Songs For Beating Hearts Beardfish

• 1 Ecotone 04:30
• 2 Out in the Open, Pt. 1 - Overture 02:23
• 3 Out in the Open, Pt. 2 - Oblivion 05:44
• 4 Out in the Open, Pt. 3 - Hopes and Dreams 04:23
• 5 Out in the Open, Pt. 4 - Oblivion (Reprise) 04:32
• 6 Out in the Open, Pt. 5 - Around the Bend 03:30
• 7 Beating Hearts 11:01
• 8 In the Autumn 05:58
• 9 Ecotone (Reprise) 00:43
• 10 Torrential Downpour 08:28
• 11 Ecotone - Norrsken 1982 [Bonus Track] 06:13
• Total Runtime 57:25

Info for Songs For Beating Hearts

The secret has been out for a while now. After nearly nine years apart, Swedish prog rock legends Beardfish are back. Songs For Beating Hearts is the first new music from Beardfish in nine years, but as its many magical moments unfold, it really is as if the band had never been away.

With strong echoes of past glories but a whole new vibe of wistful wonderment, Songs For Beating Hearts is a glowing testament to the magic that happens when these four musicians join forces. From the dreamy melancholy of the opening Ecotone and the intricate opulence of five-part sprawl Out In The Open, to the prog-friendly pastoralism of bittersweet 11-minute epic Beating Hearts, and the sobering prog-noir of the closing Torrential Downpour, Beardfish have not just made their strongest work to date, but also their most emotionally resonant. Loosely held together by thoughts of love, loss, friendship and finality, Songs For Beating Hearts is the sound of four kindred spirits laying their hearts bare.

Rikard Sjöblom, vocals, keyboards
David Zackrisson, guitars
Robert Hansen, bass
Magnus Östgren, drums

Beardfish
Ever since the debut album in 2003, Beardfish’ fan base has grown worldwide thanks to a constant flow of new album releases filled with high quality prog candy. Simultaneously, they have earned a reputation for their energetic and engaged live shows during their tours around the globe – often as festival headliners. Being one of his personal favorites, Mike Portnoy invited Beardfish to his prog cruise Progressive Nation at Sea 2014, to play with Transatlantic, The Flower Kings and Jon Anderson, among others.

With epic songs, concept albums and quick shifts in musical styles and moods, the Beardfish formula is undoubtedly based in progressive rock, but also in classic rock, aiming to simply write a good rock tune with plenty of strong melodies, groovy riffs and vintage keyboard sounds like Hammond organs, clavinets and ARP synths. The material and its’ production hints at many influences from the 70’ies, borrowing from Frank Zappa’s eclectic approach, King Crimson’s heaviness and Gentle Giant’s beautiful melodies.

In January 2015, their eighth album “+4626-COMFORTZONE” will be released on InsideOut. The Progressive Circus 2015 crowd will be among the first to hear the new material live and for this occasion, main composer/singer/keyboardist/guitarist Rikard Sjöblom is joined not only by his ordinary band mates David Zackrisson (guitars), Magnus Östgren (drums) and the spectacular Robert Hansen (bass), but also the extra member Martin Borgh on keyboards to guarantee a very special treatment for the PC15 audience!

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