French dreamgaze/atmospheric post-metal two-piece Cloudy Skies to release debut album »Changes« on January 20th via Argonauta Records

French dreamgaze/atmospheric post-metal two-piece Cloudy Skies is gearing up to release their debut album, entitled »Changes«, which will be out on January 20th, 2023 via Argonauta Records.

Tracklist:
01. Another Dream
02. Nebulous Reflections
03. Currents
04. Echoes Of The Ocean
05. Gleams And Ghosts
06. Stars Still Shine
07. Haze On The Way

Courtesy of Grand Sounds Promotion:

Cloudy Skies, dreamgaze atmospheric post-metal, est. 2019 Paris France, is a duo led by Lionel & Nicolas who both belonged to Ambryo (metal/hardcore 2000-2009) and Eyes Front North (blackened post-metal 2009-2019).

The main idea for this new project was to literally “change” direction by crafting an odd and beautiful landscape nourished by not only “metal” but also many other music genres Lionel and Nicolas love such as indie rock, ambient, post-rock, alternative…

As songs are the reflection of the composer’s soul, it was important for them to impregnate their emotions into their music. It could sound like a cliché but sensitivity is part of Cloudy Skies and the last 2 years they have been through with Covid-19 and lockdown have helped a lot to write in that direction.

Lionel and Nicolas composed and recorded everything except drums. For that task they hired the talented Conny Pettersson (Anata, Eternal Lies, Trojan Dogs) to perform subtle, ethereal, groovy and brutal drum parts. The band focused on sound quality and took particular care in fine-tuning track mixing. As for the mastering, it has been processed by the great Magnus Lindberg responsible for many great albums (Cult Of Luna, Ghost, Switchblade, pg.lost). This results in a clear, spacious and massive audio experience.

FFO: Deafheaven, Sólstafir, Caspian, Cult Of Luna, Katatonia

Bojan Bidovc // music enthusiast, promoter, misanthrop and sometimes a journalist as well