New album, “The Exodus Of Gravity”, out on August 22nd!
ARCADEA returns with The Exodus of Gravity (Aug. 22, Relapse Records), a futuristic synth-rock odyssey unfolds in a world where gravity no longer holds us down and emotion rises in its place.
With Brann Dailor (Mastodon) stepping into the lead vocalist role and João Nogueira joining Core Atoms on synths, the newly revamped trio dives headfirst into a new kind of psychedelia: groovy, danceable, and emotionally resonant. “Up is down, down is up,” says Atoms.
“It’s about that first fuzzy feeling you get when you fall in love,” says Atoms. “Our lead character is recognizing that the spore has gotten in them and they’re starting to change. They’re awakening to all the beauty that’s around.”
“There’s something really hopeful and uplifting about it from a musical aesthetic,” adds Dailor. “The object was to get a little more dancey and a little more fun. As much as we liked how proggy the last Arcadea album was, it reminded me of what I already do in Mastodon. We wanted to explore the idea of doing something different. So, I wanted to really concentrate on groove and dance and embracing the electronic aspect of it.”
Recorded at West End Sound, in the basement of Mastodon’s practice facility, Ember City, The Exodus of Gravity is self-produced by Arcadea and engineered by Tom Tapley.
Arcadea is Core Atoms (synthesizers, guitars, bass, vocoder, Taurus pedals, mellotron, Hammond, theremin, samples), Brann Dailor (vocals, drums, acoustic percussion, toy piano), and João Nogueira (synthesizers). The Atlanta-based trio released their self-titled debut album in 2017. Atoms and Dailor first played together in the cult prog-funk outfit Gaylord.
(Photograph by Calina Walker)
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