WONDERboom have released their brand new single ‘Great Escape’, the first new material to be released since their 8th studio album ‘The Automatic Shuffle’ back in 2011. “’Great Escape’ is about escaping evil with the one you love and the adventure in solidarity. A classic sci-fi fairy tale of ‘us vs them’,” explains frontman, Cito.
The single is the first from their forthcoming and 9th
studio album, which has not been titled yet. The album was originally in the
works back in 2013, but the passing of drummer Garth Mcleod that same year was
a massive shock to the band, fans and the music industry as a whole. 3 years
later, WONDERboom are back with an incredible single and working on completing
their new album which is due for release in October.
Cito further explains, “Every time we work on a new album,
we approach the recording process differently. This time around, we made our
first demos, work shopped the new songs in the rehearsal space and then tried
them out live to get the best feel before deciding on arrangements. We want to
really capture our live essence in our new music. Although we’re having fun
with production in studio, the songs must be able to be performed without the
dependency of production. In other words, these songs must stand on their own
legs and be strong – electrically or acoustically. We’ve also really been
having fun, exploring new ideas in the way we play our instruments and write
songs. We want this new album to represent us as a band. This is also the first
studio album with Jonathan Bell (who replaced Garth McLeod in 2013) behind the
drums.”
Celebrating 20 years in the music industry, WONDERboom are
one of South Africa’s longest standing Rock bands and boast an impressive
catalogue of songs which include the hits ‘Never Ever’, ‘Something Wrong’,
‘Jafta Rebel’, along with their legendary rendition of èVoid’s hit ‘Shadows’.
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