Dream Theater‘s keyboardist Jordan Rudess has introduced his upcoming solo album, Permission To Fly, arriving September sixth, 2024 through Inside Out Music. To whet your urge for food, take a look at the official music video for the brand new single “The Alchemist”, directed by Wayne Joyner.
Identified for pushing musical boundaries, Rudess describes the album as a deep exploration of the human situation in our complicated world: “The essence of the album is deeply knowledgeable by the tumultuous occasions of 2023-2024, with motifs of peace and anti-violence woven all through most of the songs,” he explains.
This time round, Rudess opted for a collaborative method, assembling a forged of musicians to deliver his imaginative and prescient to life. The album options That Joe Payne on vocals, the powerhouse drumming of Devin Townsend‘s Darby Todd, and Steve Dadaian on guitars. Moreover, visitor guitarist Bastian Martinez provides his signature aptitude to sure tracks.
Rudess felt it was essential to offer the album’s lyrics the eye they deserved. To attain this, he appeared no additional than his family: “All of the lyrics on the album have been written by my daughter, Ariana. Whereas I take pleasure in writing lyrics myself, my main focus tends to be on the sonic high quality of the phrases. For this album, I wished to delve deeper and supply one thing that resonated on a extra profound and cerebral degree. Ari did an distinctive job.”
Permission To Fly shall be out there in a Restricted CD Digipak, a Gatefold 180g 2LP (each with bonus tracks), and digital codecs. Pre-orders can be found here.
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