The album and its sky blue vinyl pressing can be ordered directly at. Observatory will be released on Decemvia Sub Pop. the lost years of wishing, working and not achieving the dreams of my youth, finding peace with that, and ultimately finding the path back home.” “The lyrics are an honest reflection of my music ‘career’,” he says thoughtfully. Fittingly, “Alpine Drive” works as both a bookend to the tracklisting and the album’s release as a whole, as well as an open door for the next chapter for his protracted life in music. With the long-awaited debut of Observatory positioned at the end of this week, Kevin can finally exhale and reflect on its release. More than a decade in the making, Observatory shines a bright light on Kevin’s songwriting, receiving help on assorted tracks from his Wrens bandmates Jerry MacDonald ( drums) and Greg Whelan ( guitar) and producer/guitarist Tom Beaujour. ![]() His previously released singles “ Queens” which Pitchfork found “thrilling” and was crowned “Song of the Day” by KEXP and “ Leaves” (“a heart-wrenching ballad of self-enduring trials and defeat” - SPIN) were met with equal applause. His previous single “ Fade” whose sci fi-tinged video was directed by acclaimed video director Laurent Briet ( Beyoncé, The Strokes) floored Brooklyn Vegan who called it “a climactic, indie rock song powered by busy, propulsive drumming and the kinds of soaring vocal melodies that made The Meadowlands so great.” With The Wrens’ The Meadowlands (2003) in the rearview mirror, Whelan has been forging a formidable path forward with Aeon Station. My journey home to them would always start with a call or text to my wife with the words ‘I’m on my way…’.” ![]() “Like old Christmas songs where you hear and feel the longing to reunite with your family, the lyrics described my desire to be home with my wife and kids, especially after a stressful day or long business trip away from them. Gently hinting at the holidays with its elegiac instrumentation, the track “evoked feelings of winter and nostalgia for me,” he continues about the song which was originally written in 2013. The paths we walk on are unpredictable, complicated, and long but ultimately, we are all striving to find our way ‘home’.” “I felt ‘Alpine Drive’ was the perfect song to end the album as it represents an end to a journey. “’Home’ was meant to represent a person, a place or feeling where we find ourselves at peace, are connected to the present and hopeful for the future,” says Kevin Whelan of Sub Pop recording artists’ Aeon Station about his new single “ Alpine Drive.”Ĭlosing out his hotly-anticipated and critically-hailed debut album Observatory (release date: December 10, 2021) which UNCUT calls a “solo triumph (9/10)", Record Collector have called a "stunning album" and New York Times calls “the best music Whelan has ever made,” “Alpine Drive” is a poignant track that longs for a feeling of “home” appropriately concluding an album awash in emotion, reflection and melodies that were touchstones of his other band The Wrens. "The greatest indie-rock record of 2021." ![]() Players can sprint and dash through numerous districts of the illuminated city, using time and space bending abilities to move forward.“Whelan is as equally expressive and in command on the minimalist piano ballads as on the full-blown rockers… the best music Whelan has ever made.” – New York Times August 30th, 2021 Developers 2Awesome Studio and publishers CRITICAL REFLEX today announced the release date for their upcoming action-platformer game. Armed with her Power Sword and Teleport Dagger, Jackelyne must find all the Training Cores to repair her ship and save the city from impending doom. Publisher 2Awesome Studio and developer Critical Reflex had previously announced plans for Nintendo’s console back in June. ![]() The game, a cyberpunk-themed platformer with a speedrunning twist, is due out digitally on September 30. The player takes on the role of Jackelyne, a space ranger desperate to return home. Aeon Drive now has a release date on Switch. It will be available on Septemon PC, Playstation 4, Playstation 5, Xbox One, Xbox X/S and Nintendo Switch.Īeon Drives is a cyberpunk-themed platformer with a speedrunning twist. Now the next gen platforms are also availableĪug– Leiden, Netherlands – Developers 2Awesome Studio and publishers CRITICAL REFLEX today announced the release date for their upcoming action-platformer game, Aeon Drive.
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