With Free to Go, Electric High prove that lightning can strike twice—only this time, it hits harder, faster, and with even more swagger. Arriving just one year and 13 days after their acclaimed debut Colorful White Lies, the Bergen-based rock collective waste no time showing that their second chapter is driven by instinct rather than introspection. If the debut was five years of refinement, Free to Go feels like five minutes of pure, unfiltered urgency—and that’s exactly what makes it so gripping.

From its origin story alone, Electric High have always carried a certain chaotic magic. Formed during a famously drunken night out in Bergen in 2019—one the members hardly remember—the band operates with a playful mythology: maybe they don’t even exist. But one thing is unmistakably real: their chemistry. Built around two explosive frontmen supported by a razor-sharp power trio, Electric High’s identity thrives on contrast, collision, and duality. The result is a rock band that sounds as if Rival Sons and Royal Blood collided headfirst with Aerosmith’s flamboyance in a haze of neon lights and whisky fumes.

Free to Go supercharges that identity. Written, rehearsed, and tracked at breakneck speed, the album captures the thrill of acting on instinct. There’s a looseness here—an intentional rawness—that gives the record its punch. The band teased this evolution through three diverse singles: Thick as Thieves, a gritty rocker with attitude; Ain’t Got Nothing But Time, a chest-thumping anthem; and the title track Free to Go, which showcases their melodic sensibilities without letting go of the grit. Together, these singles reflect the album’s wide dynamic range, from shout-along choruses to thick, brooding riffs.

What makes the record stand out is its versatility. Electric High draw from classic and modern rock in equal measure: shades of Aerosmith, Whitesnake, AC/DC, and 70s glam mix freely with darker Black Sabbath-inspired riffing and contemporary influences like Arctic Monkeys and Royal Blood. Yet the sound never feels derivative. Instead, it’s a fusion delivered with such confidence and personality that the music becomes its own living, pulsing thing. The hooks are sharp, the guitars are ferocious, and the dual vocals bring an operatic tension that sets the band apart from most modern rock acts.

Where Free to Go truly excels is in its ability to feel both timeless and current. It celebrates rock’s roots but refuses to get stuck in them. The raw energy of the performances—captured with impressive immediacy—makes the album feel like a live show pressed straight onto tape. It’s messy in the right ways, polished where it counts, and always driven by spirit over perfection.

Electric High are not just releasing an album—they’re preparing to ignite stages across Norway. With upcoming shows in Frekhaug, Oslo, and Bergen this November, Free to Go will soon surge into its natural environment: loud rooms filled with sweat, grins, and guitars turned way past sensible volume levels.

If Colorful White Lies put Electric High on the map, Free to Go launches them into full flight. It’s bold, brash, melodic, chaotic, and utterly alive—the sound of a band trusting their instincts, embracing their identity, and having the time of their lives doing it.

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