Uncle Woe
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Uncle Woe Streaming New Album
Canadian doom metal duo Uncle Woe has posted their sophomore album, "Phantomescence" online for streaming ahead of its release this Friday (October 23rd.) The album can be heard in full at The Obelisk.
The album "Phantomescence" is comprised of four abstract ghost stories, as each track features various dead and ‘phantomescent’ characters. With hopes that listeners find it immersive, the lyrical content is a solid mix of poetry and prose and should be rewarding for people who are interested in the thematic element of an album as well as the sonic side. It’s a fairly warm and intriguing album, composed of a lot of lush passages that unfold over time.
Showing more maturity and contemplation that the first, 100% solo effort, "Phantomescence" was created under less than ideal circumstances during COVID-19. The band shares their thoughts on the album:
"We are more than thrilled with the results, and can’t wait to let it into the light. The growth between the first record, which was essentially a glorified solo-project, and this album, has been highly rewarding, and I think we’ve really honed and solidified the Uncle Woe sound on this release. I know we've both poured a lot of ourselves into this album, and it has proven to be a fruitful endeavour!"
Uncle Woe Posts New Song Online
Canada’s Doom Duo Uncle Woe Offers “A Map of Dead Stars” Off Upcoming Album “Plbum “Phantomescence” that was completely conceived and recorded in pandemic induced isolation.
“Phantomescence” deviates from the first Uncle Woe album as the band moves forward from a solo studio project. It is an easily digestible, logical next step in the band’s evolution; elements, which made the first LP, “Our Unworn Limbs”, engaging and intriguing are present again on this offering; expanded upon, polished, and moderately better produced. The new album deals with death in a much broader and less personal sense, and also contains a lot of abstract, dream sequence type elements.
Currently, as a two-piece, Rain Fice and Nicholas Wowk worked on their parts separately, shared them online, and managed to pull off the second album as the band.
Today leading up to the album's release, the duo are sharing their second single "A Map of Dead Stars" via its premiere on Doomed & Stoned. The song can also be streamed below. More...
Uncle Woe Reveals New Album Details
Canada’s Uncle Woe brings you a contemplative, progressive doom album "Phantomescence" that was completely conceived and recorded in pandemic induced isolation. The opening track/lead single, "Become The Ghost" is a meandering exploration of death and dreams.
"Phantomescence" deviates from the first Uncle Woe album as the band moves forward from a solo studio project. It is an easily digestible, logical next step in the band’s evolution; elements, which made the first LP, "Our Unworn Limbs," engaging and intriguing are present again on this offering; expanded upon, polished, and moderately better produced. The new album deals with death in a much broader and less personal sense, and also contains a lot of abstract, dream sequence type elements.
Currently, as a two-piece, Rain Fice and Nicholas Wowk worked on their parts separately, shared them online and managed to pull off the second album from the band. Fice details the intricacies of the single:
"'Become The Ghost' is almost relentless in its forward, mid-tempo, stomping march. The first chorus comes as a very small, simple 3/4 breather, in the midst of the opening/verse riff’s endless churning and revolving 11/4 and 15/4 riff. The vocals throughout are rough, and finally build to a scream in that last, closing verse. After the death of someone very near to me, I remember a feeling of loss so great that it seemed that even though THEY had died, I was the one who became a ghost if that makes sense; a ghost, or shadow, or shell." More...