Says Curran: “If you can picture maybe Massive Attack with a little bit of some electronic stuff with Nine Inch Nails influences, with this beautiful, fragile, sweet voice and some very, very dark heavy sounds. Envy Of None create a sound that will haunt, comfort and ignite. The music that this ensemble creates treads new ground with each track throughout their 42-minute debut, from industrial/electronic influences to post-progressive soundscapes. We fell in love with a bunch of his work - we had a hard time choosing something because he had so many great images.” However, the ’70s prog and Rush comparisons may end with the artwork. We were instantly drawn to Lebanese photographer Eli Rezkallah at Plastik’s photography and design work. Curran explains: “The Hipgnosis-style artwork of albums like Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin and others were so eye-catching, surreal and attention-grabbing, and we wanted to scratch that itch. The Storm Thorgerson-like visuals that grace the cover may remind fans of Lifeson’s earlier work. Wynne brings charm and beauty to these recordings in spades, with floating hooks and emotive lyrics transcending the oftentimes textural aesthetic. Hearing Mariah’s voice intertwined with the music will bring back memories of when you heard Shirley Manson of Garbage or Amy Lee of Evanescence for the first time. But Envy Of None is not defined by its members resumes - they aren’t Rush or Coney Hatch and are far more than the sum of its collective parts.Ībove the beautiful cacophony of guitars, synths, bass and drums sits the fragile melodies of 24-year-old vocalist Wynne - the newest name in Envy Of None’s impressive personnel. ![]() Lifeson and Curran’s longtime friendship was the catalyst for the bands inception. ![]() The ambient, cinematic darkness that the collective creates evokes a powerful atmosphere that will excite superfans and new audiences alike. Furthermore, scroll down for a full tracklist and album art.T HE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “ Envy Of None is the new band debut album from the supergroup of the same name - featuring guitarist Alex Lifeson ( Rush), bassist Andy Curran ( Coney Hatch), producer and engineer Alfio Annibalini and singer Maiah Wynne. The album is available to pre-order/pre-save now on a variety of formats, including CD, vinyl, and all major streaming services. Listen to the debut single from Envy of None, “Liar”, via the player below. All I can say is I know that everyone will find a song they love on this record.” “The whole record is very eclectic and has such a huge variety of sounds and dimension. “I can’t tell you how nervous and excited I am,” Wynne wrote on a post to Instagram on Wednesday. It was the perfect mood to decompress after all these different textures… a nice way to close the book.” There’s a finality about a sunset that kinda stayed with me throughout the whole process. “I was on his balcony watching the sunset and found inspiration. “I visited Neil when he was ill,” Lifeson explained in the press release. ![]() The final track on Envy of None’s debut LP, “Western Sunset”, serves as a tribute to Neil Peart, the longtime Rush drummer who passed away on January 10th, 2020. In addition to “Liar” and “Look Inside”, Envy of None will contain two songs that Lifeson released as instrumentals last summer in promotion of his Epiphone Les Paul signature model guitar, “Kabul Blues” and “Spy House”. When we say she’s special, it’s because she’s really f*cking special! “She was able to bring this whole new ethereal thing through her sense of melody on tracks like ‘Liar’ and ‘Look Inside’… I’ve never had that kind of inspiration working with another musician. “Maiah became my muse,” said Lifeson in a press release. Envy of None is now available to preorder and will be released in several different formats, including black, white and blue vinyl (the blue is exclusive to North America) a CD with 16-page poster booklet and a limited-edition deluxe version including a blue vinyl LP, CD, five-track bonus disc and 28-page booklet with exclusive content, all. Though this project has been years in the making for the guitarist, he credits Wynne for breathing life into this forthcoming collection of songs. This new project sees Lifeson join forces with bassist Andy Curran (Coney Hatch), singer-songwriter Maiah Wynne, and producer Alfio Annibalini for an 11-track album that strays from the heavy/prog-rock heard on a typical Rush album. The track will appear on the group’s debut, self-titled album due out on April 8th. Rush co-founder Alex Lifeson has given fans a preview of his new project, Envy of None, with the band’s first single, “Liar”.
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