СОЮЗ / SOYUZ - Krok Laura-VeirsAvailable on black wax Krok means step in Belarusian and for Alex Chumak and his band this word comes with a lot of meaning. Its the title and theme that run throughout (SOYUZ)'s fourth album, reflecting the journeys the band has navigated in recent years, having moved to Warsaw due to political unrest in their homeland of Belarus and the outbreak of war in Ukraine. Embracing the uncertainty became both the inspiration and main lyrical theme for Alex
“At the cusp of becoming a more capable and mature person
the harmonica of Franco De Gemini
Engraved With Pain is a moment of grim triumph
“Many musicians whom we’ve reissued had to make huge sacrifices in their day
the record carries a desert stillness and spiritual charge
It’s the first record where we each have three songs that we sing solo on
Andrew Prestidge and Roland Scriver (The Osiris Club)
especially the anxieties of inching toward adulthood
diverse and emotional release to date
and even marimba dance and bloom alongside the band's own creative and dextrous instrumentation - a stunning
envisioned as a "mellow
like New Orleans