Wolfmother - Transmissions From The COSMIC EGG - Episode 1
'Cosmic Egg' released October 12th
September 2, 2009, 05:40 PM
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Brothers and sisters sound the siren, the long-awaited return of Wolfmother is well and truly upon us. It is official, the transcendental dreamweavers will return with a wonderfully ambitious new record, Cosmic Egg, scheduled for release on October 12th via Modular records.
This will be preceded by the release of the huge monster of a first single, New Moon Rising, which is due on Oct 12th.
It’s been a long road back following the internationally lauded, self-titled debut Wolfmother record, one that sold over 1.4 million copies worldwide (200k in the UK alone) earning praise across the world and culminating in a Grammy.
The seeds for Cosmic Egg were sown when the touring cycle for the debut record came to a close, and frontman and guitarist Andrew Stockdale sat down to start from scratch at his home studio in Brisbane. Following an extensive gestation period and the enlisting of three new band members, Stockdale and his new counterparts along with with producer Alan Moulder, rode ashore in picturesque hippy mecca Byron Bay, Australia to begin pre-production.
Moulder brought a giant hessian sack of worldly producer experience to the table having previously worked with the likes of My Bloody Valentine, The Smashing Pumpkins, Ride and Nine Inch Nails. The recording process moved to Los Angeles - a location that added another dimension of rich experience to Cosmic Egg and the perfect place to make magic from one’s own mind, a fact concisely reinforced in the resulting 50-odd minute suite.
Lead single, New Moon Rising, is a thumping, ripping slice of optimistic future-blues, complete with textbook flaming Wolfmother guitar and huge bludgeoning drums. It’s a thrilling rush of good times and one that’s sure to be inescapable very soon.
The first of a series of behind the scenes looks at the forthcoming Wolfmother opus is now online.
Episode 1 travels the open high-way to Byron Bay where much of the record was born and pre-production took place. Check it out below:
Track-listing
1. California Queen 2. New Moon Rising
3. White Feather
4. Sundial
5. In The Morning
6. 10,000 Feet
7. Cosmic Egg
8. Far Away
9. Pilgrim
10. In The Castle
11. Phoenix
12. Violence Of The Sun
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Wolfmother - Transmissions From The COSMIC EGG - Episode 1
Wolfmother announce new album ‘Cosmic Egg’ due October 12th