North Sea Echoes, the project from Fates Warning vocalist Ray Alder and guitarist Jim Matheos, drops the video for “Good Enough” from their new album How to Cast a Shadow, out now via Metal Blade Records. Watch it now and stream the album below. Continue reading
In this episode, Ray Adler of Fates Warning fame drops by to discuss his new project, North Sea Echoes, which he reunites with Jim Matheos (Arch Matheos). Their debut album “Really Good Terrible Things” is out now via Metal Blade Records! Ray discusses songcraft, being gloomier sounding on this project, and how he keeps his considerable voice in shape. Continue reading
One of the things that was great about growing up in the seventies was the soothing, grounded music. There was an earthiness to some of the music that just made the listener feel good. The songs weren’t too complex, nor were they too simple; they just existed to make the listener get in tune with their surroundings. Fast forward fifty years and life is just more complex and frenetic. This is reflected in some genres of music. It can be a struggle to find earthy music that makes you feel good.