Absence Of Light
Latest Album
Prog rock duo The Catch, are back with their follow up to their 2021 debut.
Absence of Light explores a familiar musical territory with Excuses For Kings:
Ne-progressive rock/pop with an old-school emphasis on melody and arrangement to do the emotional heavy-lifting (as opposed to leaning on sound design and current prog tropes). Having said that they’ve pushed to ensure that this album is a step-up (sonically speaking), from our first album.
The lyrics explore the interplay of darkness and light. Humanity’s need to deepen the mystery, despite the all the progress enlightenment brings. Truth will always illuminate the long run, but can also cast a shadow across the here & now.
Excuses For Kings
Debut album
The Catch debut their own brand of Prog Neue, paying homage to the sound of the neo-progressive bands of the 80s and aspiring to the intensity of classic 1970s Prog.
Excuses For Kings muses on the contemporary, secular, faith-stories we all tell ourselves, as Kings in our own time, watching the sun set on our fragile empires.
Packed with catchy hooks and melodic ambition, the neo-classical pomp is well tempered by lyrics of real existential punch and romantic swagger.
Bio
Singer songwriter R P Williams enlists fellow bandmate and guitarist, Donovan Baines on a mission to bring the melodic sensibilities of 70s and 80s Prog, back into the fold of contemporary rock. The Catch is primarily a writing and recording project, with the duo bringing in friends and talent on an ad-hoc basis.
Reviews
“You should listen to this album!! Great prog with all the peaks and valleys one expects with some real 'goose bump' moments.” - Terri Selbe
“An album that reveals deeper and deeper passages as you become more acquainted.” - Steven Reid