Yes, the long wait finally ends with the release of our new album, The Father Road. It takes you on a surreal aural journey across the United States along the Lincoln Highway, the first transcontinental road built for automobiles. It’s effectively the sequel to our 2011 album, Rivers of Asphalt, which traveled the legendary Route 66. The music shifts and evolves in tandem with the scenic backdrop of America from San Francisco to New York City. As with the original release, the sense of a lost era lurks throughout the album.
Finding The Father Road Online
Downloads and CDs of the new album are available on Bandcamp. You can also stream a few of the tracks to sample the album. Additionally, here are some links to the album on the most popular streaming services. Note that buying a download or CD supports us more than streaming revenue. Apple and Amazon still offer downloads in addition to Bandcamp.
The Father Road on YouTube
We are limiting YouTube distribution of The Father Road to our own videos. They boast better audio while also providing trippy visualizations to give your eyes a similar enjoyment opportunity as your ears. Check out these few already published videos and subscribe to our YouTube channel. Thanks!
Explore the in-studio live performances and rehearsals of tracks from The Father Road in the video playlist. Expect additional video production to begin as I have more time with the album being released. I am also producing videos for Quarkspace’s classic Drop album.
Reopening the Church of Hed R&D Lab
Since the release of The Father Road, I’ve been working on new ideas as well as restarting rehearsals for live in-studio performances. Of course, Brandenburg Heights Part 1 appears on the docket, as I love to play it. The first few sections of Part 2 are impossible to do live by myself, but perhaps combining the ending section into a larger piece makes sense. Oh well, I digress.
I always plan on updating the CoH website with relevant news, but sometimes I forego this aspect of my marketing responsibilities. Nevertheless, follow us on Facebook or Twitter for more timely information. I hope to post some news regarding our next release plans, beyond The Fifth Hour (the next release in our installment of improvisational and experimental works) coming out some time in 2023. As always, thanks for listening and reading.