Now then, let’s see what Amy Lee has to say about this:
“I want to take this moment to officially announce, and
briefly explain, the new Evanescence project, Synthesis. We’re calling it that
because it is a synthesis – the combination, the contrast, the synergy between
the organic and the synthetic, and also the past and the present.
This album is about orchestra and electronica. We’re taking
our music, taking out the big distorted guitars, stripping out the rock drums,
and replacing it with full orchestration and a completely synthetic world of
beats and sounds. We’ve gone through our entire catalog of music and picked out
the songs that are made to be heard this way. And we’re sewing them together,
from the ground up. This isn’t a remix. We’re not pulling things out and
putting it out. We’re starting from the ground up, at different tempos, with
different parts, intros and outros and segues. And new pieces. And putting this
all together like one big piece of music. Like one big classical piece, or sort
of like a soundtrack, actually. In a lot of ways it sounds like the soundtrack
of my life.
In addition to all the Evanescence songs that you already
know, there are also going to be two completely new and original compositions
as well.
We’re collaborating on this with the legendary David
Campbell, who arranged the strings for all three of our albums. This time he’s
coming to the table with way more. Full orchestra, meaning woodwinds and brass
and strings and harp, and just the whole thing. It’s just really awesome.”
Thanks, Amy Lee. But that’s not all.
On August 13, Evanescence is back in the studio finishing
Synthesis. The upcoming album, out this Friday, will reimagine known and loved
Evanescence songs with a new orchestral, electronic twist. In addition to an
album’s worth of rerecorded older songs, Synthesis will also include two new
songs. As Hidden Jams noticed:
“In May, the band members shared plenty of photos and videos
from the recording process. We got to hear some of the orchestra, helmed by
master composer David Campbell. We also noticed two Evanescence songs: “Lost In
Paradise” and “Never Go Back.” The band then toured Europe through June and
into July.
Now, after that short break for tour and family time,
Evanescence is back in the studio again, finishing up Synthesis. Amy Lee has
been recording vocals, usually one of the last components in recording an
album, and the band has even done the album’s photoshoot!”
Synthesis will be the band’s first album in six years. Their
next album of all-original material should come out in 2018. Evanescence’s last
full album, 2011’s Evanescence, produced singles like What You Want and My
Heart Is Broken. On Setember 15, Evanescence will be releasing their 2017
single called Imperfection. It’s one of two original songs on the band’s
upcoming album Synthesis, out November 10. But as frontwoman Amy Lee sings, she
wants to lift you up and erase your pain. You’re irreplaceable. So on October
19, the song gets a music video that brings the lyrics to life on Vevo. The
same time, Selena Gomez and Marshmello uploaded Wolves. I already talked about
it on the earlier article.
The Imperfection video starts with Amy Lee sitting at a bus
stop in the rain. The camera flashes to a young girl crying as a body is moved
from her home to an ambulance, fully covered in white. The two minute piano intro
ends here as Imperfection officially begins. The young girl wanders through a
surreal world of blooming colors and constellations of shapes. Amy Lee sings
fiercely, disappearing and reappearing like a mirage, while the Evanescence
band members float in the background. Wow, what an awesome music video. But
that’s not all, Amy Lee is smoking hot. I can’t wait for more Evanescence this
holiday season.
Plus, I was expecting to see Amy Lee collaborating with female
pop artists like Ariana Grande or Demi Lovato as a rock single. That way, pop
singers like Selena Gomez might collaborating with Amy Lee and bring rock music
to the streaming realm. Since streaming is the future, rock music should be
huge in the streaming. Forget capitalism and radio. We want real mainstream
music to be heard everywhere even if they’re not mainstream enough. They need
to push the limits and go by a bigger diversity including rock and metal music.
What do you think of the upcoming album Synthesis and the lead single, Imperfection? Sound off below!
What do you think of the upcoming album Synthesis and the lead single, Imperfection? Sound off below!
