Jordan Rudess announces new solo album ‘Permission To Fly’

JORDAN RUDESS has announced a new album!

Titled Permission To Fly, the upcoming album from the DREAM THEATER keyboardist is the follow-up to last year’s Piano & Orchestra, and is scheduled to be released in September this year, via InsideOut Music.

Speaking about the upcoming album, he shares, “the essence of the album is deeply informed by the tumultuous events of 2023-2024, with motifs of peace and anti-violence woven throughout many of the songs.” 

For the new album, Rudess assembled a core group of musicians to support and elevate his vision. The album features Jordan alongside Joe Payne on vocals, Darby Todd [DEVIN TOWNSEND] on drums & Steve Dadaian on guitar, as well as guest guitar solos from Bastian Martinez. With the music in capable hands, Rudess wanted to make sure to give the lyrics their proper attention. For that, he turned to a source close to home, his daughter.

“All the lyrics on the album were written by my daughter, Ariana,” he says. “While I enjoy writing lyrics myself, my primary focus tends to be on the sonic quality of the words. For this album, I wanted to delve deeper and offer something that resonated on a more profound and cerebral level. Ari did an exceptional job.”

Alongside the announcement of the new solo album, JORDAN RUDESS has released a new music video for a new song lifted from the upcoming album; The Alchemist.

Watch the official music video for The Alchemist here:

Also, you can view both the track list and artwork for the upcoming solo album below:

Track List: 

1. The Final Threshold
2. Into The Lair
3. Haunted Reverie
4. The Alchemist
5. Embers
6. Shadow Of The Moon
7. Eternal
8. Footstep In The Snow
9. Dreamer
10. Incarnation (Bonus Track)
11. Chopin Fm (Bonus Track)

Permission To Fly is set for release on September 6th via InsideOut Music. Pre-orders are available now and can be purchased here.

For more information on JORDAN RUDESS like his official page on Facebook.