Dead Meadow announce new album ‘Voyager To Voyager’
DEAD MEADOW have announced a new album!
Titled Voyager To Voyager, the upcoming album from the Washington, D.C.-based psychedelic rock band is the follow-up to 2022’s Force Form Free, and is scheduled to be released in March next year, via Heavy Psych Sounds.
The upcoming album was written and recorded across three intense sessions in downtown Los Angeles’ Ultrasound Studios. During the sessions, the band worked quickly, using only the first or second take to preserve the immediacy found in their live show, with drummer Mark Laughlin delivering some of his best performances to date. Its creation, however, was shaped by personal hardship. In early 2023, the trio began writing and recording, but it wasn’t until later that year that bassist Steve Kille’s health began to decline.
In January 2024, just weeks before the final tracking sessions, he was diagnosed with cancer but remained steadfast, fuelling the band’s resolve to stay on course and finish the album. As they entered Dave Grohl’s legendary Studio 606 to mix the record, Steve’s health continued to deteriorate, yet his creative influence and presence were felt throughout the process, even as he was confined to a couch during the final mixing sessions. However, the final mixes didn’t quite capture the magic they had hoped for.
Guitarist and vocalist Jason Simon reflects, “the famed Sound City Neve board did impart a certain mojo but jumping into an unfamiliar space can be tricky and some of the mixes didn’t feel quite right. So I decided to start over, mixing the record at my own studio. The task was herculean, but in the end the new mixes felt like they should, like classic DEAD MEADOW. I’m really happy with how each song turned out, and I know Steve would agree.”
Steve Kille’s passing in April 2024 has made this whole album all the more meaningful. “We’ve lost a bandmate, a brother, a friend, and a creative partner on this voyage of 26 years as DEAD MEADOW,” Simon says. “We are so very thankful to have this LP of new material, as Steve laid down his final bass line shortly before he became too sick to really play.”
Alongside the announcement of the new album, DEAD MEADOW have released a new song from the upcoming album; The Space Between. The new song was first premiered via New Noise Magazine.
Listen to The Space Between here:
Also, you can view both the track list and artwork for the upcoming new album below:
Track List:
1. The Space Between
2. Not The Season
3. The Unhounded Now
4. A Wave Away
5. A Question Of Will
6. Dead Tree Shake
7. Small Acts Of Kindness
8. Voyager To Voyager
Voyager To Voyager is set for release on March 28th via Heavy Psych Sounds. Pre-orders are available now and can be purchased here.
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