Envy Of None, the new band and debut self-titled album from Alex Lifeson (Rush), Andy Curran (Coney Hatch), Alfio Annibalini and singer Maiah Wynne due for release on Kscope on 8th April
First single “Liar” out now – LISTEN HERE (https://youtu.be/vV-IZRh22mo)
PRE-ORDER HERE (https://eon.lnk.to/EnvyOfNone)
Alex Lifeson is
no stranger to the concept of evolution. As a founding member of Rush,
he’s been able to explore more musical ground than just about any other guitar
player out there – taking rock to new progressive heights throughout the
decades and always in the most wildly inventive of ways. His influence can be
heard on countless bands around the world, from indie shoegaze and math rock to
heavy metal and beyond. Over the last few years, Lifeson has been focusing on a
new project that, no matter how well-acquainted you are with his discography,
will undoubtedly shatter all seeds of expectation and blow the mind. That
project is Envy Of None.
The new band, also
featuring Coney Hatch founder/bassist Andy Curran,
accomplished producer and engineer Alfio Annibalini and
singer-songwriter Maiah Wynne, will be releasing their self-titled
debut album on April 8 via Kscope. Its 11 tracks – which ricochet various shades of alternative, experimental and synth-rock – throw
surprises at every turn, twisting dark melodies against contemporary pop hooks.
Lifeson himself is proudly aware of how little of it crosses over with the band
that made him famous.
However, it was only
when singer Maiah Wynne became involved that this truly started to feel like a
band destined to go somewhere. Her haunting melodies and soul-baring intensity
is – by the admission of her own bandmates – what truly brought this music to
life. All things considered; she is a star in the making… “I sent over
an early version of the song Shadow,” explains Andy
Curran. “When I played what she’d done back to the others they were
like, ‘Who is this crazy talented person?!’”
The album’s first
single, Liar, is out now. Its industrial beats, driving fuzz bass
and atmospheric guitars concoct a seductive swirl indeed – thrilling in ways
closer to the darker art rock of Depeche Mode, Nine Inch Nails and A Perfect
Circle than anything these musicians have been known for prior.
“Maiah became my
muse,” continues Alex Lifeson. “She
was able to bring this whole new ethereal thing through her sense of melody on
tracks like Liar and Look Inside. After hearing
her vocals on Never Said I Love You, I felt so excited. I’ve
never had that kind of inspiration working with another musician. When we say
she’s special, it’s because she’s really fucking special!”
“One of my favourite
things about these songs is the intimacy of them,” reveals Maiah Wynne. “It makes them feel
different and more honest. There are some heavier songs too, like Enemy,
and then tracks like Kabul Blues, that sound completely different
to anything else.”
The album closer, Western
Sunset, was penned by Alex Lifeson in tribute to his dear friend Neil
Peart. It’s a highly emotive piece of music to honour a man deeply missed by
the rock community at large, and even more so by those who were lucky enough to
know him. “I visited Neil when he was ill,” says Alex
Lifeson. “I was on his balcony watching the sunset and found
inspiration. There’s a finality about a sunset that kinda stayed with me
throughout the whole process. It had meaning. It was the perfect mood to
decompress after all these different textures… a nice way to close the book.”
It’s a book you’ll almost certainly want to be reading. Envy Of None’s self-titled
album is due for release on April 8 via Kscope.
Envy Of None track listing
1. Never Said I Love You [04:06]
2. Shadow [03:21]
3. Look Inside [04:44]
4. Liar [03:13]
5. Spy House [02:23]
6. Dog`s Life [04:36]
7. Kabul Blues [03:12]
8. Old Strings [05:15]
9. Dumb [04:19]
10. Enemy[04:16]
11. Western Sunset [02:25]
The album will be released in the following formats and is available
to PRE-ORDER HERE (https://eon.lnk.to/EnvyOfNone)
Ltd Edition deluxe version – presented in a gatefold sleeve with a blue
coloured vinyl LP, 2 CDs including a 5 track bonus disc, 28 page Booklet with
exclusive content
CD –
includes a 16 page poster booklet
LP – on
black vinyl/baby blue coloured vinyl (North America exclusive) / white
coloured vinyl
Digital
Envy Of None are:
Alf Annibalini - Guitar, Keyboards, Programming
Andy Curran - Bass Guitar, Synthesized Bass, Programming, Guitar,
Background Vocals, Stylophone
Alex Lifeson- Guitar, Mandola, Banjo, Programming
Maiah Wynne - Lead Vocals, Background Vocals, Keyboards
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