The Church The Hypnogogue 2xLP

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U.K & Europe Only  official release date 28th April

Limited pressing on special NEON VIOLET  coloured vinyl

first 100  sales to come with free  A4 Art Print  170 gsm Recycled coated art paper (Matt)

“…arguably one of the finest Church albums ever ! ”   Carlton Sandercock

EARS156LP     5060446073834

Side 1:

1. Ascendence
2. C ’Est La Vie    https://youtu.be/Q4JoLXUHrsk
3. I Think I Knew

Side 2:

1. Flickering Lights
2. The Hypnogogue https://youtu.be/1_zkH4d3ITU
3. Albert Ross

Side3:

1. Thorn
2. Aerodrome
3. These coming days
4. No Other You

Side 4:

1. Succulent
2. Antarctica
3. Second Bridge

Latest reviews

“The Hypnogogue is an album that’s recognizably The Church, rife with pristine guitar tones and gorgeous melodies, but it contains some of their boldest and, at times, strangest material, and for that reason it’s one of their most exciting albums in years”

Treblezine

“Nearly forty-five years on, the Church refuses to rest on its considerable laurels, and makes music as potent and powerful as its classics with just as much skill, sanguinity, and spirit”

“..the main thing that makes it easy to get lost in this record is the songs themselves. Simply stated, the Church’s songwriting mojo is on fire here.”

“With a perfect blend of the eagerness of a band with fresh faces and their new notions, and the confidence of veterans who know exactly how to capture their ideas, the group takes on pretty much every stylistic permutation you’d want to hear and knocks it out of the park.”

The Big Takeover

“Given the lofty premise at work here, that is no small accomplishment. But, in the most practical terms, the Church manages to imbue the group-composed material with an otherworldly atmosphere and, to that end, no overstatement of performance, arrangement or production, interferes with the entrancing qualities of the songs.”

Needless to say, long-term fans of this band should find The Hypnogogue a boon to their devotion. But it’s also true this latest work would function effectively as an introduction to this rock and roll institution from Down Under.

Glide Magazine 

“Forty some years into their existence, these Aussie psych legends are making some of the most vital music of their careers”

Brooklyn Vegan

Australian alt rock, new wave, neo-psychedelia, post-punk, dream pop, self-defining visionaries The Church have spent decades defining and refining their sound, embodying various degrees of energy and light. Their latest release, The Hypnogogue , does not deviate, but expands an already deep well of sonic brilliance.

Rightfully so, the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) Hall of Fame band has a long list of successes under their belt and could opt to simply tour on the back of a wealth of discography until they see fit to call it quits. Contrary to that sentiment, The Hypnogogue profoundly establishes a wisdom and self-awareness that cannot be viewed as anything other than the beginning of a whole new chapter for Steve Kilbey, Timothy Powles, Ian Haug, Jeffrey Cain, and Ashley Naylor.

There’s a place between wakefulness and sleep where reality bends around the slipping consciousness, that is The Hypnogogue. It takes a master hand to shape that sense into a tonal experience without losing the listener to the abstract. With an almost imperceptible ease, The Church does just that.

The record shutters any sense of complacency as it comes to fruition in a thoroughly distilled expression. It is like standing on a steep cliff over dark waters watching a distant storm roll in over the waves and embracing the beauty and chaos all at once.

Through twenty-five studio albums The Church has made it quite clear their ability to find pockets of light in a dark expanse has not wavered. Much more than that however, they continue to test their own limits. The Hypnogogue feels as fresh and visionary in the hands of these masterful musicians as we could possibly hope. As far as I’m concerned, we need to continue to let them do whatever they want.

Namobot Rock