Sure Legend Rick Wakeman Declares New Solo Album Melancholia

Rick Wakeman, the legendary former Sure keyboardist, has introduced a brand new solo album titled Melancholia, out October seventeenth.

The 12-track launch completes a trilogy of piano suites by Wakeman that started with 2017’s Piano Portraits and continued with 2018’s Piano Odyssey. This newest work was recorded on a Steinway Mannequin D, and it marks Wakeman’s first studio album since he introduced his impending retirement from touring final 12 months.

In keeping with a press announcement, Melancholia started with a “quiet second on the piano” one afternoon when Wakeman’s spouse overheard him enjoying the “contemplative piece” that might later turn into the observe “Garo.”

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The press launch continues: “And since she knew effectively that he usually turned to the piano in instances of disappointment or internal turbulence, utilizing music as a form of emotional compass, she inspired him to share it. What adopted was not a conceptual file within the conventional sense, however a deeply cohesive suite, written intuitively at first and later formed in collaboration with long-time producer and engineer Erik Jordan at The Granary Studio in Norfolk.”

Melancholia shall be obtainable as a 2-CD/DVD set (that includes hi-res stereo audio and quick documentary concerning the making of the album); on each silver and black vinyl; as a standalone CD; and digitally. Pre-orders will be discovered by way of Wakeman’s webstore.

Wakeman was compelled to postpone a summer time US tour as he underwent surgical procedure to right an unspecified “ongoing well being challenge.” Nevertheless, he’ll be again on the highway for a UK tour in October. Decide up tickets right here.

Take a look at the paintings and tracklist for Melancholia beneath.

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