I was really enjoying myself!" she said. "I can hardly believe that finally, the moment has come to share this with the world!"

ABBA Meets 'Tron': A Digital Performance

Well, not exactly. But in photos released by the band, we get to see them wearing motion-capture outfits from Industrial Light and Magic that, when lit up, really do make us think of the classic sci-fi film "Tron."

According to the release, the band members wore these outfits for "weeks and months," working alongside an 850-member team from ILM, owned by filmmaker George Lucas.

Why? So they can perform digitally, via avatars, with a live 10-piece band in an arena that's being specially built in London. And based on a short video featured in a Twitter thread from @ABBAVoyage , it looks like fans will be seeing them ... but altered versions that age down the 70-somethings into their younger, classic versions. After all, it's been 40 years since they publicly took the stage together, and two years since such a vision was realized in Sarah Pinsker's award-winning "Song for a New Day" novel .

"What you're gonna see when you come to this show ... is us," says Andersson in the video. Which is both true, and not entirely true at the same time.

In the New York Times article, Andersson also revealed that Ulvaeus had requested to change the hair on his "Abbatar" because, as journalist Elisabeth Vincentelli paraphrased, "there is only so much 1979 realness anybody can take."

ABBA: The Arena

Why go all the way to Las Vegas for a residency when you can have a stage built especially for your digital selves to perform in?

Welcome to the ABBA Arena, home of #ABBAVoyage 📍 You read that right, they’re building their own arena! 🏗️👷🏼‍♀️ A state-of-the-art, purpose-built 3000 capacity arena at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in London, where fans can hear ABBA’s hits and some new music. pic.twitter.com/ChIjk1TbeH — ABBA Voyage (@ABBAVoyage) September 2, 2021

The ABBA Arena will hold 3,000 ticket holders, and is a state-of-the-art facility built at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in London, according to one of several tweets sent out as part of the announcement.

"When you come to the arena you will have the four of us together with an absolutely glorious 10-piece band," Andersson continued in his statement. "And even if not in the flesh, we will be right there, thanks to the work of the creative team and ILM."

Tickets for the "ABBA Voyage" show went on sale in September for shows beginning in May 27, 2022. Links and purchasing information can be found here .

In a joint statement, the band said, "To tell the truth, the main inspiration to record again comes from our involvement in creating the strangest and most spectacular concert you could ever dream of. We’re going to be able to sit back in an audience and watch our digital selves perform our songs on a stage in a custom-built arena in London next spring. Weird and wonderful!"

Randee Dawn (she/her) is an entertainment journalist and author based in Brooklyn. In addition to writing for TODAY.com, Variety and The Los Angeles Times, her debut novel, Tune in Tomorrow , about a reality TV show run by mythic creatures, published in 2022. She's also the co-author of The Law & Order: SVU Unofficial Companion . When not interviewing the stars or dabbling in speculative fiction, she dreams of the next place she can travel to, or cuddles her Westie. More at RandeeDawn.com .

Sam Kubota is a senior digital editor and journalist for TODAY Digital based in Los Angeles. She joined NBC News in 2019.

ABBA Return, More ABBA-Esque Than Ever, With ‘Voyage’: Album Review

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Anticipating a long-awaited yet unexpected reunion is one of life’s more conflicted experiences. Will your old friend look good or awful? Will they be stuck in the past, or a 2.0 or 3.0 version of the person you remember? Most of all, will they still be themselves?

It’s both corny and perfectly fitting to frame ABBA ’s first album in nearly 40 years as a reunion with an old friend. One of the most successful and influential groups in the history of the world, their kitschy lyrics and image — two married Swedish couples dressed in matching outfits! — camouflaged the deceptive complexity and sophistication of their music, which smashed chart records globally and turned them into superstars, but also made them a punchline. Yet their reputation and respect grew exponentially in the years after their 1983 split: The music proved surprisingly enduring as the world caught up with its brilliance, and the business savvy of songwriters Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus (who continued to work together) ensured that it remained in the public consciousness, most obviously in the 1994 movie “Muriel’s Wedding” and the ABBA-themed “Mamma Mia!” musical and films.

After decades of the bandmembers playing down any likelihood of a reunion, most fans had given up hope (after all, time waits for no one, least of all vocal cords and waistlines). But three years ago the group — Andersson, Ulvaeus and the peerless singers Agnetha Fältskog and Anni-Frid Lyngstad — announced they had recorded new songs and were preparing some kind of virtual concert experience. Those plans were delayed first by the complexity of the concert and then by the pandemic, but last summer the enterprise roared back to life: Two new

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songs followed by a full album called “Voyage” in November! A groundbreaking virtual concert launching at a specially built arena in London in May! Suddenly, ABBA were back in a big way.

The core of this reunion, of course, is the album. What is it about this new music that made the four long-since-divorced members, now all in their 70s, finally take the plunge?

Happily, “Voyage” finds our old friends unmistakably themselves. Andersson and Ulvaeus have said that they made no effort to modernize or contemporize their classic sound based on the current musical climate, and suffice it to say the album backs up that claim: It’s so definitively, timelessly ABBA that it could have come out at any point in the past four decades (and certain moments even feel decades old). They may not be looking for that man after midnight anymore, but the essence remains: delectable melodies, soaring arrangements, sweeping crescendos, dramatic pauses, regal countermelodies, Andersson’s gorgeous piano playing and most significantly, Agnetha and Frida’s singing — the stunning sweet-sour blend that is the single most defining trait of ABBA’s sound. Tempered but strong, their voices have settled into a lower, calmer range, and there’s obviously very little belting — but gloriously, it’s still them, and most of all on the album’s liveliest songs, “No Doubt About It” and “Just a Notion,” which they sing in “Waterloo”-style harmony, with Frida’s tart tone up front.

“Voyage” is bookended by its two strongest songs: “I Still Have Faith in You,” first released in August, a gorgeous, soaring ballad that opens the album with a suitable reunion theme; even more ambitious is the closing “Ode to Freedom,” a swooning, swelling, majestic, orchestral ballad with a Schubert lilt that’s so stately it almost could be some European country’s national anthem.

In between is a combo platter of ABBA styles. “When You Danced With Me” is not a disco anthem but more of a “Riverdance”-type Irish reel; the dainty “Little Things” is a Christmas carol, complete with a children’s chorus. Some are just plain bizarre: “I Can Be That Woman” is like their take on a Tammy Wynette-style epic, with odd, self-excoriating lyrics that start off about a dog, then move on to recapping a troubled relationship (“You say you’ve had it, and you say ‘Screw you’/ I say I love you and I know it’s true.” OK then!).

Certain songs feel like a time capsule — “Keep an Eye on Dan” concludes with a snippet of the piano hook from the group’s 1975 hit “S.O.S.” — and a couple feel time-warped: “Just a Notion” is the kind of ’50s sock-hop pastiche that peppered their early albums, so we’re hearing a ’50s throwback through the lens of a ’70s interpretation, half a century later.

And yes, some moments are extravagantly cheesy: the maudlin lyrics, “Fernando” flutes, synthesizer sounds and guitar solos that make you wonder if they’re kidding. But ’twas ever thus, and let’s be real, ’twouldn’t be ABBA without those things too. Four decades on, ABBA are more ABBA-esque than ever.

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Two new songs, ‘I Still Have Faith In You’ and ‘Don’t Shut Me Down,’ are out now ahead of the ‘Voyage’ album in November.

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ABBA have today announced confirmation of their return for the first time in 40 years, with two new songs, an upcoming complete new album and, in 2022, a revolutionary digital concert spectacular.

The quartet of Agnetha, Björn, Benny and Anni-Frid, one of the most successful pop groups of all time, have not only recorded two new songs available today, “I Still Have Faith In You” and “Don’t Shut Me Down,” but have completed an entire new album, Voyage . They worked on it together at Benny’s studio, Riksmixningsverket, in Stockholm, for release by Universal Music Group on November 5.

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“I Still Have Faith In You,” which has a music video directed by Shynola, is an atmospheric, slow tempo piece that builds dramatically with harmonized choruses and rock guitar accompaniment. “Don’t Shut Me Down” also starts slowly, but soon picks up pace with an infectious beat. Both tracks have the powerful vocals and intelligent lyrics that characterized the group’s songbook in their earlier years together.

The album title mirrors the forthcoming live experience, ABBA Voyage , which will open on May 27, 2022 at the purpose-built ABBA Arena. The state-of-the-art 3,000 capacity arena will be located at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in London.

“It’s been a while since we made music together,” say the four members of ABBA. “Almost 40 years, actually. We took a break in the spring of 1982 and now we’ve decided it’s time to end it. They say it’s foolhardy to wait more than 40 years between albums, so we’ve recorded a follow-up to The Visitors .

“To tell the truth, the main inspiration to record again comes from our involvement in creating the strangest and most spectacular concert you could ever dream of. We’re going to be able to sit back in an audience and watch our digital selves perform our songs on a stage in a custom-built arena in London next spring. Weird and wonderful!”

The concert experience will feature digital versions of ABBA which have been created after weeks and months of motion-capture and performance techniques, involving the four band members and an 850-strong team from George Lucas’ Industrial Light & Magic. It marks the company’s first venture into music. Pre-registration for tickets opens at 6 pm BST tonight (2) on abbavoyage.com . Tickets go on general sale from next Tuesday, September 7.

The ABBA Voyage concert is made with the help of producer Svana Gisla ( David Bowie Blackstar /“Lazarus,” Beyoncé and Jay Z for HBO, Springsteen and I) ; producer Ludvig Andersson ( And Then We Danced , Yung Lean – “In My Head,” Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again) ; director Baillie Walsh ( Flashbacks of a Fool, Being James Bond, Springsteen and I ); co-executive producer Johan Renck ( Spaceman , David Bowie Blackstar /“Lazarus,” Chernobyl ); and choreographer Wayne McGregor CBE (The Royal Ballet, Company Wayne McGregor, Paris Opera Ballet).

“The magic of ABBA and the herculean efforts of this whole magnificent team reaches a long-awaited milestone today,” say Gisla and Andersson. “To be able to finally share this endeavor with the world is a proud moment for us and we can’t wait to welcome you to our arena in East London, a place where we are so happy to be.”

Notes director Walsh: “I watched ABBA win the Eurovision song contest in 1974, and never did I imagine that 47 years later I would be with them on this extraordinary voyage. Life is weird and wonderful sometimes.”

McGregor reflects: “Imagine: growing up in the North of England in the 70s and learning to ballroom, Latin and disco dance to the incredible songs of ABBA. I was 8 and I was totally transported. Fast forward to 2020, being in Sweden and dancing with ABBA – in real life! I was about to be 50 and I was totally transported again. That is the magic of ABBA.

“We have shared many creative and joyful adventures with a bold collaborative team to make the impossible possible for ABBA Voyage : technological wizardry, state-of-the-art immersion, and entertainment innovation,” he continues. “And still at its searing heart we simply have new songs, new moves, classic songs, classic moves: ABBA is DANCE and always will be. See you on the dancefloor.”

Sir Lucian Grainge, chairman & CEO, Universal Music Group, says: “From the very beginning of my career, and having had the privilege to work with them directly for many years since, it’s been a tremendous joy to be surrounded by ABBA and their music. Their boundless creativity and timeless melodies make us want to partner with them on everything they do because we know it will be simply great.”

Tickets for ABBA Voyage will be available from 10 am BST on Sunday (5) for fans who have pre-ordered the album from the official ABBA store, and from 10 am on September 6 for those who have pre-registered. General on-sale commences at 10 am BST on September 7 at abbavoyage.com .

‘Thank you for waiting’

In further comments released today about their return, ABBA add: “To all of you who patiently have followed us in some way or another these past decades: Thank you for waiting – it’s time for a new journey to begin. We simply call it Voyage and we’re truly sailing in uncharted waters. With the help of our younger selves, we travel into the future. It’s not easy to explain but then it hasn’t been done before.”

Says Benny: “It’s hard to say what’s been the most joyful thing for me with this project. If it’s the involvement in creating the concert together with everyone or being back in the studio together again after 40 years. I think hearing Frida and Agnetha singing again is hard to beat. When you come to the arena you will have the four of us together with an absolutely glorious 10-piece band. And even if not in the flesh, we will be right there, thanks to the work of the creative team and ILM.”

Anni-Frid adds: “Those first sessions back in 2018 were such fun and when Benny called and asked if I’d consider singing some more I jumped at it! And what songs!! My respect and love go out to these exceptionally talented, truly genius songwriters! Such joy it was to work with the group again. I am so happy with what we have made, and I dearly hope our fans feel the same.”

Agnetha comments: “When we got back together in the studio I had no idea what to expect…but Benny’s recording studio is such a friendly and safe environment, and before I knew it I was really enjoying myself! I can hardly believe that finally, the moment has come to share this with the world!”

Bjorn completes the group’s comments by saying of Agnetha and Anni-Frid: “They’re such amazing singers those two, I was completely floored by the way they delivered those songs. They’re true musicians; totally unimpressed by pop star glamour but still having a great time being creative in a recording studio. The Voyage project has injected new life into us in more ways than one.”

Collectively, ABBA conclude: “So, again, thanks for waiting! We hope to see you in the ABBA Arena and yes – see – because we have infused a good deal of our souls into those avatars. It’s not an exaggeration to say that we’re back.”

Pre-order ABBA’s Voyage ,  which is released by Universal Music Group on November 5. 

September 4, 2021 at 3:54 pm

Not impressed by ‘Don’t Shut Me Down’. Sorry, but age makes them sound like a tribute band.

Richard Sikkens

September 4, 2021 at 4:34 pm

You better start listening to a tributeband.

September 5, 2021 at 4:27 am

Wonderful to again hear a true band with intelligent lyrics .

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ABBA release new songs ahead of new 'Voyage' album, virtual concert after four decades

ABBA is releasing its first new music in four decades, along with a concert performance that will see the "Dancing Queen" quartet going entirely digital.

Key points:

• The new album will be released on November 5 and will be a follow up to "The Visitors"
• It features new songs including: "I Still Have Faith In You" and "Don't Shut Me Down"
• The group has created the "most spectacular" holographic concert, using motion capture

The forthcoming album "Voyage," to be released on November 5, is a follow-up to 1981's "The Visitors," which until now had been the swan song of the Swedish supergroup.

The concerts will be held at a purpose-built ABBA Arena in London's Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park on May 27.

"We took a break in the spring of 1982 and now we've decided it's time to end it," ABBA said in a statement on Thursday.

"They say it's foolhardy to wait more than 40 years between albums, so we've recorded a follow-up to 'The Visitors.'"

'Weird and wonderful' ABBAtars

The group has been creating the holographic live show, using motion capture and other techniques, with George Lucas' special-effects company, Industrial Light & Magic.

They call it "the strangest and most spectacular concert you could ever dream of".

"We're going to be able to sit back in an audience and watch our digital selves perform our songs," the group's statement said.

"Weird and wonderful!"

The "abbatars" were created using motion-capture technology — similar to that used to create Gollum in The Lord of the Rings movies series — and will show members of the band as they looked in 1979.

"The only big problem was that we had to shave our beards," Benny Andersson said.

The concerts will feature 22 songs, including the two new numbers and a "sort of a greatest hits" compilation, including "Dancing Queen", he added.

Bjorn Ulvaeus said ABBA had chosen London because the group felt welcome there.

"Somehow, we have always felt that the Brits see us as their own — it feels like that when we come here every time," he said.

In a statement, Agnetha Faltskog said she had not known what to expect when they got back together to record.

"But Benny's recording studio is such a friendly and safe environment, and before I knew it I was really enjoying myself."

ABBA was founded in the early 70s by then couples Agnetha and Bjorn, together with Benny and Anni-Frid Lyngstad.

Their initials gave the band its name.

They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2010.

They sold more than 385 million albums and topped charts from Australia to America with a string of hits including "Waterloo", "The Winner Takes It All" and "Take A Chance On Me".

Their last album with fresh material, 1981's "The Visitors", included songs tinged with the sadness of their divorces. The band split a year later.

Rumours swirled for years that ABBA would get back together, but the members turned down many offers.

The planned show spurred the making of the album, which features the new songs "I Still Have Faith In You" and "Don't Shut Me Down."

It began with sessions in 2018 and was delayed by the coronavirus pandemic.

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Perth’s fearless, riff-laden, genre-bending band VOYAGER are back with their long-awaited eighth studio album ‘Fearless In Love’ scheduled for release on July 14th via Season Of Mist

Pre-orders are now live HERE .

On ‘Fearless in Love’, sweeping vocals paired with emotive lyrics inspired by the grit and glam of 80s and 90s film overlay heavy guitar riffs and percussion to create a sonic journey that pushes the boundary of what fans have come to expect from VOYAGER.

“Fearless in Love was written and recorded between 2020 and 2022. The writing process was very different from how we’ve done things in the past,” explains Danny Estrin. “As a result, the album is more cohesive and exciting with a cinematic feel, hailing back to gritty films of the 80s and 90s showcasing all the layers that make up Voyager. This album takes you on a ride through a dark city and leaves you on a more pensive, reflective note by the end.”

In addition to the announcement of ‘Fearless in Love’, VOYAGER has released a new song from the album, “Prince of Fire” which now is available via all digital service providers HERE and the video is now available HERE .

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Voyager announce new studio album Fearless In Love

Australian prog rockers Voyager, who represent Australia in next week's Eurovision Song Contest, release Fearless In Love in July

Australian electro prog metallers  Voyager  have announced that they will release their new album, Fearless In Love , through Season of Mist records on July 14. It's the 

At the same time the band have released a new single, Prince Of Fire , which you can watch in tomorrow's Tracks Of The Week. You can view the new album artwork and tracklisting below.

" Fearless In Love  was written and recorded between 2020 and 2022. The writing process was very different to how we’ve done things in the past," says vocalist and keyboard player Danny Estrin. "As a result, the album is more cohesive and exciting with a cinematic feel, hailing back to gritty films of the 80s and 90s showcasing all the layers that make up Voyager. This album takes you on a ride through a dark city and leaves you on a more pensive, reflective note by the end."

The quintet are currently in Liverpool as they prepare to represent Australia at next week's 67th Eurovision Song Contest with the song Promise , which is on Fearless In. Love , alongside Dreamer , the band's Eurovision entry for last year, which won the public vote in Australia but came second with the closed television panel vote.

“As a long-time Eurovision fan, this is the pinnacle - Voyager gets to play the greatest show on earth," Estrin said at the time. "Our song  Promise  is made for the Eurovision stage and collectively we feel it's one of our best yet. We filmed the music video in both the city of Perth and beautiful parts of Western Australia to showcase the majestic beauty of our home state. Eurovisionation, we are coming!!!”

Australia was first invited to take part back in 2015 by the European Broadcasting Union and have been participants ever since. The  Eurovision - Australia Decides  television contest has been going since 2018.

Heavier music has some history at the event, with Finnish shock rockers Lordi amously winning the event in 2006 and Italian glam rockers  Måneskin  walked off with the honours in 2021.  But Voyager represent the first time a progressive band has ever featured.

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„Ich kenne niemanden, der das jemals gemacht hat“, sagt Björn Ulvaeus von ABBA zu Apple Music. „Gibt es jemanden?“ Er könnte damit den außergewöhnlichen Umstand meinen, dass eine schwedische Popgruppe, die aus zwei ehemals verheirateten Paaren besteht, weltweit fast 400 Millionen Alben verkauft hat – Tendenz steigend. Er könnte auch ihren bevorstehenden Auftritt in einer eigens dafür gebauten Arena in London meinen, in der alle vier Mitglieder als ABBAtare – akribisch animierte Versionen ihrer selbst aus dem Jahr 1978 – mit einer Live-Band auftreten werden, möglicherweise bis zum Untergang der Zivilisation oder darüber hinaus. Aber eigentlich bezieht er sich auf die Tatsache, dass ABBA ihr erstes neues Album seit 40 Jahren herausbringen, ein Ereignis, das in der Geschichte nur wenig Vergleichbares findet. „Ich habe immer wieder diese Momente, in denen ich denke: ‚Wie zum Teufel ist das alles passiert? Wie kommt es, dass plötzlich zwei Millionen Menschen auf TikTok verfolgen, was wir machen?‘ Es ist seltsam. Es ist alles seltsam.“ Dieses unwahrscheinliche Ereignis wurde 2018 immer wahrscheinlicher, als Ulvaeus und Benny Andersson zwei Songs, die augenzwinkernde Selbstreferenz „I Still Have Faith In You“ und „Don't Shut Me Down“, als mögliche Beiträge für die Show schrieben und ihre ehemaligen Partnerinnen, die Sängerinnen Agnetha Fältskog und Anni-Frid Lyngstad, kontaktierten. „Wir haben die Damen gefragt und sie waren absolut begeistert, ins Studio zu gehen und ihre Stimmen noch einmal auszuprobieren“, sagt Ulvaeus. „Und nach einer Weile dachten wir, warum nicht noch ein paar mehr aufnehmen? Und es gab absolut niemanden, der uns im Nacken saß.“ Das Ergebnis ist „Voyage“ – neun neue Songs und einer, der aus der ursprünglichen Version neu entstand, passend zu diesem Projekt, das den Begriff der Vergänglichkeit als bedeutungslos erscheinen lässt. Während ABBAs Vermächtnis längst gesichert ist, könnten ihre ABBAtare die Aussichten für Künstler:innen revolutionieren, die sich Karriereoptionen jenseits ihrer sterblichen Hülle sichern wollen. „Es funktioniert deshalb, weil wir noch leben“, sagt Ulvaeus. „Der Schädel verändert sich nicht mit der Zeit. Der Rest deines Körpers zerfällt, aber den Schädel können sie genau vermessen, was sie mit einem Video von Elvis nicht können. Ich wette, dass es viele Sänger gibt, die so etwas in ein paar Jahren auch bekommen werden. Jeder sollte einen ABBAtar haben.“ Lass dir die Geschichten von Ulvaeus hinter den Songs auf „Voyage“ nicht entgehen. „I Still Have Faith In You“ Als Benny mir den Song vorspielte, dachte ich: „Das ist wirklich episch.“ Es geht um uns und unsere Verbundenheit, um die Loyalität, die wir zueinander haben, und darum, die fantastische Karriere zu feiern, die wir durchlaufen haben. Oder auch nicht – es ist noch viel davon übrig, wie es scheint. Aber es gibt noch mehr Facetten in diesem Text, die die Hörer selbst herausfinden sollen. „When You Danced With Me“ Das klingt ein bisschen nordisch, aber vielleicht eher schottisch und irisch. Ich habe sechs Jahre lang in England gelebt, zwischen 84 und 90, und ich habe immer diese Feste erlebt, die sie in den Dörfern für die Kinder veranstalteten. Und genau das sah ich vor mir, als ich die Melodie im Ohr hatte: ein Dorffest, aber irgendwo in Irland. Es geht um Aussteiger und Daheimgebliebene. Ich bin in einer kleinen Stadt aufgewachsen und habe sie mit 20 Jahren verlassen. Aber irgendwie komme ich immer wieder in diese kleine Stadt zurück und habe das Gefühl, dass ich dort Wurzeln habe. „Little Things“ Benny sagt, dass er es nicht als Weihnachtslied gedacht hat, aber als ich es hörte, wusste ich sofort, dass es nichts anderes sein kann. Es ist früh, früh am Weihnachtsmorgen. Die Strümpfe hängen dort und dann wacht dieses Paar auf. Das könnte noch viele Jahre zu Weihnachten gespielt werden. Und das wäre großartig, denn wir wollen Weihnachten und Silvester besetzen, wie [1980] mit „Happy New Year“. „Don’t Shut Me Down“ Zu dem Zeitpunkt hatten wir sozusagen den Dreh raus, was die ABBAtare sein würden. Der Song handelt von einer Frau, die eine Trennung hinter sich hat und es bereut, dass sie Schluss gemacht hat. Sie kehrt zurück, um zu sehen, ob der Mann sie zurücknimmt. Sie sitzt also auf einer Bank in einem Park und es wird dunkel. Schließlich nimmt sie allen Mut zusammen und klopft an die Tür. Das ist die vordergründige Geschichte, aber ich verstehe es so, dass wir, die ABBAtare, an die Türen der Fans klopfen: Bitte nehmt uns so an, wie wir sind, und schaltet uns nicht aus. Es ist ein kleiner Flirt mit dem Disco-Stil der 70er-Jahre – aber abgesehen davon glaube ich nicht, dass die alten Songs irgendeinen Einfluss auf die neuen Songs hatten. „Just A Notion“ Der Song stammt aus dem Jahr 1978 und wurde noch nie in seiner Gesamtheit veröffentlicht. Es gab nur Ausschnitte auf YouTube, aber wir fanden, dass es ein toller Song und sehr gut gesungen ist. Benny hat einen neuen Backing Track gemacht, also ist die Band neu, aber die Stimmen sind alt. Und es veranschaulicht in gewisser Weise, was wir bei dem ABBAtar-Konzert in London machen: Wir werden eine Live-Band haben und den Original-Gesang. „I Can Be That Woman“ Das ist im Grunde genommen ein Country-Song. Und eine kleine Verbeugung vor der Königin des Country, soweit es mich betrifft: Tammy Wynette. Der gute Hund heißt Tammy. In dem Song geht es um eine ganze Menge, aber im Wesentlichen handelt er von jemandem, der seine Sucht überwunden hat und endlich im richtigen Leben angekommen ist und all die verschwendeten Jahre bereut. Aber es gibt Hoffnung am Ende des Tunnels: Ich kann jetzt diese Frau sein. Nur wir selbst wissen, was von unseren persönlichen Lebenserfahrungen Fakt ist und was Fiktion. Es ist eine Art von Freiheit, die du bekommst. Mit 70 hat man diese Freiheit. „Keep An Eye On Dan“ Dan ist das kleine Kind; seine beiden Eltern sind geschieden und er wird bei einem Elternteil gelassen. Jeder von uns, der eine Scheidung hinter sich hat, weiß, wie es ist, ein kleines Kind zurückzulassen und zu sehen, wie sehr das Kind mit dem anderen Elternteil verbunden ist. Und er winkt, oder sie, und du stehst da und denkst: „Argh“. Ich finde es interessant, Dinge zu thematisieren, die in Beziehungen passieren, die bisher noch nicht thematisiert wurden. Ich glaube nicht, dass das hier schon mal der Fall war. „Bumblebee“ Ich habe Hummeln oder Tintenfische immer als starke Symbole für das empfunden, was wir durch den Klimawandel verlieren könnten. Sie stehen für die Einsamkeit, die wir spüren werden, wenn diese Lebewesen vielleicht verschwinden, weil sie sich nicht anpassen können. „No Doubt About It“ Ich kenne ein paar Leute, die total aufbrausen, weil sie sich nicht beherrschen können, sich dann aber schnell wieder beruhigen und sagen: „Entschuldigung, das hätte ich nicht tun sollen. Das hätte ich nicht sagen sollen.“ Diese Frau ist also in dieser Situation wütend auf ihren Mann, der sehr ruhig bleibt. Er kennt sie und wartet nur darauf. Und am Ende kommt genau das. „Ode To Freedom“ Das Konzept der Freiheit ist faszinierend und bedeutet für jeden Menschen etwas ganz anderes. Dieser Song ist unglaublich majestätisch. Ich könnte nie sagen, was meine Freiheit ist, denn das würde so ausgelegt werden: „Oh, du kannst sagen, dass du reich bist, du bist berühmt. Ja, ja.“ Dies jedenfalls ist nicht meine Ode an die Freiheit – wenn ich jemals eine schreiben würde, wäre sie einfach. Ich weiß nicht, wovon sie handeln würde, aber ich wünschte, jemand würde sie schreiben.

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Die letzten Menschen werden sagen "Abba, euer letztes Album ist 4000 Jahre her, wir wollen noch eins!" Und Abba werden antworten "Kinder, ihr hattet doch gerade erst 'Voyage'!"

Das neue "Abba"-Album zu hören ist, als beträte man nach 40 Jahren die Wohnung der großen Jugendromanze. Jetzt heißt es: Tapfer sein.

Haben Abba eigentlich Enkel? Wenn ja, werden sie über dieses Album sehr glücklich sein, denn nicht wenige der Songs auf "Voyage" (Universal Music) richten sich offenbar an Kleinkinder. Oder Hunde. Das ist keine Beleidigung, Kleinkinder und Hunde sind die besten Zuhörer, und sie glauben bedingungslos an einen, so hört man jedenfalls. Außerdem wird es immer Kleinkinder und Hunde geben, und auch Abba, so ist anzunehmen, dürften in einigen Tausend Jahren noch als gleichberechtigte vierköpfige Göttin neben Shiva existieren.

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Thomas Johansson, Tourmanager und engster Vertrauter von "Abba" seit fünf Jahrzehnten, über die Geschichte und die Details einer spektakulären Reunion und das Leben als Popstar in den 70ern und heute. 

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Abba veröffentlichen neues Album "Voyage"

Das Album ist online, auf CD, Vinyl und Kassette erhältlich. Darauf zu hören sind zehn Songs, darunter "I Still Have Faith In You", "Don't Shut Me Down" und "Just A Notion“.

Die schwedische Kultband Abba hat ihr erstes Studioalbum seit fast 40 Jahren veröffentlicht. Seit Mitternacht in der Nacht auf Freitag ist das neue Album "Voyage" sowohl online als auch auf CD, Vinyl und Kassette erhältlich. Darauf sind die bereits vorab veröffentlichten Lieder "I Still Have Faith In You", "Don't Shut Me Down" und "Just A Notion" sowie sieben weitere Songs von Agnetha Fältskog, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson und Anni-Frid "Frida" Lyngstad zu hören.

Dass es sich um typische Abba-Musik mit eingängigen Melodien handelt, ist in den neuen Aufnahmen kaum zu überhören - das war bereits bei "I Still Have Faith In You" so. In dem Song, der den Auftakt von "Voyage" darstellt, fragt die Band passenderweise: "Do I have it in me?" (Habe ich es in mir?) - nur um voller Selbstbewusstsein zu antworten: "We do have it in us!" (Wir haben es in uns!)

Angelehnt an den Titel des Liedes kann man also sagen: Abba glauben auch im fortgeschrittenen Alter noch an sich selbst und ihre Musik - und das dürften die Fans 40 Jahre nach der großen "Abbamania" ebenfalls tun. Das darauffolgende stimmungsvolle Lied "When You Danced With Me" ist irisch angehaucht, dennoch dank der Stimmen von Fältskog und Lyngstad unverkennbar Abba-esk. "Little Things" wiederum ist ein Weihnachtslied, das die kleinen Geschenke des Lebens feiert.

Es folgen die bereits bekannten "Don't Shut Me Down" und "Just A Notion" - letzterer ein Song, den Abba schon 1978 erstmals eingespielt, dann bei der Zusammenstellung des Albums "Super Trouper" aber verworfen hatten. Kurz vor Ende des Albums macht dann besonders "No Doubt About It" gute Abba-Laune, ehe eine Hymne auf die Freiheit - "Ode To Freedom" - das Werk beendet.

Neuntes Studioalbum

Für das Quartett aus dem hohen Norden ist es das neunte Studioalbum und das erste seit "The Visitors", das am 30. November 1981 erschienen war. Nach einem letzten TV-Auftritt Ende 1982 hatte die Band dann eine Auszeit als Gruppe eingelegt, die letztlich Jahrzehnte währte - nach acht Studioalben und darin enthaltenen Welthits wie "Waterloo", "Mamma Mia", "SOS" und "Dancing Queen". Seitdem hat es zahlreiche Abba-Kompilationen gegeben, nicht aber ein ganzes Album mit frischen Studioaufnahmen.

Es ist seltsam, über Abba im Präsens zu sprechen", sagte Ulvaeus vor wenigen Tagen dem US-Sender CBS. Er und seine drei Bandmitglieder gehören in der Tat einer anderen Generation an als heutige Popstars wie Ed Sheeran, Adele, Taylor Swift oder Justin Bieber: Ulvaeus ist in diesem Jahr 76 Jahre alt geworden, auch Lyngstad (75), Andersson (74) und Fältskog (71) haben die 70 bereits hinter sich gelassen.

Sie hätten deshalb nicht so recht gewusst, was sie erwarten würde, als Fältskog und Lyngstad in seinem Studio in Stockholm an die Mikrofone gingen, sagte Andersson dem Sender. "Ich meine: Sie sind keine 30 mehr, sie sind 70 plus." Dann jedoch hätten die beiden genau den richtigen Ton getroffen. "Sie kamen rein, fingen an zu singen und peng! Auf den Punkt!"

Ähnlich positiv über die Musik äußerten sich erste Fans in der Nacht in den sozialen Netzwerken. Auch die führende schwedische Zeitung "Dagens Nyheter" stellte dem Album ein sehr gutes Zeugnis aus. "Abbas "Voyage" wird die Welt zum Tanzen und Singen bringen", urteilte "DN"-Musikkritiker Martin Nyström. Er fühlte sich bei "Ode To Freedom" gar an Giuseppe Verdi erinnert.

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