Coming Up to Consciousness

Description

Pure Reason Revolution’s sixth studio album, and the third of its post-hiatus renaissance that began with 2020’s ‘Eupnea’ and continued in 2022’s ‘Above Cirrus’. Like those two predecessors, the new record is intensely personal. Its eight tracks are all between four and seven minutes long – concise by PRR standards – and they grapple with darkness of various kinds. While the band’s distinctive style remains, melding prog and pop through dreamy moods, epic riffs and angelic harmonies, Courtney and Greg Jong also tried to go somewhere a bit different, drawing on influences like Talk Talk, Elliot Smith, The Smile and even Arctic Monkeys in addition to perennial favourites – especially Pink Floyd.

Tracklisting

Disc 1
1. Dig Till You Die – Pure Reason Revolution (5.08)
2. Betrayal – Pure Reason Revolution (4.27)
3. The Gallows – Pure Reason Revolution (4.35)
4. Useless Animal – Pure Reason Revolution (4.17)
5. Worship – Pure Reason Revolution (5.13)
6. Bend the Earth – Pure Reason Revolution (6.36)
7. Lifeless Creature – Pure Reason Revolution (6.47)
8. As We Disappear – Pure Reason Revolution (4.49)