British rock group Pure Reason Revolution announce their fifth studio album Above Cirrus to be released May 6th via InsideOutMusic. Along with the announcement comes new single “Phantoms” plus its video. “Phantoms” paves the way for the Above Cirrus, a follow-up to 2020’s Eupnea, the band’s first cohesive album since reuniting in 2019.
Jon Courtney, Chloe Alper and Greg Jong, who officially returned full time since the Cautionary Tales For The Brave EP, bring a new sense of identity to their style as they adapt to the ever-changing world around them. The song is pop yet futuristically enticing thanks to visuals created by Thomas Hicks. “Faith, take in the wrath. Make it a backward crooked feel. Embrace, make it the last Make it a rough dirty mystery.” Lyrics poetic in nature attest to the pen-to-paper genius-ness. There’s an illuminating presence to not only the visuals but the lyrics too. Marching band drums usher in the complex track. Voices in unison hum a soothing cadence as the drums continue.
Jon Courtney comments: “This song came together very quickly & is probably the most electronic track on the record; using pulses from my JUNO 2 into doom riffs, while also displaying our signature vocals. Looking forward to seeing PRR fans rock & simultaneously awkwardly dance to this! We’ll be doing the same from the stage.”
Greg Jong adds on the tour: “We’re getting very excited about the tour, there is fabulous music we’ve made that’s practically begging to be played live — I mean, we’ve completed two full-length records in the last couple of years, yet it’s amazing to me that we haven’t played a single gig in all that time! It’s going to be really cool to bring these songs to an actual in-person audience, I know everyone is going to enjoy the shows so much.”
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