2017 release from the progressive rock outfit. The Second Brightest Star is a companion album to Folklore and Grimspound and features seven new songs (about 40 minutes) which "explore landscapes, rivers and meeting places and take the listener on voyages of discovery across the world and to the stars." In addition, the release will comes with a bonus selection of 30 minutes of music (named 'Grimlore') where songs from Folklore and Grimspound are presented in extended format. "The Second Brightest Star is the last album in a cycle of releases which started back in 2009 with The Underfall Yard album. Our writing over this period has focused on the English landscape, the people that work on the land and their folklore stories. The band will be moving on to different landscapes and subjects in future years as we play more shows outside of England. But we had a few more stories left to tell and wanted to bring them together on The Second Brightest Star.
Packaged in a 4-panel digisleeve with a glued-in 20-page booklet.
"The Second Brightest Star is a companion album to the [m=1006027] and [m=1172451] releases. The album features a number of new or previously unreleased songs and instrumentals alongside some music from the Grimspound and Folklore albums which we have presented here as extended sequences of music."
Recorded at English Electric Studios.
Vocals and double bass recorded at Aubitt Studios by Rob Aubrey.
Drums recorded at Sweetwater Studios by Mark Hornsby and at Real World Studios by Rob Aubrey.
Strings recorded at Aubitt Studios by Rob Aubrey and at Ashwood Studios by Sotos Yiasimi.
Brass recorded at Southampton Solent University by Rob Aubrey.
Mixed and mastered at Aubitt Studios.
On disc + on back of digisleeve:
English Electric Recordings 2017