InsideOutMusic recently announced the signing of Steve Hackett and Agents of Mercy vocalist Nad Sylvan to their roster, and now he is pleased to reveal his new solo album is titled Courting The Widow, and will be released on October 16th, 2015 in Europe and October 30th, 2015 in the US.
Courting the Widow tracklist:
1.Carry Me Home
2.Courting The Widow
3.Echoes Of Ekwabet
4.To Turn The Other Side
5.Ship's Cat
6.The Killing Of The Calm
7.Where The Martyr Carved His Name
8.Long Slow Crash Landing
Courting The Widow musicians:
Vocals, keyboards, guitars - Nad Sylvan
Guitars - Steve Hackett, Roine Stolt, Lars Drugge
Bass - Nick Beggs, Jonas Reingold
Piano - Roger King, Nad Sylvan
Drums - Nick D'Virgilio, Gary O'Toole, Doane Perry
Flute, tenor sax - Rob Townsend
Violin - Annbjorg Lien
Backing vocals - Nad Sylvan, Nick Beggs, Jade Ell
plus secret guest.
Nad had this to say about the album:
"During these past years with Steve Hackett, I have developed a character known as the "Vampirate". I have here set him loose, and so he has invited you all on-board his great ship, to take you on a musical journey you have never been on before.
The main character - the widow herself, is a symbol of death - and is to be courted through every song, one way or another. It is indeed a dark album, but full of loving light"
Nad has most recently been seen performing alongside the legendary Steve Hackett as part of his Genesis Revisited show, continuing his stint into the latter part of this year. Nad adds: "In a little less than four years, I was snatched up by two iconic guitarists, namely Roine Stolt and then Steve Hackett. That must mean something to the world, because it sure means an awful lot to me". Nad formed Agents of Mercy with Roine Stolt (The Flower Kings, Transatlantic) in 2009, and have released three albums to date.
Nad Sylvan Online:
https://www.facebook.com/Nadsylvanartist
http://www.nadsylvan.com/
https://twitter.com/SylvanOfficial
InsideOutMusic are very pleased to announce the signing of United Progressive Fraternity for the release of their debut album Fall In Love With The World this November. Formed from the ashes of respected Australian progressive rockers Unitopia, the band sees Matt Williams, Dave Hopgood, Tim Irrgang & Mark 'Truey' Trueack joined by Guy Manning (Manning, The The Tangent), Daniel Mash (Maschine, The Tangent), & Marek Arnold. The forthcoming album also features guest appearances from Jon Anderson of Yes, as well as Steve Hackett of Genesis.
The band had this to say about the signing & tour:
'We are absolutely thrilled to be signed to such a prestigious label as InsideOut and look forward to a long & fruitful partnership in the future. We are very proud of what we have achieved with the making of this, the debut album from UPF. Everyone has worked incredibly hard to bring it together, and while the road we travelled to get here was a real challenge, the journey has been worth every step. We have strived to create a richer, bolder, grittier sound trying to evolve a little more, and we truly believe we have succeeded in this. But none of it would have been possible without the commitment, passion and belief in the vision of the Fraternity, of every member of the band and the newly formed UPF family so now....we really are, all parts of the whole!!
We are very excited to be taking UPF to the road with our Promotional UK/European tour in Autumn, kicking off at the 2014 Summers End X Festival where we have the prime Saturday night spot on 27th September. We will be playing tracks from the new album and Unitopia fans will not be disappointed as we will be playing selected favourites from the Unitopia back catalogue. We are very much looking forward to all playing live together for the very first time! We intend to give our audience a musical journey they will not forget and hope that they too, will not just fall in love with our music but fall in love with the world!'
The band will embark on their first live dates later this year, starting with Summer's End Festival in the UK and continuing into Europe in October. The full list of dates can be found below:
27 Sept 2014 - Summer's End Festival, Chepstow - England
02 Oct 2014 - The Barge Antipode, Paris - France
03 Oct 2014 - Poppodium Nieuwe Nor, Heerlen - Netherlands
04 Oct 2014 - Chez Paulette, Nancy - France
05 Oct 2014 - T Blok, Nieuwekerk Aan Deijsel - Netherlands
07 Oct 2014 - Blues Café Nieuwstraat 74A, Apeldoorn - Netherlands
10 Oct 2014 - The Bedford Balham, London - England
11 Oct 2014 - The Wesley Arts Centre, Maltby - England
12 Oct 2014 - Cathouse, Glasgow - Scotland
Fall In Love with the World track list:
1. We Only Get One World (Overture)
2. Choices
3. Intersection
4. The Water
5. Don't Look Back
6. Travelling Man (The Story of Eshu)
7. Fall in Love with the World
8. Religions of War
Look out for more information in the coming weeks!
United Progressive Fraternity online:
www.facebook.com/UPFrat
http://www.unitedprogressivefraternity.com/
