Art in America - Art in America (CD)
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Critically acclaimed progressive art-rock band Art in America is back with the long-awaited follow-up to its groundbreaking self-titled debut album, Art in America.
Album Network sums up their sound in this way: “Taking cues from Genesis and Yes, this progressive art-rock band exploded on the scene in 1983 with their debut album Art in America featuring a symphonic harp. This powerful, dynamic music commands attention for both its philosophically probing lyrics and entrancing instrumental arrangements.” Rise follows years of anticipation and requests from fans for more music from a band that, upon their arrival, blazed new trails in the American progressive rock scene, and then simply vanished. Art in America was the first band to feature a concert harp as a main instrument in a rock band. Rise takes full advantage of Shishonee Flynn’s Lyon &Healy string pedal harp, as well as introducing her Indian tambura and Japanese koto into the new album.
Rise picks up seamlessly where their first album left off. The group’s main songwriter, lead vocalist and guitarist Chris Flynn sings in the opening lines of Don’t Look Down, “It’s been a long time...there’s a lot to say,” and yes, it has been a long time, and the band helps him cut loose and speak his mind. The song Goodbye My Love was written prior to the sessions for the first album and heard here now for the first time. No Wonder continues the story and saga of the ill-fated couple Brett & Hibby, a track from the band’s debut album.
Throughout the album’s nine tracks, which originated in 1983 as demos for what would have been the band's second album, Rise goes from delicate, progressive landscapes to arena rock sound. In 2017, these rare recordings were transferred to digital format and then remixed and produced by the band's bassist Jim Kuha. He describes the years-long project to produce the album as “a labor of love that stands on its own and not just a bookend to the first album.”
Art in America is family, both in the literal and abstract sense. Brothers Chris and Dan and sister Shishonee, along with longtime friend Jim, are at the heart of this band.
Be prepared to be mesmerised once again by Art in America...
Tracks:
- 1. Running By
- 2. Don’t Look Down
- 3. No Wonder
- 4. Wired To Worry
- 5. Fields
- 6. Show Me
- 7. Looking Back
- 8. Gia
- 9. The Mind’s Eye Trilogy 1
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- I. Goodbye My Love
- II. In The Mond’s Eye
- III. Peace Of Mind
Format: CD
Artist: Art In America
Release Date: September 19, 2025