Mars Red Sky Jamming in a Castle; Touring South America
Hey, you gotta write a new record anyway — might as well do it in a castle, right? I knew Mars Red Sky were a classy bunch of dudes, but the fact that they’ve been putting together material for their fourth album at Château de Monteton, a castle in Monteton, France, only cements it. The three-piece recently did a round of shows alongside Sweden’s MaidaVale, and in November, they’ll head to Mexico and South America on a tour presented by Abraxas supporting their 2016 full-length, Apex III (Praise for the Burning Soul) (review here).
One assumes the next album will surface in 2019 — onto the most-anticipated list they go — and it’s particularly interesting that the tour will end with a show in Rio de Janeiro, since that also happens to be where they recorded their second LP, 2014’s Stranded in Arcadia (review here), with producer Gabriel Zander. I don’t know if they’re planning to renew that collaboration or not, but they finish in Rio and then have the bulk of November open as of now on their calendar with a couple shows in France to round out the year in early December. Again, I don’t know anything for sure, but if they get the songs finished in time — being in a castle has to be good for productivity, right? — maybe it could work out.
In the meantime, Mars Red Sky contribute “Comfortably Numb” to Magnetic Eye Records‘ The Wall Redux tribute to Pink Floyd, which is up for preorder now.
The band sent the following down the PR wire:
We’re so happy to come back to South America this fall, with a lovely tour home made by Abraxas.
We are currently composing our new album, the 4th one! We’re really excited about it! We’ve worked from Monteton Castle to be able to gather the three of us without any distraction but the nature (and ghosts maybe).
Lastly, we’ve recorded a Pink Floyd cover “Comfortably Numb” with other great artists from the heavy/psych scene like The Melvins, Mark Lanegan, Yawning Man, Pallbearer or Greenleaf. This is going to be a heavy version of The Wall. You can preorder it on the Magnetic Eye Records online store.
REMAINING EUROPE TOUR
22.09 PACE (FR) Les Lunatiques Festival
SOUTH AMERICA TOUR
26.10 TOLUCA (MX) Landó Foro w/ Earthless
27.10 MEXICO CITY (MX) Sala Puebla w/ Earthless
30.10 BUENOS AIRES (AR) The Roxy Live
31.10. MONTEVIDEO (UR) Bluzz Live
02.11 PALMAS (BR) Wings Brewpub
03.11 SAO PAULO (BR) Fabrique Club w/ Earthless
04.11 RIO DE JANEIRO (BR) Cais da Imperatriz w/ Earthless
DECEMBER TOUR
06.12 SAINT ETIENNE (FR) NNY Fest
07.12 NANTES (FR) Nantes Metal Fest
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