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A Storm of Light Have Cool Friends, New Album, Euro Tour

When they put out And We Wept the Black Ocean Within, I felt like a jerkoff for not digging it more. After slobbering all over the awesomeness that was (is?) Battle of Mice, to be let down by A Storm of Light just seemed arbitrary and I came out of the whole experience feeling more like it was my fault than Josh Graham‘s or anyone else’s. Now that, as the PR wire informs, they’re back with a new one, called Forgive Us Our Tresspasses, I’m hopeful for a better outcome all around. Here’s the story:

WoofBrooklyn, NY‘s own A Storm of Light will unleash their new full-length, Forgive Us Our Trespasses on September 22nd via Neurot Recordings. The follow-up to the band’s critically acclaimed debut, And We Wept the Black Ocean Within, finds its power through a dense bringing together of melodies, moods and textures, ensuring that while things are as heavy and cataclysmic as fans would expect, the devastating effects rely on interwoven melodies and graceful shifts in timbre, instead of a stream of identikit riffs.

A Storm of Light features guitarist/keyboardist/vocalist Josh Graham (Neurosis visuals, Blood and Time, Battle of Mice), bassist/vocalist Domenic Seita (formerly of Tombs and Asea), drummer/percussionist Andy Rice (formerly of Sinking Ships) and guitarist/keyboardist Joel Hamilton (Book of Knots, Battle of Mice), who also recorded the album. Forgive Us Our Trespasses showcases a more refined sound and a significant broadening of scope, the band leading the listener on a millennial journey that sees the modest curls of smoke rising from nomadic campsites gradually replaced by the billowing smokestacks of industry before being cast down and consigned to the soil once more as the planet rouses from its aeon-long slumber. The record spotlights a host of carefully-chosen collaborators, including vocalist Nerissa Campbell (Primitive North), the unique talents of Jarboe (Swans, World of Skin, J2), the otherworldly spoken word segues of singer, poet and author Lydia Lunch and the mournful strings of Carla Kihlstedt (Book of Knots, Sleepytime Gorilla Museum, 2 Foot Yard) and Marika Hughes (2 Foot Yard). Check out the song “Midnight” from Forgive Us Our Trespasses streaming at the band’s official website.

Stay tuned for details on the upcoming CD release party to be held in New York City this October.

In related news, A Storm of Light will return to Europe for a co-headlining tour with Relapse recording artists, Minsk (see dates below).

A Storm of Light and Minsk:
10/24/2009 Damnation Festival at Leeds UniversityLeeds
10/25/2009 Ivory BlacksGlasgow, Scotland
10/26/2009 Trillians – FREE SHOW – New Castle
10/27/2009 CorporationSheffield
10/28/2009 Bar AcademyLondon
10/29/2009 FreebuttBrighton
10/30/2009 SimplonGroningen
11/01/2009 BaroegRotterdam
11/03/2009 Ikra CubMoscow
11/04/2009 Cassiopeia with MinskBerlin
11/05/2009 UsineGeneva
11/06/2009 EbullitionBulle
11/07/2009 W2Bosch
11/08/2009 SchlachthofWiedbaden
11/09/2009 HafenklangHamburg
11/11/2009 Init ClubRome
11/13/2009 Ritmo y CompasMadrid
11/15/2009 Revolver Bar Lisbon

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One Response to “A Storm of Light Have Cool Friends, New Album, Euro Tour”

  1. Flyin Ryan says:

    Is it just me or does the “Forgive us our Trespasses” artwork look starkly similar to the Scion RockFest art. I guess that’s fitting as that’s where I actually saw them live. I really enjoyed their set but haven’t heard anything on record. Here’s to hoping they make it out New Mexico way.

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