40 WATT SUN have today unveiled Pictures, the second track to be released from forthcoming album, Wider than the Sky. The album will be released via Radiance Records on October 14, 2016. Listen to Pictures via Soundcloud here
Pictures was unveiled across various websites including CLRVYNT, Inferno, Iron Fist, Loud!, Rocking and Deaf Forever.
Of the impending album release, and of Pictures, frontman, Patrick Walker commented:
"It's a new experience for me, being this involved in the actual release of an album. It’s certainly a learning curve in many ways, and something I struggle with most of all is providing soundbites and quotes when needed. I've learned over the years that no matter how personal or "confessional" a song is, once it's out there in the world any listener is going to interpret it according to their own experience and it then becomes whatever they need it to be. This song is no different; you don’t necessarily need to know my thoughts and feelings on it. I'm not sure I'd even know where to begin."
The track is taken from the once again self-produced album, Wider than the Sky; the new songs were recorded over five days at Giant Wafer Studios, isolated deep in the heart of the mid-Wales countryside. In a move intended to regain autonomy over their own recordings and future plans as a band, 40 WATT SUN have elected to self release the album via their own label, Radiance Records.
Eschewing the solidifying wall of sound that characterised their debut, 40 WATT SUN continue to progressively explore and broaden their sonic palette. As expected, Patrick’s lyrics, strung with aching introspection and pained nostalgia, hang on his characteristic and poignant vocals and delicate guitar lines, with Christian Leitch’s sensitive and nuanced drum-work, and William Spong’s thoughtful bass guitar gently revealing themselves in the folds of the songs.
Artwork for the release has been created by Rebecca Freeman, a Falmouth-based, mixed media artist.
40 WATT SUN will be playing live shows in support of the album release, the first of which as been announced:
- 15/10/2016 - UT Connewitz, Leipzig, DE
- 19/10/2016 - The Black Heart, London, UK
Wider than the Sky
- Stages (16:20)
- Beyond You (09:42)
- Another Room (11:56)
- Pictures (09:50)
- Craven Road (10:31)
- Marazion (03:56)
Pre-orders of Wider Than The Sky are available via 40 WATT SUN HERE, ahead of the scheduled release date, October 14. A 2LP vinyl edition of Wider than the Sky will also be released through Finland’s Svart Records.