The excellent website Sonic Perspectives reports:
North Sea Echoes, the band comprised of vocalist Ray Alder and guitarist Jim Matheos, will release their sophomore album, How to Cast a Shadow, on July 24th via Metal Blade Records.
North Sea Echoes’ identity is further explored and expanded in this album. Matheos explains, “This record is a bit heavier, with several more songs featuring real drums, played by Dennis Leeflang. It wasn’t necessarily intentional or planned, just the way things shaped up and how they emerged this time.”
Alder concurs. “’ I’ll Leave a Light On’ is much heavier than anything on Really Good Terrible Things, the first NSE album. It has a darker, melancholic feel that fits well on this album. I loosely based the lyrics on a character from my favorite sci-fi series. I won’t say which, but they do use the quote ‘out there in the black.’”
