Spawn Post New Single “Ascension”; Light Rite LP Coming Soon
I don’t know when the hell it’s coming out, but you can put Light Rite, which will be the debut studio full-length from Melbourne-based psychedelic explorers Spawn, right on my most-anticipated-of-whenever-the-hell list, thank you very much. Last heard from with the 2021 live release Live at Moonah Arts Collective (review here), the group are giving an eight-minute sampling of the upcoming album with the new single “Ascension,” streaming audio and video below.
Can you guess the reason I included both the YouTube and Bandcamp streams? Because I think you should listen to the song in whatever way you prefer — the point is listening. Darkly progressive melody and a mounting atmosphere of doom pervade the initial folkish sweetness, and they end up in a bit of a swaggering riff that’s like a slow, memorable strut. I’m curious where else the album will go, so mark this a win for sure.
All the info below came from Bandcamp and YouTube. Just listen to the track, for crying out loud:
“Hi! Dear Spawnies! Please enjoy this new single Ascension, a tribute to our Jewel Gold! Happy Ascending!!!”
LYRICS:
Time, pulls us further apart
But love, brings us together
Time, weakens our immortal hearts
But love, transcends both space and time
Cosmic strings of our souls are intertwined
Beyond control of the human mind
Among each other we will always find
That none of us are really left behind
For I am yours and you are mine
I will find a way to end both space and time
For I am yours and you are mine
I will find a way to end both space and time
Time Time Time Time
Time Time Time Time
Time Time Time Time
Time Time Time Time
Time, pulls us further apart
But time, brings us together
Time, weakens our immortal hearts
But love, transcends both space and time
Recorded & Mixed by Paul Maybury
Mastered by Nao Anzai
Video created by Tahlia Palmer
Live footage provided by KingBean & Coopodon
Lighting by Electric Light Brigade
SPAWN:
Lenz Ma: Guitar, Vocals and Theremin
Madi O’Shea: Guitar and Vocals
Andie Kate: Bass and Vocals
Dr Sarita McHarg: Sitar and Vocals
Rhiannon Smith: Drums
Angelique Forsyth: Keys
Jewel Gold: Lyrics
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