Pure Reason Revolution return with new album ‘Above Cirrus’; first single ‘New Kind of Evil’ out now

Pure Reason Revolution are pleased to announce their fifth studio album ‘Above Cirrus’ will be released 6th May 2022 via InsideOutMusic. This is the follow-up to 2020’s ‘Eupnea’, which was the band’s first record since reuniting in 2019. This time around, Jon Courtney, Chloë Alper & Greg Jong (who returns as a full-time member for the first time since the ‘Cautionary Tales For The Brave’ EP) find themselves adapting to a world that is radically changing before their eyes, and on this new record, exorcising the isolation and uncertainty in search of something greater.

Today also sees the launch of the album’s first single, the epic 9-minute track ‘New Kind of Evil’. Watch the video, created by Thomas Hicks.

Greg Jong comments on the track: “When Jon first played me his initial version of New Kind of Evil, I was honestly astonished by the beautiful melding of the halftime shuffle beat with such a giant yet melodious guitar riff. Then the synth line and vocal melodies entered and elevated the emotion even further — it was a really cool moment, I hope people hearing it for the first time experience a similar feeling.” 

Jon Courtney adds: “Very excited to get the first of our new material out there in 2022. This was the first track I worked on in 2020, the embryo formed in the midst of tidal waves of uncertainty. I wanted the rollercoaster of a track to mirror that uneasiness & surreal bewilderment.” 

Of the new album ‘Above Cirrus’, Chloë Alper comments: "Since Pure Reason Revolution's reformation I feel that this band has embraced its identity and its place within the Progressive rock genre with a force, confidence and grandeur that radiates through the work. This new record fills me with as much pride as it does head-to-toe tingles. I am excited for the music loving community to hear it and excited for the prospect of it growing our reach." 

On ‘Above Cirrus’, the band continues many of the musical through lines that fans have come to expect; maintaining a balance between somber reflection and intrepid exploration, leading listeners through a shapeshifting collection of seven tracks that evoke a range of emotions. On the songs ‘Our Prism’ and ‘New Kind of Evil’, the energy reaches magnificent heights of guitar-led catharsis, rivaling the best efforts of acts like Tool and Filter, while offerings in ‘Lucid’ and ‘Dead Butterfly’ meld the group’s keyboard-centric song-structures with vast, epic soundscapes. But, unlike its predecessor, ‘Above Cirrus’ is far from a narrative driven concept record. As Jon confides, each song, while fueled by his personal journeys and the condition of modern times, is truly its own device. Reflecting on the lyricism of the record, he adds: 

“Often my writing occupies itself with relationships; how we can be so tender/loving with each other in one instance, days later or even in a few flashes we’re tearing each other apart. The sublime & the savage/vicious. The music reflects this light & shade dynamic shift too. Our world shrinks through lockdowns/restrictions & strain is intensified. However, the end message is one of optimism – affirmation we’ll get to the end of this surreal chapter & be stronger together. Through the turbulence, we’ll help each other through the darkness.” 

The album will be released as Limited CD, Gatefold LP+CD & as Digital Download, featuring beautiful cover artwork by artist Jill Tegan Doherty, who previously created the cover for ‘Eupnea’. Pre-order now here: https://purereasonrevolution.lnk.to/AboveCirrus 

The full track-listing is below:

1.     Our Prism

2.     New Kind of Evil

3.    Phantoms

4.     Cruel Deliverance

5.     Scream Sideways

6.     Dead Butterfly

7.     Lucid

The band will also head out on a European tour alongside Gazpacho in April 2022. Find the full list of dates below: 

8th April – Club Cann, Stuttgart, Germany

9th April – Colos-Saal, Aschaffenburg, Germany

10th April – Columbia Theater, Berlin, Germany

11th April – Die Kantine, Cologne, Germany

13th April – Mezz, Breda, Netherlands

14th April – Hedon, Zwolle, Netherlands

16th April – Petit Bain, Paris, France

17th April – Earth Theatre, London, UK

They have also confirmed two festival shows as below:

22nd July – Night of the Prog Festival, St. Goarshausen, Germany

14th August – United Arts Festival, Gdańsk, Poland 

PURE REASON REVOLUTION online:

https://www.facebook.com/purereasonrevolution/

https://twitter.com/prr_official

https://www.instagram.com/purereasonrevolution_official/

https://www.purereasonrevolutionofficial.com 

INSIDEOUTMUSIC online:

www.insideoutmusic.com

www.youtube.com/InsideOutMusicTV

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Giovanni Gagliano

Passionate about music I wrote my first article for "Given To Rock" in 2012, reaching now 30K global followers. I am also a musician, gigging around London.

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