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SPOCK’S BEARD have announced a brand new album!
The upcoming release, titled The Archaeoptimist, is scheduled to be released in November this year, via Madfish. The album marks the legendary Los Angeles-based prog outfit’s first new full-length in seven years, since 2018’s Noise Floor.
Speaking about the record, frontman Ted Leonard says, “the new album is largely the brainchild of Ryo and a co-writer, Michael Whiteman, with lyrical contributions from Alan and myself. While not a concept album, the title is taken from one of the tracks called The Archaeoptimist. This epic follows the story of a young girl being raised by her father in a post-cataclysmic world and her pathway from being an inspiration to a leader. Other songs vary in theme from obsession with one’s work or task to musings about the passage of time forging ahead despite obstacles.
Musically, while tipping a hat to the SPOCK’S legacy, the new album has an energy that arguably surpasses many of our previous releases due, in no small part, to the addition of Nick Potters on drums. He’s an amazing and well-rounded musician who has perfect pitch and a great singing voice (yes, we found a drummer that is an amazing singer… named Nick!). Between Michael and Ryo‘s writing, this album also has a melodic complexity that may sound new to fans. Anyone who has heard Ryo improvise will have likely picked up on a fusion influence and that certainly shows up in the writing. I can’t speak for everyone, but I’m very proud, excited, and honestly relieved that it turned out as good as it did. Everyone put in a ton of work but none so much as Ryo in pushing this over the line.”
Alongside the announcement of the new album, SPOCK’S BEARD have released a brand new song from the upcoming album; Invisible.
Listen to Invisible here:
Also, you can view both the track list and artwork for the upcoming new album below:
Track List:
- Invisible
- Electric Monk
- Afourthoughts
- St. Jerome In The Wilderness
- The Archaeoptimist
- Next Step Spock’s Beard
The Archaeoptimist is set for release on November 21st via Madfish. Pre-orders are available now and can be purchased here.
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