Blind Fantasy

Blind Fantasy is the fourth studio album by Ostlandic band Rolv. It was released on August 1st, 2014.

It features primarily the genres of pop and indietronica music, with elements of synth-pop, Psychedelic rock, garage and trip-hop.

Background
On November 12, 2013, OverMusic reported that Rolv was recording a new album, and it was set to be released on second-half 2014. They described the album as their " most mature " album to date.

The album is described as a 'psychdelic, fantastic, colorful experiencia' by Lyndle magazine, one of the most important magazines in Ostland.

Max Rittsem revealed to GQ: “ ''this was our favorite album to record. (...) After a very grateful era with 'No Love', we learned a lot about what we wanted to put on on an album, so we came and said 'Let's make an album to party to, to dance to, to fuck to'...'' ”

On June 2014, Diego, during an interview with TV7, described the album as their "most experimental" to date. He said that he was “ trully excited for this new album to come out. (...) I think this album is a new great step for us, since we had the chance to innovate with our music. This album talks about a history of love and fantasies, that one guy lived, on a night like this”

The lyrics of the album describe situations of hallucinations, depression, betrayals, and confusion.

Singles
The album's lead single, "Explosion Lights" was released on October 1, 2013. The song was sent to radios in Ostland, the UK and Australia October 5, and in the United States, France and CIS on October 8. With a synth-pop electronic sound, the song features a heavy bass line, and elements of indie rock and techno music. The song topped the charts on Ostland and New Zealand, as well as reaching the top 10 in the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, Belguim, Norway, Switzerland, Ukraine and Venezuela. On January 2014, the song was certified Gold for 500 thousand copies sold in the United States.

"In The Dark" was released as the second single on January 20, 2014. The Electropop piece features a dark sound, with a base of hard synths, and elements of Trap, cloud rap and deep house. Despite the track received success instantly, it started growing slowly on popularity, becoming an sleeper hit, reaching number one in Ostland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, the UK, and Australia, among others, and the top five in the United States, Germany, and Brazil. The song sold 1.1 million digital copies on iTunes around the world on its day of release, surpassing their own past mark, with Explosion Lights, which sold 864 thousand in the same period. "Blind Fantasy" was released at the same time, as the b-side of "In The Dark", becoming the album's first promotional single.

The music video for "Running from Hell" was premiered on March 17, 2014, being confirmed as the third single from the album.

Demos

 * The first leaked song was the discarded "Party ends at the 11", which was reworked into two songs: "In The Edge" and "11 PM". It was leaked on January 10, 2014. The same day, it was also leaked the full version of "11 PM", with a lenght of 4:56.
 * "In The Edge" was originally named "The End"
 * "Afraid to Live" was leaked onto the internet in February 2015, which talks about aggressiveness and depression. However, Alan revealed during an interview with nOST TV in 2019, that the song was never released due to its melancholic lyrics.
 * "In The Dark" originally was meant to be a collaboration, and had an additional verse featuring G-Eazy. Leaked on July 2015.
 * "Magic" was originally intended to be the third Japanese bonus track on the Japan Tour Edition. However, it was discarded at the last minute, and leaked in 2016.
 * The covers for "Somewhere I Belong" by Linkin Park, and "Clocks" by Coldplay, had studio recordings, which were scrapped.
 * "Hit The Dancefloors" was also intended to be on the Japan Tour Edition. Leaked in May 2014 and scrapped for that reason.
 * "Midnight" is confirmed to exist but has been never leaked. There is only a 7-seconds snippet available. It is under Lukas' ownership and had interests on releasing it.
 * "Are you Ok man?" is confirmed to exist but has been never leaked.

Trivia

 * Alan's favorite song from the album is "Nation of Angels"
 * Diego's favorite songs are both "Stoned Head" and "In The Dark"
 * Maxwell's favorite song is "American Boulevard"
 * Lukas' favorite song is "Explosion Lights"
 * Mario's favorite song is "Breaking The Floors"