Out In Oslo

C.O.F.F.I.N — 2026

“Six albums in, C.O.F.F.I.N have found the sweet spot between bigger hooks and the reckless Australian rock ’n’ roll that has always fueled them.”

Six albums in, Australia’s C.O.F.F.I.N have figured out how to clean up the edges without dulling one inch off what makes them dangerous. Out In Oslo, their first for King Gizzard’s p(doom) Records, is easily their most accessible record, but it still sounds like a rock ’n’ roll party that could get out of hand at any moment. Producer Declan Mehrtens of Amyl & The Sniffers gives the guitars more room to erupt, which really pays off when the solos start sprawling, especially during the huge break in “Sleep In It” with those woo-hoos humming underneath. The opening title track kicks the door in with “move muthafukka, you don’t get that feeling for free!” and the album rarely lets up from there. I like that the band can turn all that muscle into a fist-raising chorus on “Think Bad,” and closer “Miles Away” pulls off the same trick. They slow things down for “13 Days,” which steadily builds in voice and rhythm until it becomes a C.O.F.F.I.N catalog highlight. Out In Oslo finds the band writing bigger hooks without giving up the dirt under their fingernails. It still rips, still gets loud, and still sounds capable of blowing a fuse, but there is more going on beneath the volume this time. That balance makes Out In Oslo one of their strongest and most replayable releases yet.