Sons of Alpha Centauri to Release Push Aug. 27
Between you and me and the deepest microgenre recesses of the internet, I’ve been in a holding pattern waiting to interview Nick Hannon from Sons of Alpha Centauri for a while now, to talk about the new Yawning Sons release among other things. He’d said there was a big announcement coming, and, well, this would just about have to be it. For the always-up-to-collaborate UK outfit’s new offering, Push, they’re joined by Jonah Matrenga of Far on vocals and Mitch Wheeler of Will Haven on drums.
Some surprising new members of the band, whose post-rocking side has more recently been to the fore on their generally-instrumentalist tracks? Yes. But that’s also pretty much how Sons of Alpha Centauri operate, and if you don’t want to take my word for it, let the fact that Push is coming out on Exile on Mainstream tell you the rest of whatever you need to know.
Release date is in August, as the PR wire tells it:
SONS OF ALPHA CENTAURI: Post-Hardcore Quartet Inducts Members Of Far And Will Haven For Push LP Set For Release Via Exile On Mainstream
Exile On Mainstream announces the signing of UK-based alternative/post-hardcore quartet SONS OF ALPHA CENTAURI for the August release of their third album, Push. With the album’s details and preorders, the lead single “Buried Under” has been premiered.
A radical departure from instrumental approach the band has maintained for the past twenty years, Push marks SONS OF ALPHA CENTAURI’s first collaboration with musicians from two of the biggest and most respected bands in the Sacramento music community, as the act welcomes Jonah Matranga of Far and Gratitude and Mitch Wheeler of Will Haven.
The follow-up to their previous album Continuum, SONS OF ALPHA CENTAURI’s Push is a powerhouse of searing post-hardcore, alternative metal, and progressive dreamy riff rock, with an ideology rooted in the ‘90s hardcore scene. The hypnotic pulsing riffs and the soaring emotional power of Matranga’s raw vocals provide his first heavy performance since the critically acclaimed Far reunion album At Night We Live. Push is an album that blends the instantly recognizable sonic landscape of SONS OF ALPHA CENTAURI with the emotional tone of Far and the epic backbone of Will Haven. Matranga uses his return to post-hardcore, and his subtle, almost subliminal delivery to challenge some of the core topics with a reignited fire of passion and emotional persuasion.
Push was recorded by Lance Jackman of EightFourSeven in Sacramento, engineered and mixed by Dan Lucas, and mastered by the legendary Nick Zampiello (Cave In, Converge, ISIS).
Founding bassist Nick Hannon offers, “SOAC has a split personality; this is most certainly our darker and heavier side. We grew up on ‘90s alternative rock and to harness our vision with the purveyors of the Sacramento post hardcore sound will make this a true landmark release and we have taken it to the extreme collaborating with Mitch and Jonah!”
On embracing the spirit of collaboration, Hannon continues, “We’ve always been interested in working in a collaborative manner, so despite the epidemic, we’ve continued building and expanding our spectrum of musical genres that we want to experiment with. This is an exciting phase for us and integrating the guys from Sacramento and their heritage is phenomenal. We have worked to sculpt the instrumental rock dexterity of SOAC and provided a hardcore backbone by integrating Mitch and Jonah that has breathed a whole new spirit into the vessel. It still has an element of mysticism but comes with a more direct connection to the audience.”
Exile On Mainstream will proudly release Push on all digital platforms and an LP/CD bundled package on August 27th. Find preorders HERE: https://shop.mainstreamrecords.de/product/eom98
Tracklist
1. Get The Guns
2. Listen
3. The Enemy
4. Push
5. Buried Under
6. Boys And Girls
7. Saturn
8. Dark Night
9. Own
Push lineup
Jonah Matranga – vocals
Marlon King – guitars
Nick Hannon – bass
Mitch Wheeler – drums
Stevie B – drums
Blake – effects
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