OLD SOLAR // QUIET PRAYERS - LTD. WHITE WITH BLUE MARBLE VINYL (LP)

OLD SOLAR // QUIET PRAYERS (REDUX) - LTD. WHITE WITH BLUE MARBLE VINYL (LP)

RELEASE DATE: February 18th, 2022.

The Raleigh, North Carolina post-rock band Old Solar has always been firmly rooted in conceptual foundations and the evolution of ideas. Their albums have explored the cycles of life: the changing of the seasons, death, and rebirth. So, it’s only fitting their upcoming release Silent Prayers (redux) is a merging of old and new, a fresh walk over familiar ground.

Beginning its existence in 2017 as an EP of minimalist ambient compositions written by guitarist Travis Scott (who was at the time still working as a solo artist behind the Old Solar moniker), Silent Prayers was ripe for reconsideration once William Baker and Evan King joined as full-time members for 2019’s SEE. The album reemerges now with further fleshed out arrangements, though its presentation honors the original form, maintaining a softer spirit in contrast to the breathtaking scope of its predecessor.

This re-imagining presents itself in a measured reveal, as opening track “Help Us To Be Faithful” introduces the record with updated instrumentation and additional subtle accents without stepping away from its hushed delivery. Even the percussion folded in toward the end of the song acts more as a textural element than it does a rhythmic force. As the album moves forward, this theme of understated revision holds firm, the only outliers being the carefully building drums that carry through the second halves of “Thank You For This Day” and “Your Goodness & Mercy.”

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