Twickenham's folky prog quartet have been discussing their upcoming album The Journey Within, which the band plan to release later on this year. The album artwork has just been completed, which you can view below, and frontwoman Elaine Samuels "Many of us have friends or family members battling with mental health issues," says Samuels. "It could well be the rise of “the machine” and the complexity and fast pace created in our lives, by our computer-driven world, which is driving this malaise.
"In the story, faced with dark visions and feelings of persecution, we manage to escape deep within our own minds to an kind of dream world. Here, we know we want to escape back to the loving embrace of our family and friends, in the real world, but we don't want the dark thoughts to follow us back and we need to find healing and salvation somehow." The band released their four-track , last year which introduced The Far Meadow guitarist Keith Buckman to the line-up, and the new album features a guest appearance from 's Brian Gulland.
"There are 14 main tracks for the new album, all of which have been written and demo mapped and nine of which are currently being played live," Samuels adds. "The band are meeting to workshop the remaining tracks, getting into the studio to record." Sign up below to get the latest from Prog, plus exclusive special offers, direct to your inbox! Writer and broadcaster Jerry Ewing is the Editor of Prog Magazine which he founded for Future Publishing in 2009.
He grew up in Sydney and began his writing career in London for Metal Forces magazine in 1989. He has since written for Metal Hammer, Maxim, Vox, Stuff and Bizarre magazines, among others. He created and edited Classic Rock Magazine for Dennis Publishing in 1998 and is the author of a variety of books on both music and sport, including Wonderous Stories; A Journey Through The Landscape Of Progressive Rock.
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