Magenta - new album "Home"

F2 Music is delighted to announce details of the much anticipated third studio album by Magenta. ‘Home’ will be officially released on 1^st June, and copies will be available at the album launch concert at the Herringthorpe Leisure Centre, Rotherham on 13 May 2006. Also, all pre-orders for the CD placed at www.progrock.co.uk will be supplied as soon as the stock is available.

The album is a concept piece and tells the story of a woman who emigrates from Liverpool in the early 1970’s to “find herself” in the USA. The CD is 68 minutes long and includes contributions from a variety of guests including Magenta regular Martin Shellard on guitar and Troy Donockley (Iona, Mostly Autumn) on Uilleann Pipes and whistles. Once again, the album has been written and produced by Rob Reed, with lyrics by Steve Reed. Musically, ‘Home’ represents a further development for the band, combining the Magenta sound established on ‘Revolutions’, ‘Seven’ and the two singles ‘Broken’ and ‘I’m Alive’, with one or two surprises! The album also marks Christina’s finest vocal performance with the band to date.

‘Home’ will be released in two separate versions. The first will be a single CD edition, with slipcase, and a 16-page booklet. The CD is available for pre-order NOW and costs £10 (including postage to anywhere in the world) from www.progrock.co.uk and the full track listing is shown below:

1.        This Life

2.        Hurt

3.        Moving On

4.        My Home Town (Far Away)

5.        Brave New Land

6.        The Journey

7.        Towers of Hope

8.        Demons

9.        Morning Sunlight

10.    Joe

11.    The Dream

12.    The Visionary

13.    Journey’s End

14.    The Traveller’s Lament

15.    Home

The second version will be a special limited 2 CD slipcase edition. This is a double CD release that includes the ‘Home’ CD, plus a second CD entitled ‘The New York Suite’ containing over 40 minutes of music. Complete with an 8 page booklet, this second CD features a further 5 tracks which examine the experiences of the main character of ‘Home’ during her stay in Manhattan. This two CD special edition is available for pre-order NOW for £15 from www.progrock.co.uk, and will be available for a limited period only. The ‘New York Suite’ CD will be released in its own right later in the year. The track listing is:

1.        Arrival

2.        Home From Home

3.        White Lies

4.        Truth

5.        This Life (Reprise)

You can hear sound clips from both CD’s on the Magenta web site at www.magenta-web.com, including TWO complete tracks, ‘The Visionary’ from ‘Home’ and ‘White Lies’ from ‘New York Suite’. By visiting www.progrock.co.uk you can also hear a third full track from ‘Home’ very soon!