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Track of the Day: Baroness – Chlorine & Wine

• 7th Sep 2015

BARONESS have announced details of their first new album since 2012’s critically acclaimed ‘Yellow & Green’.

‘PURPLE’ will be released on 18th December on the band’s newly formed label Abraxan Hymns, and has been previewed with new track ‘Chlorine & Wine’ which you can check out in full below.

“After releasing a lengthy and investigative record like ‘Yellow & Green’ we all felt that we needed to make something much more direct and immediate,” explains band founder and singer John Baizley of the approach behind the album.

“We wanted to write with our normal focus on artistry, balanced against an increased level of energy and focus. It was important for us to write our new songs with the type of enthusiasm and expressiveness that could act as a counterpoint to the album’s dark themes. As a result, the music came out in an intense, heavy and sonically captivating in a new way, which was important, loathe, as we are to fall into any kind of complacency pitfall or formulaic songwriting routine. ‘Purple’ is the most fully realised representation of our intention as a band; considering the amount of physical and mental energy spent writing it, we have accomplished something which would have seemed impossible to us a couple of years ago.”

Pre-order packages for ‘PURPLE’, which feature an instant download of ‘Chlorine & Wine’, include a limited edition colored vinyl version of the new album, two picture discs, t-shirts and other unique items are available now from PledgeMusic, iTunes, Amazon and Google Play.