Arcadea, the synth act that includes Mastodon drummer-singer Brann Dailor, have introduced their sophomore album The Exodus of Gravity, arriving August twenty second through Relapse Data.
The LP sees Dailor dealing with lead vocals, as heard on the primary single “Fuzzy Planet,” which might be streamed now.
His singing takes centerstage for the primary half of the monitor, which begins out in a synth-pop type earlier than an instrumental breakdown from synth gamers Core Atoms and João Nogueira — the one actual trace of prog on the monitor. Bryan Bankovich directed the accompanying music video: an alien promenade with Arcadea offering the stay leisure, full with Dailor rocking an Alladin Sane-era Bowie look.
“It’s about that first fuzzy feeling you get whenever you fall in love,” mentioned Atoms of the monitor/video in a press launch. “Our lead character is recognizing that the spore has gotten in them they usually’re beginning to change. They’re awakening to all the sweetness that’s round.”
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Dailor went on to elucidate that The Exodus of Gravity skews extra towards danceable songs versus the prog of Arcadea’s 2017 self-titled debut, which the singer/drummer in comparison with his full-time band.
“There’s one thing actually hopeful and uplifting about it from a musical aesthetic,” Dailor mentioned. “The thing was to get just a little extra dancey and just a little extra enjoyable. As a lot as we appreciated how proggy the final Arcadea album was, it jogged my memory of what I already do in Mastodon. We wished to discover the thought of doing one thing completely different. So, I wished to essentially focus on groove and dance and embracing the digital facet of it.”
The Exodus of Gravity was self-produced and recorded with engineer Tom Tapley at West Finish Sound, within the basement of Mastodon’s apply facility, Ember Metropolis. You’ll be able to pre-order the album on vinyl and cassette through Relapse.
Stream the video for “Fuzzy Planet” and see the LP’s paintings and tracklist beneath.
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<p><strong><em>The Exodus of Gravity</em> Tracklist:</strong><br />01. Darkish Star<br />02. Exodus of Gravity<br />03. Fuzzy Planet<br />04. Lake of Rust<br />05. Gilded Eye<br />06. 2 Shells<br />07. Galactic Lighthouse<br />08. Starry Messenger<br />09. Silent Spores<br />10. The Hand That Holds the Milky Approach<br />11. Sparks<br />12. Planet Pounder</p>
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