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 The Flower Kings share new single “The Great Pretender” from upcoming album ‘By Royal Decree’ Photo: Lillian ForsbergProg icons The Flower Kings recently announced the release of their 15th studio album ‘By Royal Decree’, set for March 4th, 2022. Now, the band are pleased to share the first single from the album “The Great Pretender.” The album is now available for pre-order.Check out the new track here: https://youtu.be/3IyGvwYhvTY‘By Royal Decree’ Tracklisting 1.The Great Pretender (6:55) 2.World Gone Crazy (5:04) 3.Blinded (7:45) 4.A Million Stars (7:11) 5.The Soldier (5:23) 6.The Darkness In You (5:13) 7.We Can Make It Work (2:48) 8.Peacock On Parade (5:15) 9.Revolution (5:59) 10.Time The Great Healer (6:12) 11.Letter (2:25) 12.Evolution (4:47) 13.Silent Ways (5:01) 14.Moth (4:31) 15.The Big Funk (4:39) 16.Open Your Heart (5:17) 17.Shrine (1:08) 18.Funeral Pyres (7:14) ‘By Royal Decree’ will be available as Ltd. 2CD Digipak, as Ltd. 180g 3LP+2CD Box Set as well as Digital Album. You can pre-order the album now here: https://theflowerkings.lnk.to/ByRoyalDecree  The band are back at their most creative, flowery and playful – mirroring the 70’s melting pot of folk, symphonic, electronic, jazz, blues, funk & prog. On the new album they have looked for more organic and vintage sounds, still centered around the foundation of drums, bass, guitars and the iconic Hammond, grand piano, mellotron & Moog synthesizers.The album also sees the return of founding member Michael Stolt, who takes up bass guitar and vocals, alongside the line-up of Mirko DeMaio on drums, Zach Kamins on keyboards, Hasse Fröberg on vocal & guitar and Roine Stolt on vocal & guitars and Jonas Reingold on bass. The band convened in the middle of 2021 at Fenix Studios in Sweden to record through the fully analogue Rupert Neve mixing desk. The album also features beautiful cover art, once again created by Denver-based artist Kevin Sloan. Next year’s tour will also see the band revisiting their early years, performing tracks from ‘Retropolis’, ‘Stardust We Are’, ‘Flower Power’, ‘Space Revolver’ and ‘Back In The World Of Adventures’. This will coincide with the release of newly remastered editions of The Flower Kings albums on CD & Vinyl later in 2022. The first confirmed live dates are as follows: 30th March 2022 – Katalin, Uppsala, Sweden 31st March 2022 – Musikens Hus, Gothenburg, Sweden 1st April 2022 – Södra Teatern, Stockholm, Sweden 1-7th May 2022 – Cruise To The Edge, USA 11th May 2022 – TBA, Quebec City, Canada 12th May 2022 – TBA, Montreal, Canada 14th July 2022 – Rootsfestival, Notodden, Norway 4th Sept 2022 – HRH Festival , UK THE FLOWER KINGS online: https://www.roinestolt.com/ http://www.facebook.com/TheFlowerKings https://www.instagram.com/roinestolt8112/ https://www.facebook.com/pale.rider.127 INSIDEOUT MUSIC online: www.insideoutmusic.com www.insideoutmusic.store www.youtube.com/InsideOutMusicTV www.facebook.com/InsideOutMusic www.twitter.com/InsideOutUSA http://spotify.com/progrockessentials |
Nick D’Virgilio, Neal Morse & Ross Jennings share first single and video for “Julia” from debut album  Nick D’Virgilio (Big Big Train, ex-Spock’s Beard), Neal Morse (Transatlantic, NMB, ex-Spock’s Beard), and Ross Jennings (Haken, Novena) are pleased to announce their debut album titled ‘Troika’ will be released on Feb 25th, 2022. The album is now available for pre-order here:https://dvirgiliomorsejennings.lnk.to/Troika Today, the band is also sharing the album’s first single “Julia”. You can watch the video by Christian Rios here: https://youtu.be/Y31eVTnMIxIRoss had this to say about the track: “With my original demo clocking in at around the 8-minute mark and possibly leaning too close to ‘prog epic’ than the singer/songwriter vibe we were attempting to present on this record, Neal arranged my lengthy ballad into something more concise, in-keeping with the album’s essence and writing in a powerful new chorus in the process! “This one was all about the 3-part vocal harmony interplay and ‘pull-at-the-heartstring’ lyrics which deals with themes of regret and forgiveness in the context of a broken father-daughter relationship.” – Ross Jennings  Tracklisting:1.Everything I Am (5:43) 2. Julia (6:07) 3. You Set My Soul On Fire (3:22) 4. One Time Less (4:53) 5. Another Trip Around The Sun (4:39) 6. A Change Is Gonna Come (4:24) 7. If I Could (4:02) 8. King For A Day (5:47) 9. Second Hand Sons (4:43) 10. My Guardian (3:43) 11. What You Leave Behind (4:16) ‘Troika’ will be available as Ltd. CD Edition / Gatefold 2LP+CD / Digital Album. Each format includes a bonus alternative version of the track ‘Julia’ and is available for pre-order here: https://dvirgiliomorsejennings.lnk.to/TroikaRecorded during lockdown, the process began with Neal Morse writing some acoustic songs that he thought would be enhanced by strong vocal harmonies. He already knew how well his voice blended with former Spock’s Beard band-mate and Big Big Train drummer/ vocalist, Nick D’Virgilio who came on board and, considering a third man, the Americans sought out Haken’s Ross Jennings from the UK to complete the trio. All three found they had songs that would benefit from the three part harmonic blend, and so they pooled their resources, inputting creatively into each others compositions. Neal comments: “What a great pleasure it’s been to work on this album with these amazing artists! It was kind of funny… We had been working on the songs remotely for several months before I finally heard all of us singing together at the same time. The first time I brought the faders up, I knew we had the magic!“ Nick adds: “I’ve known and worked with Neal for over 30 years and I’ve been a big fan of Ross and the music he makes for a long time. I felt confident right away that this would be a fun project to be a part of. I was so right.” Ross comments: “Receiving ‘The Call’ from Neal to participate in this project was somewhat of a prayer answered… As a long time fan of their work, I’ve been singing along to Neal’s & Nick’s records for years, so it felt really natural for my voice to slot right in.” The tracks took shape with the musicians recording all of the music and vocals separately, yet the eclectic performances burst with the energy and excitement of the collaboration. Acoustic anthems, charged rockers and sensitive ballads are all part of the mix, and the unique blend of Ross, Neal and Nick’s voices and styles have created an album in which you will encounter these musicians in a way you’ve never heard before.D’Virgilio, Morse & Jennings ONLINE: https://www.facebook.com/ndvofficial/ https://www.nickdvirgilio.com/ https://www.instagram.com/ndvirgilio/ https://twitter.com/NDVmusic https://www.facebook.com/nealmorse/ https://twitter.com/nealmorse https://www.instagram.com/neal_morse_official/ www.rossjennings.co.uk https://www.instagram.com/rossjenningsofficial/ https://www.facebook.com/rossjenningsofficial https://twitter.com/RossWJennings INSIDEOUT MUSIC online: www.insideoutmusic.com www.youtube.com/InsideOutMusicTV www.facebook.com/InsideOutMusic www.twitter.com/InsideOutUSA www.insideoutmusic.store Spotify Prog Rock Playlist |
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