Sojourner - Introduce New Members, Announce EP Release
After several departures in the past year, Sojourner are now pleased to welcome vocalist Lucia Amelia Emmanueli and Tom O'Dell on second guitar/backing vocals as the new full time members. In other news, the band also announce the upcoming release of a 2-track EP, named Perennial. It will be set free through Napalm Records on June 4th 2021. Below you can check out the title track in the form of an official video clip. And that's not all. The six-piece has also joined forces with Napalm Events booking agency.
Sojourner on new members: "We present to you our new members: Lucia Amelia Emmanueli (Monochrome, The City) on vocals and Tom O'Dell (Dwarrowdelf, Battle Born) on second guitar/backing vocals! After our change in lineup last year, we held many auditions and we were so excited to ask these two to join our ranks. Tom has been a close friend of ours for a long time and Lucia's voice completely blew us away. So please welcome Lucia and Tom to the Sojourner family! We'll introduce you to them individually in more depth very soon."
Songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Mike Lamb comments on new EP: "When I approached the songwriting for this mini EP I wanted to do something special that encompassed both where we began and where we are today, because while we've grown and changed over the last 6 years we still have the same passion and vision for the band that brought us together initially. I approached both the songwriting and recording for this EP in the same way that I did on Empires Of Ash and The Shadowed Road, even down to recording all of the instruments back in New Zealand again for the first time since we began, in the same room where I wrote "Heritage Of The Natural Realm" in 2015. It also seemed like a fitting time to do something that sat somewhere between a reinterpretation of "Heritage..." and a sequel of sorts for the second EP track, "Relics Of The Natural Realm", bringing our 2015 beginnings full circle back to where we are now and the band that we've evolved into in 2021. This is reflected in the cover art, again by our good friend Jordan Grimmer who did the original "Empires Of Ash" cover, showing the meeting of Sojourner both past and present. We couldn't be happier with our incredibly talented new members, both of who turned in absolutely beautiful vocal performances, and we're so excited about the bright future ahead for the band."
Vocalist Emilio says: "With wanting to revisit the old style of Sojourner I decided to tap into our roots on a lyrical level. Perennial very much follows the thread of nature and it's loss at our very own hands. This theme was prevalent in several songs on our first album so it made sense to revisit that. The vocals were meticulously worked on with Lucia to make sure that every single word worked in its tone and placement. Later, with Tom joining in on backing vocals at the very end, we truly felt happy with the end result."
Sojourner on new members: "We present to you our new members: Lucia Amelia Emmanueli (Monochrome, The City) on vocals and Tom O'Dell (Dwarrowdelf, Battle Born) on second guitar/backing vocals! After our change in lineup last year, we held many auditions and we were so excited to ask these two to join our ranks. Tom has been a close friend of ours for a long time and Lucia's voice completely blew us away. So please welcome Lucia and Tom to the Sojourner family! We'll introduce you to them individually in more depth very soon."
Songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Mike Lamb comments on new EP: "When I approached the songwriting for this mini EP I wanted to do something special that encompassed both where we began and where we are today, because while we've grown and changed over the last 6 years we still have the same passion and vision for the band that brought us together initially. I approached both the songwriting and recording for this EP in the same way that I did on Empires Of Ash and The Shadowed Road, even down to recording all of the instruments back in New Zealand again for the first time since we began, in the same room where I wrote "Heritage Of The Natural Realm" in 2015. It also seemed like a fitting time to do something that sat somewhere between a reinterpretation of "Heritage..." and a sequel of sorts for the second EP track, "Relics Of The Natural Realm", bringing our 2015 beginnings full circle back to where we are now and the band that we've evolved into in 2021. This is reflected in the cover art, again by our good friend Jordan Grimmer who did the original "Empires Of Ash" cover, showing the meeting of Sojourner both past and present. We couldn't be happier with our incredibly talented new members, both of who turned in absolutely beautiful vocal performances, and we're so excited about the bright future ahead for the band."
Vocalist Emilio says: "With wanting to revisit the old style of Sojourner I decided to tap into our roots on a lyrical level. Perennial very much follows the thread of nature and it's loss at our very own hands. This theme was prevalent in several songs on our first album so it made sense to revisit that. The vocals were meticulously worked on with Lucia to make sure that every single word worked in its tone and placement. Later, with Tom joining in on backing vocals at the very end, we truly felt happy with the end result."
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