Fearless (Deluxe) Crown Lands

• 1 Starlifter: Fearless Pt. II 18:22
• 2 Dreamer Of The Dawn 04:03
• 3 The Shadow 03:44
• 4 Right Way Back 03:51
• 5 Context: Fearless Pt. I 07:49
• 6 Reflections 05:43
• 7 Penny 03:45
• 8 Lady Of The Lake 05:06
• 9 Citadel 05:52
• 10 Starlifter: Fearless Pt. II (Live At 80A The Academy) 18:27
• 11 Dreamer Of The Dawn (Live At 80A The Academy) 03:56
• 12 The Shadow (Live At 80A The Academy) 03:58
• 13 Reflections (Live At 80A The Academy) 05:44
• 14 Penny (Live At 80A The Academy) 05:17
• 15 Lady Of The Lake (Live At 80A The Academy) 05:37
• 16 Citadel (Live At 80A The Academy) 08:01
• 17 Starlifter: Fearless Pt. II (Instrumental) 18:22
• 18 Dreamer Of The Dawn (Instrumental) 04:03
• 19 The Shadow (Instrumental) 03:44
• 20 Right Way Back (Instrumental) 03:51
• 21 Context: Fearless Pt. I (Instrumental) 07:49
• 22 Reflections (Instrumental) 05:43
• 23 Lady Of The Lake (Instrumental) 05:06
• 24 Citadel (Instrumental) 05:52
• Total Runtime 02:43:45

Info for Fearless (Deluxe)

The nine-track album "Fearless" follows Crown Lands self-titled debut (2020). It was recorded in 80A Studio at Universal studio in Toronto with producer David Bottrill (Rush, Muse, Tool, Mastodon) and came together over a six-month period, in short, intense bursts between tours. Where the debut record showcased Crown Lands aptitude for raw blues rock, Fearless embraces more of the band’s earliest passions in prog-rock. The album is an unapologetically rich, ambitious work yet easily accessible, plus fans will notice some previously released tracks “Context: Fearless Pt. I” and “Right Way Back” that act as familiar touchpoints framing in the new soundscape. “I mean, let's be honest here, there's a little bit of cleverness for cleverness' sake in there too,” Comeau chuckles. “But it is really fun. We had so much fun tracking this music. I think we were both able to do what we wanted to do as artists for so long.” Rather than clobber its audience with complexity, Fearless creates a world you want to spend time in. Bowles anticipates, “I hope that our playing on this record inspires people to kind of take up playing in that way. It's something that's not so common now, but when you get into it, it's just so beautiful.”

Fearless is also a record of contrasts and dynamic textures. Nine tapestries of tone, where atmospheric swathes morph into strident guitars, dextrous polyrhythms and gnarly basslines – Bowles’ strange, beautiful tenor soaring over the top like a bird over a mythological land. On the 18-minute lead single, “Starlifter: Fearless Pt. II,” Crown Lands proclaim, “it is perhaps the most ambitious piece of music that we have written to this point. I suppose we intended it to be the centrepiece of this record.” The first track throws down the gauntlet, capturing the whole Fearless album experience. “The rest of the album serves to continue the themes we explore on ‘Starlifter: Fearless Pt. II. It was an absolute pleasure to work with David Bottril. He is a true musical genius and a hell of a guy. We’re so proud of this record. It’s the best body of work we have assembled to date.”

Elsewhere, “Reflections” turns the spotlight on Crown Lands themselves. Written mid-pandemic, it’s a tender, stirring moment that finds Bowles and Comeau navigating a rocky period in their friendship – blending personal experience into the interstellar imagery that underpins the record.

Offering a ray of stripped-back sunlight, acoustic instrumental “Penny”– written years ago by Comeau, for his late grandmother – reflects the delicate atmospherics of John Butler (a huge influence on the guitarist). “Citadel” offers velvety, piano-led closure, drawing Fearless to an end in six gorgeously moody minutes. A folk-hearted ode to environmental defenders, it’s a space where Pink Floyd meets Bob Dylan. “We wanted to flip the narrative and reinterpret the way people see people defending their land,” Bowles explains. “Because they're depicted in the media as a thorn in people's sides, but they should be celebrated as heroes, because they're trying to save the last bit of land that is untouched and untainted by corporations.”

"Punk spirit in a luxury prog package." - Classic Rock

"They have the chops, the pipes and, perhaps most importantly, the ambition, heralding the arrival of their second album with an 18-minute single" - Guitar World

“The group are at the forefront of a classic rock revival.” – Loudwire

“In a sphere dominated by a pantheon of aging legacy acts, Crown Lands show that there is still unoccupied space in the modern progressive landscape for this style of classic prog music.” - Everything Is Noise

Cody Bowles, vocals, drums
Kevin Comeau, guitar, bass, keyboards

Crown Lands
“More is more.” That’s how Kevin Comeau of the powerhouse Canadian duo Crown Lands describes his band’s approach. Cody Bowles continues: “We joke around, what if the White Stripes covered Rush? We want to be as big as we can be with just the two of us.”

The release of Crown Lands’ upcoming, self-titled debut album—produced by six-time Grammy winner Dave Cobb—marks the arrival of a major new force. Raised in Southwestern Ontario, Comeau (guitar, bass and keys) and Cody Bowles (vocals and drums) bring together a range of influences from folk and blues to psychedelic to prog rock and, drawing on their own intense personal chemistry, create something unique and startlingly fresh.

In 2016, Crown Lands released their first EP, Mantra, and accelerated their relentless touring schedule, which has seen them open for Jack White, Coheed and Cambria, Primus, and Rival Sons.

The group’s name is indicative of their substantial ambitions; “Crown Land” is territorial area belonging to the monarch—or, as Bowles (whose own heritage is half Mi’kmaq, an indigenous tribe from Nova Scotia) puts it, “Crown Land is stolen land and we are reclaiming it.”

“We have a really special bond—pretty much like brothers, but even more,” says Comeau. “There’s something special about the two of us getting together and turning up to ten. So we just have to keep pushing ourselves even further.”

This album contains no booklet.