Solstice - Clann (CD)From our friends at ProgRock.com“I loved them then and I love them now... it’s a life affirming, joyous sound” – Steven Wilson (solo, Porcupine Tree, No-Man, et al)“I know their next album will be probably the best album they’ve ever released and there’s not many times you can think that about a band.” – Greg Spawton, (Big Big Train) Solstice is back with their 8th studio album, Clann. Voted Best Band in Prog Magazine’s latest annual Prog Awards and arriving on an exuberant wave of positivity created by previous albums Sia (2020) and Light Up (2022), both widely acclaimed within the prog community and beyond, Clann completes the most recent phase of Solstice’s 40+ year career. As band founder, composer and guitarist (winner of Prog Magazine’s most recent Best Guitarist Prog Award) Andy Glass explains, “[Sia] made me realise the potential and by the time we were working on Light Up the whole band had raised its game. I believed then that a trilogy of albums was what it would take to create our best work and track that journey. Clann is the final album in the Sia Trilogy and it’s everything I’d hoped it would be. Let’s hope the universe likes it too.” As Solstice keyboardist Steven McDaniel laughingly confesses “It’s terrifying to be in a band this good!” Boasting the same line-up since 2020, the members of Solstice channel their impressive individual talents to create music that melds elements of hi-intensity prog-folk, soaring new age, fragile ambience, fresh funky pop-rock with world music leanings, and fist-pumping heavy rock jubilance, demonstrating a sophisticated, multifaceted modernity while retaining transcendent timeless qualities. A lauded singer-songwriter in her own right, Ebony Buckle, backing vocalist and now solid member of the Solstice family, reflects, “I love how these new songs feel like they’ve always existed.” Tracks: 1. Firefly 2. Life 3. Plunk 4. Frippa 5. Twin Peaks 6. Earthsong 2025 Check It Out:https://youtu.be/BMJMTdOHaV4?list=RDBMJMTdOHaV4https://youtu.be/FHPh4FnHMz4?list=RDFHPh4FnHMz4https://youtu.be/eOwl1G00iMs?list=RDeOwl1G00iMs Format: CDArtist: SolsticeRelease Date: April 4, 2025
