ACROSS THE LIGHT - CROSSOVER PROG

Bio: Paul Lesinski is a singer, songwriter and guitarist from Portland, Oregon in the United States. With a career spanning almost four decades - through his original music and fronting the Pink Floyd tribute band he co-founded 27 years ago, called Floydian Slips - Paul has established himself as a mainstay of the Pacific Northwest music scene. Paul’s music is a fusion of genres, blending the power of progressive and classic rock. Lyrically, Paul reflects the voices of his audience, whether reveling in being the best version of yourself, to lamenting the fractured state of political and social connection driven by social media silos.

“Across the Light” is Paul’s fourth full-length album. Recorded with his long-time musical partners David Kendall (drums, vocals) and Mike Budd (bass), Across the Light is direct and visceral, exploring themes of self-reflection, societal challenges, personal struggles, and the desire for change. There is a sense of urgency and determination in the songs, with a focus on taking action and making a difference. The lyrics also touch upon themes of love, forgiveness, and the passage of time evoking a sense of emotional depth and a call to embrace one’s true self and seize the moment.

Musically, the 10-track release is Paul’s most “progressive” album, with two eight-plus-minute epics (Your Last Song, and the title track, Across the Light), an upbeat guitar-based instrumental and songs boasting several ethereal, extended musical passages. This is offset by the shorter tracks Show Me and Right Day, and the acoustic based Be Better Be Bold and October Wind.

For evaluation, I suggest these tracks:

• Across the Light: https://paullesinski.com/track/3817728/across-the-light

• Your Last Song: https://paullesinski.com/track/3817732/your-last-song

• Saving the Savior (pt 1): https://paullesinski.com/track/3817734/saving-the-savior-part-1

• October Wind: https://paullesinski.com/track/3817729/october-wind

“Across the Light” is available anywhere you stream or download music, links include:

• Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/1OUKCPLjEt3l0Oih6ikRUj?si=tfiK2z8oQm6qktF4qyXdyQ

• Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/album/across-the-light/1734157596

• Bandcamp: https://paullesinski.bandcamp.com/album/across-the-light

Recent reviews of Across the Light have posted here:

• DRPR: https://www.dprp.net/reviews/2024/056#lesinski

• Music Street Journal: https://www.musicstreetjournal.com/index_cdreviews_display.cfm?id=108589

In addition, Prog Radio has added Across the Light into rotation: https://www.progradio.com/bands/paul-lesinski

Other helpful links:

Official Website: www.paullesinski.com

Social Media:

·   Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/paullesinskimusic/

·   YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/IsorskiVids

·   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/paullesinskimusic/

Music:

·   iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/paul-lesinski/id347855588

·   Bandcamp: https://paullesinski.bandcamp.com/

·   Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6KomZJS20vpBVwTUgi76sF

The album art is here:

My full discography (available on all streaming and download services but easiest to grab from Bandcamp):

• A Fear of Flashing Light (2010)
• Hearts and Reason (2015)
• Old Becomes New (EP) (2019)
• What You Hold Near (2020)
• Across the Light (2024)

Thank you so much for your consideration! As a longtime prog fan I am shocked and slightly embarrassed to not have heard of this site until recently!

My best,

Paul Lesinski