Photo by: Jordan Butcher
Official press release:
Caspian is back. Following a six-year recording hiatus, the acclaimed post-rock band from Beverly, Mass. returns with their sixth album, Caspian, out Oct. 16 via Wax Bodega.
The stirring introduction to the next chapter in Caspian’s career is “Remain”, a sweeping nine-minute study in tension and release. A visually rich short film created by Luke Webster Brown and Elijah Sussman accompanies the track’s arrival.
Guitarist/synth player Philip Jamieson explains:
“Our sixth full length album isn’t particularly uncharted sonic territory for the band but rather a process of self-discovery and coming to terms with the decisions we’ve made and the people we are. Caspian revives musical pledges established over 22 years ago, forgotten somewhere along the way but rediscovered here, hopefully, in the form of structural simplicity, approachable melodic sensibilities and being ruthlessly direct as possible with our own emotions. In a culture that shows no signs of slowing down, we find these core tenants more important than ever and it’s our hope that they’re put to the best use we are collectively capable of. We did this record for the 5 of us.”
The band recorded the 39-minute, six-song album in the spring of this year with producer Brett Romnes (Hot Mulligan, The Movielife), drawing from the musical vocabulary the band spent two decades developing while resisting the urge to reinvent themselves for reinvention’s sake. Evocative melodies, dense textures, swelling crescendos, and crushing heaviness remain central to Caspian’s sound, but on Caspian, the band finds new possibilities within those familiar contours, letting patience, repetition, and instinct carry as much weight as surprise.
Album pre-orders, including several limited-edition vinyl variants and CDs, are available now: https://waxbodega.com/collections/caspian.
A pair of U.S. tour performances have been simultaneously announced, with Caspian playing Dec. 3 at Saint Vitus (Brooklyn) and Dec. 4 at The Paradise (Boston). Tickets are on-sale now via Caspian.band. A UK/EU tour precedes the U.S. outings, with the band launching the two-week tour on Oct. 15.
Caspian track listing:
- “Hiraeth”
- “Far Country”
- “Remain”
- “A Great Fire”
- “No One Left to Tell”
- “Waltz for the End”
10/15 Leeds, UK – Brudenell Social Club
10/16 Manchester, UK – Academy 2
10/17 Glasgow, UK – Art School
10/18 Bristol, UK – The Fleece
10/19 Paris, FR – Trabendo
10/20 Nijmegen, NL – Doornroosje
10/21 Cologne, DE – Gebäude 9
10/22 Wisebaden, DE – Schlachthof Wiesbaden
10/23 Dresden, DE – Beatpol
10/24 Prague, CZ – Rock Café
10/25 Vienna, AT – Flex
10/26 Ljubljana, SI – Kino Šiška
10/27 Milan, IT – Circolo Magnolia
10/28 Breda, NL – Mess
10/29 London, UK – Electric Ballroom
10/30 Dublin, IE – Opium
10/31 Galway, IE – Roisin Dubh
12/03 Brooklyn, NY – Saint Vitus
12/04 Boston, MA – The Paradise
