Trifecta - The New Normal (2024) [Official Digital Download]

Following their debut release 2021’s ‘Fragments’, the trio of bassist extraordinaire Nick Beggs (Kajagoogoo / Steven Wilson), gifted jazz keyboardist Adam Holzman (Grover Washington / Steven Wilson) & rhythmic powerhouse Craig Blundell, return to deliver their signature brand of instrumental Prog come Funk or Prunk / Frog if you were to be so bold. Aside from being immensely talented performers, the three have all at one point performed together as part of Steven Wilson’s band & all three appear on Wilson’s new album ‘The Harmony Codex’. For listeners seeking to escape the confines of the normal world, ‘The New Normal’ will enable a window into vistas in a multitude of wacky tracks both in sonics & in concept. Combining elements of Progressive Rock, Jazz Fusion all with a dash of typical English wit, the band bring the listener into a world where sound is malleable, time is a mere concept & vegetables have otherworldly properties like the ‘Stroboscopic Fennel’. Joining the trio of masterful musos is Alex Lifeson (Envy Of None / Rush) for additional guitar on ‘Once Around The Sun With You’ & Theo Travis (Steven Wilson) on saxophone for insectoid grooves of ‘Daddy Long Legs’. Alongside John Paul Jones’ very chapman stick from 1979 that was sent to Nick & used to record ‘The New Normal’. The album was recorded in the Bermuda Triangle of normality that is Leighton Buzzard, Bedford & New York between 2019 & 2023. ‘The New Normal’ was engineered by the band & mastered by Andy VanDette (Beastie Boys / Rush / Whitney Houston), adorned with artwork that was inspired by an original idea from Hajo Muller.

Tracklist:
1. Beck And Call (2:37)
2. Dot Are You Wooing (0:53)
3. Stroboscopic Fennel (2:24)
4. Just Feel It Karen (3:55)
5. Sibling Rivalry (4:00)
6. Ornamental Lettuce (2:17)
7. Daddy Long Legs (4:12)
8. What Are You Doing (0:53)
9. Stupid Pop Song (3:33)
10. Crime Spree (3:08)
11. Bach Stabber (2:07)
12. Kleptocrat (2:35)
13. Once Around The Sun With You (3:54)
14. Chinese Fire Drill (3:27)
15. Ouch! My OCD (1:16)
16. Wake Up Call (3:46)
17. Wacky Tobaccy (3:28)
18. Canary In A Five And Dime (3:56)
19. On The Spectrum (3:24)


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