Nick D’Virgilio (Big Big
Train, ex Spock's Beard), Neal Morse (Transatlantic, NMB, ex Spock's Beard),
and Ross Jennings (Haken, Novena) have announced their debut album titled
‘Troika’ will be released on Feb 25th, 2022.
Today, the band are pleased to
share the new video from the album’s second single and opening track
“Everything I Am”, directed by Christian Rios.
Neal Morse had this to say
about the track:
“A long time ago my
parents allowed my brothers and I to go see the “Woodstock” movie in the
theater. It was rated R and that was kind of a big deal at the time. I was
rather overwhelmed with all the great music in that film and one of the groups
that I fell in love with and stayed in love with was Crosby, Stills and Nash.
You can definitely hear their influence in this song as the vocal blend that we
got I believe almost gets to that level!
“I wrote this song
one morning when my wife was having a bad day and it’s about how no matter what
happens our lives are fully inner twined no matter what. “
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 and is available for pre-order here:
https://dvirgiliomorsejennings.lnk.to/Troika
Watch the video for the
previously released single “Julia” here:
Recorded during the 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
other's 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://www.facebook.com/nealmorse/
https://www.instagram.com/neal_morse_official/
https://www.instagram.com/rossjenningsofficial/
https://www.facebook.com/rossjenningsofficial
https://twitter.com/RossWJennings
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