Envy Of None is back with the announcement of a much anticipated second album, Stygian Wavz, set for release through Kscope on 14th March. This news follows a recent flurry of activity from the Canadian/American band that saw them release two singles, ‘Not Dead Yet’ and ‘Under The Stars’, both of which included on the new album.
They now follow that with a third single, the almost title track, ‘Stygian Waves’, with accompanying new animated music video directed by Mariano Biotico – You can watch the video here at RAMzine and stream it here.
Speaking about the new single and the upcoming album, Envy Of None songwriter and bassist Andy Curran said “This track is a favourite of all four Envy Of Nones. Despite the fact of the spartan lyrical content, this song features our sweet Maiah on lead vocals. Her harmonies and layers of vocals are literally symphonic! It’s hard to put a finger on what style or genre this one is… And we’re proud of that!”
Though they’d never describe themselves as such, Envy Of None is the living, breathing definition of a supergroup. No other band on earth could rightly claim to have Alex Lifeson – One of rock’s most influential visionaries – heading up guitar duties, with Andy Curran of Coney Hatch and Soho 69 overseeing bass/programming as well as producer extraordinaire Alfio Annibalini on keyboards. However, the star in this band could very well be its youngest member – American singer-songwriter Maiah Wynne – whose emotive vocals are able to spin the music in new exciting directions that thrill to the core.
On their self-titled debut of 2022, the group were able to prove that they were a lot more than the sum of their parts, with an abundance of panache and finesse poured into a contemporary alt rock sound that was hard to predict and even harder to categorise.
This year’s sophomore release, Stygian Wavz, is the sound of a band basking in the radiant glow of creative confidence and coming into their own, staggering the listener with every twist and turn encased within their heady mix of genre-splicing brilliance.
Tracks featured on Stygian Wavz are ‘Not Dead Yet’, ‘The Story’, ‘Under The Stars’, ‘Thrill Of The Chase’, ‘Handle With Care’, ‘That Was Then’, ‘Raindrops’, ‘New Trip’, ‘Clouds’, ‘The End’ and ‘Stygian Waves’.
Stygian Wavz will be released on a selection of formats including coloured vinyl, standard black vinyl, CD, Blu-ray, digitally and as a Super Deluxe Edition Boxset, and all formats can be ordered here.
