Album due Apr 8th
Envy of None (EON), featuring former Rush guitarist Alex Lifeson, will release its self-titled debut album on April 8th via Kscope. The project features vocalist Maiah Wynne, Coney Hatch bassist Andy Curran and producer and engineer Alfio Annibalini.
The album’s first single, “Liar,” is available now. It features industrial beats, driving fuzz bass and atmospheric guitars, reminiscent of Depeche Mode, Nine Inch Nails and A Perfect Circle. Creating an ambient, cinematic and dark sound, EON evokes a powerful atmosphere that will excite super fans and new audiences alike.
Lifeson and Curran’s longtime friendship was the catalyst for the bands inception – but Envy Of None is not defined by its members resumes – they aren’t Rush or Coney Hatch and far more than the sum of its collective parts.
“Maiah became my muse,” Lifeson says in a press statement. “She was able to bring this whole new ethereal thing through her sense of melody on tracks like ‘Liar’ and ‘Look Inside.’ After hearing her vocals on ‘Never Said I Love You,’ I felt so excited. I’ve never had that kind of inspiration working with another musician. When we say she’s special, it’s because she’s really fucking special.”
“One of my favorite things about these songs is the intimacy of them,” reveals Wynne. “It makes them feel different and more honest. There are some heavier songs too, like ‘Enemy,’ and then tracks like ‘Kabul Blues,’ that sound completely different to anything else.”
The album closer, “Western Sunset,” was penned by Lifeson in tribute to drummer Neil Peart. It’s a highly emotive piece of music to honor a man deeply missed by the rock community at large, and even more so by those who were lucky enough to know him.
“I visited Neil when he was ill,” Lifeson adds. “I was on his balcony watching the sunset and found inspiration. There’s a finality about a sunset that kinda stayed with me throughout the whole process. It had meaning. It was the perfect mood to decompress after all these different textures… a nice way to close the book.”
The album is due in a variety of configurations including CD, LP, blue LP exclusive to North America, white LP exclusive to Europe and special edition CD/LP box set with bonus CD featuring bonus tracks, remixes and instrumental – and a 28 page book (with lyrics and track-by-track song guide by the band).
Box Set | CD | LP
1. Never Said I Love You
2. Shadow
3. Look Inside
4. Liar
5. Spy House
6. Dog’s Life
7. Kabul Blues
8. Old Strings
9. Dumb
10. Enemy
11. Western Sunset
