Rush will release their new album, “Clockwork Angels,” on June 12.
The new album – the band’s 20th studio release - is the first collection of original material in over five years.
The recording of “Clockwork Angels” began in April 2010 with producer Nick Raskulinecz (Foo Fighters, Deftones) – who also collaborated with the band on their last studio album, 2007’s “Snakes & Arrows.” Rush co-produced both records.
The first two songs, “Caravan” and “BU2B,” were completed during that first session at Nashville’s Blackbird studios and performed nightly during the band's Time Machine Tour, which ran from June 2010 to June 2011.
Work on the album resumed in the fall of 2011 at Revolution Recording in Toronto after the tour’s finale, with additional strings (arranged by David Campbell) recorded at Hollywood’s Ocean Way Studios earlier this year.
Lyrically, “Clockwork Angels” chronicles a young man’s quest across a lavish and colorful world of steampunk and alchemy as he attempts to follow his dreams. The story features lost cities, pirates, anarchists, an exotic carnival, and a rigid Watchmaker who imposes precision on every aspect of daily life.
The novelization of the album is being written by science fiction writer Kevin J. Anderson in collaboration with Rush drummer and lyricist Neil Peart. (Check the 'see also"' section below for more details.)
The projects’ first single, “Headlong Flight,” hits rock radio on April 19.
Details of a full-scale North American tour to support the new album will be announced shortly.
Rush
"Clockwork Angels"
Release date: June 12
01. Caravan
02. BU2B
03. Clockwork Angels
04. The Anarchist
05. Carnies
06. Halo Effect
07. Seven Cities Of Gold
08. The Wreckers
09. Headlong Flight
10. BU2B2
11. Wish Them Well
12. The Garden
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