Song is from forthcoming debut
Envy Of None has debuted the video for “Look Inside,” their next single and video from their forthcoming debut self-title album. The project features Rush guitarist Alex Lifeson, vocalist Maiah Wynne, Coney Hatch bassist Andy Curran, and producer and engineer Alfio Annibalini. The album drops April 8th via Kscope. The video is directed by Jaden D.
Alex Lifeson, as one of the founding members of Rush, throughout his career has been able to explore more musical ground than just about any other guitar player out there – taking rock to new progressive heights throughout the decades and always in the most wildly inventive of ways. His influence can be heard on countless bands around the world, from indie shoegaze and math rock to heavy metal and beyond. Over the last few years Lifeson has been focusing on a new project that, no matter how well-acquainted you are with his discography, will undoubtedly shatter all seeds of expectation and blow the mind. That project is Envy Of None.
The album’s 11 tracks – which ricochet between various shades of alternative, experimental and synth rock – throw surprises at every turn, twisting dark melodies against contemporary pop hooks. Lifeson himself is proudly aware of how little of it crosses over with the band that made him famous.
The album’s first single, “Liar,” is a track full of industrial beats, driving fuzz bass and atmospheric guitars that concoct a seductive swirl, thrilling in ways closer to the darker art rock of Depeche Mode, Nine Inch Nails and A Perfect Circle than anything these musicians have been known for prior.
The album closer, “Western Sunset,” which was penned by Lifeson in tribute to his dear friend 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,” says Alex Lifeson. “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).
