Progressive alternative rockers Pure Reason Revolution return with their new album ,Terrifying Angels, which is their fourth since reemerging in 2019. The record will be released on September 25, 2026, with the band set to embark on UK headline tour in November 2026. And now, Pure Reason Revolution has dropped the second single from the album, titled “Black-Arrow Acrobats”, which features bass contributions from Mariusz Duda.
Band-leader Jon Courtney comments: “I had a lot of fun creating this track—it came together quickly and became a rollercoaster full of surprises. Lyrically, it explores escaping a consuming relationship where grief blurs reality and fantasy. It’s my favorite on the album, and Mariusz Duda’s exquisite bass performance makes it even more special.” The new sound is dark and potent, full of savage riffs, ominous soundscapes and thrashing, grungy layers melded, of course, with the band’s signature transcendent harmonies. “The last record was more chill, so it just felt terribly natural to do something grittier, heavier and more aggressive,” Courtney explains.
The core trio of Courtney, Annicke Shireen & Ravi Kesavaram are joined by a cast of collaborators for the album, featuring old friends and new partners alike. The eponymous song was born out of a jam session in Portland, Oregon, with founding bandmate Greg Jong, who also co-wrote “Rumination Ruin”. Meanwhile “Haywire Heart” and “Hold Your Wrath” – respectively the shortest and longest tracks in PRR’s discography – were both written alongside Paul Mullen, the alt-rock legend who fronted Losers and Yourcodenameis:milo. Finally, “Below Radiance” grew out of a section from a composition by Courtney’s mentee Kenny Fitzgerald.
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