New Church of Hed Album -- The Father Road - Progressive Rock Music Forum

Thanks for your interest! My CoH stuff spans multiple genres, but this is the proggiest one to date; both in concept and in the music from time to time. It's a long road!

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The new Church of Hed album -- The Father Road -- drops later next week on Bandcamp, followed by availability on 8/30 across the standard array of digital music services. Here's some info on the album as well as the first video. There are a few other studio track videos, live performances, and studio rehearsals in this YouTube playlist. Thanks for checking it out! I will update this post when the CDs are available.

Church of Hed’s new album, The Father Road, takes us on a surreal aural journey across the United States along the Lincoln Highway, the first transcontinental road built for automobiles. It’s effectively the sequel to Church of Hed’s 2011 album, Rivers of Asphalt, which traveled the legendary Route 66. The music shifts and evolves in tandem with the scenic backdrop of America from San Francisco to New York City. As with the original release, the sense of a lost era lurks throughout the album.

The music within features Church of Hed’s unique mix of spacerock, psychedelia, prog rock, krautrock, and electronic music. It channels diverse influences, ranging from CAN, Cluster, Brian Eno, and Hawkwind, to YES and The Flaming Lips, in addition to Glass, Reich, and Riley. In the end, it always manages to sound predominately like Church of Hed. Of course, Kraftwerk provided the original concept of combining electronic music with a transportation corridor!

Church of Hed’s Paul Williams composed, performed, and produced The Father Road with help from Quarkspace guitarist, Stan Lyon, on bass and guitar. Williams plays an array of synthesizers, keyboards, and electric drums. Surreal ambience highlights the western portion of the highway, while more lyrical instrumental pieces aurally describe the more populated sections of this old road.

Released both on CD and digitally, The Father Road is available on CD or download from Bandcamp, download-only from iTunes and Amazon, etc., as well as the usual streaming services, such as Apple Music, Spotify, YouTube, etc. Never forget to support independent music!

Edited by TheNefariousHED - August 18 2022 at 17:33

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TheNefariousHED Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: August 11 2022 Location: Columbus Status: Offline Points: 129	Post Options Post Reply Quote TheNefariousHED Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: New Church of Hed Album -- The Father Road Posted: August 19 2022 at 08:11
	I crafted some expanded liner notes for The Father Road, since there wasn't enough room in the CD art. More videos are included on this page in tandem with the songs. Check it out! http://churchofhed.com/releases/church-of-hed-the-father-road/
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TheNefariousHED Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: August 11 2022 Location: Columbus Status: Offline Points: 129	Post Options Post Reply Quote TheNefariousHED Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: August 19 2022 at 08:10
	Thanks for your interest! My CoH stuff spans multiple genres, but this is the proggiest one to date; both in concept and in the music from time to time. It's a long road!
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Manuel Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: March 09 2007 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 13481	Post Options Post Reply Quote Manuel Report Post Thanks(1) Quote Reply Posted: August 18 2022 at 20:41
	Sounds quite interesting. I will certainly check it out.

TheNefariousHED Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: August 11 2022 Location: Columbus Status: Offline Points: 129	Post Options Post Reply Quote TheNefariousHED Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: August 18 2022 at 08:16
	The new Church of Hed album -- The Father Road -- drops later next week on Bandcamp, followed by availability on 8/30 across the standard array of digital music services. Here's some info on the album as well as the first video. There are a few other studio track videos, live performances, and studio rehearsals in this YouTube playlist. Thanks for checking it out! I will update this post when the CDs are available. Church of Hed’s new album, The Father Road, takes us on a surreal aural journey across the United States along the Lincoln Highway, the first transcontinental road built for automobiles. It’s effectively the sequel to Church of Hed’s 2011 album, Rivers of Asphalt, which traveled the legendary Route 66. The music shifts and evolves in tandem with the scenic backdrop of America from San Francisco to New York City. As with the original release, the sense of a lost era lurks throughout the album. The music within features Church of Hed’s unique mix of spacerock, psychedelia, prog rock, krautrock, and electronic music. It channels diverse influences, ranging from CAN, Cluster, Brian Eno, and Hawkwind, to YES and The Flaming Lips, in addition to Glass, Reich, and Riley. In the end, it always manages to sound predominately like Church of Hed. Of course, Kraftwerk provided the original concept of combining electronic music with a transportation corridor! Church of Hed’s Paul Williams composed, performed, and produced The Father Road with help from Quarkspace guitarist, Stan Lyon, on bass and guitar. Williams plays an array of synthesizers, keyboards, and electric drums. Surreal ambience highlights the western portion of the highway, while more lyrical instrumental pieces aurally describe the more populated sections of this old road. Released both on CD and digitally, The Father Road is available on CD or download from Bandcamp, download-only from iTunes and Amazon, etc., as well as the usual streaming services, such as Apple Music, Spotify, YouTube, etc. Never forget to support independent music! Edited by TheNefariousHED - August 18 2022 at 17:33
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