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The album’s title, Break The Circle, was taken from the
chorus line of the opening track – Building Burning Bridges, a lament
about harmful relationships that you entrench yourself in, despite the
knowledge that change is necessary. However, the album title has a
myriad of meanings and references for the band.
Opaque’s lead
singer, Moony, said, “For me it’s a general ethos about breaking bad
habits or any destructive cycles in your life, from bad relationships
to drub habits. It’s more than just that though, it’s also in
recognition of the many cycles and circles that surround us all the
time – from the planets to the seasons – and the effects of breaking
these circles. And it’s a call, a call for anarchy and change. So it’s
many things in one.”
Break The Circle marks a departure from
catchy pop and takes the fork in the road that leads to a little extra
meat on their symphonic bones. It’s a welcome and natural development
for Opaque’s sound, a sound that is still unmistakably Opaquian but
signals a more introspective, multi-layered approach to song crafting
that still features an eclectic mix of jaunty rock and electro
sprinklings.
A wonderful addition to the album is a
demonstration of all that the Opaque boys hold dear in the mould of an
11-minute version of My Favourite Things, which features a plethora of
friends and fellow musicians adding extra verses.
The album has seen the band flex their
creative muscles, bringing on board talented illustrator Lee Mason to
create the karmic themed artwork, and it is being sold in three
guises: -
Break the circle (standard)
- £8
Break The Circle (deluxe)
- £12
double CD including remix CD all housed in a gatefold
vinyl pack with lyrics and poster
The first single from the album
is entitled Karma and also includes the politically antagonising They
Chose To Lead Us. Opaque will be touring extensively throughout the
summer (Please see tour poster attached)
Track Listing
1 Building Burning Bridges
2 Ball Of Fire
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to download
3 They Chose To Lead Us
4 Anything You Want
5 Karma
6 Billy
The Circus Freak
7 The Lady Is A Tramp
8 Butterflies
9 Taken By Surprise
10 The Way It Seemed
11 Rise & Fall Of God
12 Unity
13 It's All About The Music
May 2009 -
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