OAKS, PA (Top40 Charts/ MVD Entertainment Group) Seminal Irish rockers THERAPY?'s 13th album A Brief Crack Of Light displays a stunning mix of angular rhythm, anthemic might and insidious melody. With a career spanning more than two decades (an astonishing feat in these days of disposable, well, EVERYTHING), Therapy? have thrived, evolved and challenged in equal measure. From the chart bothering, mainstream success of the mid nineties to the musically progressive excitement of their post millennial output, Andy Cairns, Michael McKeegan and Neil
Cooper STILL represent a true pioneer musical spirit. A Brief Crack Of Light may well be their thirteenth album - but it's as full of grit and fire as you could possibly hope for.
The album was recorded in two separate sessions; from December 2010 to February 2011, and in June 2011 at Blast Studios, Newcastle, England. The first session was mixed in March 2011, while the second session was mixed in July 2011. Produced by Adam Sinclair & Therapy?, the album's title comes from Vladimir Nabokov, who describes life as "A brief crack of light between two eternities of darkness".
The album was preceded by a single entitled "Living in the Shadow of the Terrible Thing" on January 23, 2012, a video of which was filmed in November 2011 and premiered on the bands' official page on January 9, 2012. The song was debuted at a gig in Cork, Ireland in October 2010 and later played at various European festivals in Summer 2011. "Before You, With You, After You" was debuted at a festival in Torhout, Belgium in
September 2011.
A Brief Crack Of Light has received almost universal high acclaim in Europe. Kerrang! magazine in the UK awarded the album 4/5 stars while listing it among the "50 Albums You Have To Hear In 2012". Also in the UK, Rock Sound magazine gave it a score of 8/10, as did Metal Hammer magazine.
Clash magazine awarded 8/10 and Northern Ireland's AU Magazine judged the album favourably with a score of 8/10. In Denmark, Metal Revolution afforded the album a score of 90/100.
Website: https://www.therapyquestionmark.co.uk/
Purchase: https://www.seeofsound.com/p.php?s=BLASTCD004
Tracklisting:
1. "Living in the Shadow of the Terrible Thing" 3:55
2. "Plague Bell" 4:11
3. "Marlow" 4:36
4. "Before You, With You, After You" 3:32
5. "The Buzzing" 3:38
6. "Get Your Dead Hand off My Shoulder" 4:07
7. "Ghost Trio" 5:20
8. "Why Turbulence?" 3:33
9. "Stark Raving Sane" 2:36
10. "Ecclesiastes" 5:42
Therapy? is:
Andy Cairns - vocals, guitar, producer
Neil
Cooper - drums, producer
Michael McKeegan - bass, vocals, producer
Adam Sinclair - producer, engineer, mixer
Nigel Rolfe - artwork concept/photography
Tom Hoad - band photography
Michael Surtees - design/layout
