John Carpenter's Lost Themes II feels like something that we dreamed up. Who could have possibly thought that not only would we get an entire album of Carpenter music, but that another would be on its heels? And that he'd be touring? We're truly living in a lucky time.
Without further ado, allow me to introduce the newest track from the album, "Angel's Asylum." A reference to the comic series Carpenter created with his wife Sandy King, he says the song has "has a driving rock sound and is more reminiscent of my later work. We initially started writing it for the comic book and we liked it so much we decided to put it on the album."
His description is (rightly accurate). "Angel's Asylum" is certainly from a different period of his career than, say, the synth-fueled HALLOWEEN theme, but it's still a stellar piece that feels like it could be the opening credits of a Jim Henson horror movie. Check it out below!
Here are the full tour dates so far:
5/30 – Copenhagen – DR Koncerthuset – Koncertsalen
6/02 – Barcelona – Primavera
6/14 – Seattle – Paramount
6/15 – Portland – Arlene Schnitzer
6/17 – Oakland – Fox Theatre
6/18 – Los Angeles – Orpheum
6/21 – Denver – Gothic Theatre
6/23 – Austin Moody Theatre @ ACL LIVE
6/24 – Dallas – Majestic Theater
7/03 – Ásbrú ATP – Iceland
7/06 – Neuchâtel – International Film Festival
7/08 – New York – Playstation Theatre
7/12 – Washington, DC – Lincoln Theatre
7/15 – Detroit – The Masonic Temple
8/26 – Turin – Today’s Festival
8/28/16 – Rome – Auditorium Parco Della Musica / Santa Cecilia Hall
10/28 – Manchester – Albert Hall
10/29 – Manchester – Albert Hall
10/31 – London – Troxy
You can pre-order Lost Themes II on Amazon HERE or iTunes right now HERE. It comes out on April 15th.
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