Black Rose Burning Release ‘The Wheel’
Fans of ethereal and dark genres such as goth, synthwave, and shoegaze will find much to enjoy in the music of Black Rose Burning. Instrumentalist, producer, and engineer George Grant formed this dark rock band. Reminiscent of classic bands like The Dammed, The Cult, and The Veldt and newer acts Twin Tribes and Creux Lies, Black Rose Burning combines pop sensibilities with a grounding in hard rock amid a gothic atmosphere. Four years after the band’s debut, Black Rose Burning has announced the release of the sophomore album, The Wheel.
"This release was a labor of love after the success of my first record. I was working through and adjusting to the post-Covid landscape and took solace in having the time to make another proper record," said Grant.
The album, clocking in at 50 minutes, has 12 tracks. Here is the complete list of songs on The Wheel:
TRACKLIST
01. An Anthem for The Strange
02. Black Sun Saturday
03. No Love Lost
04. A Little Too Little
05. Antonia
06. Gravity Drive
07. Automatic Man
08. Ever Fallen in Love?
09. Lightspeed
10. The Wheel
11. Every Single Time
12. Solar Angels
Grant recorded The Wheel in his studio, PV Recording Company, in Putnam Valley, NY. Noted musicians such as Emelio Zeff China (Peter Murphy), Knox Chandler (Siouxsie and The Banshees), Chibi (The Birthday Party Massacre), Nellie McKay, Julia Marcel, Paul Bakija (Reagan Youth), Ego Likeness, and Grant’s former bandmate Voltaire have utilized the studio. Additional recording and mixing were done in The Wolf’s Den in NYC.ACTORS frontman Jason Corbett mastered the Wheel at Jacknife Sound Vancouver.
Black Rose Burning has already started performing songs off The Wheel at live shows and will continue to tour in 2022. Grant has recruited guitarist Frank Morin (World Inferno Friendship Society) and drummer Luis Infantas (Monster Zero) for live performances.
The Wheel is a collection of spacey, post-punk songs highlighting Grant’s soulful vocals over infectious grooves. Standout tracks include “Black Sun Saturday,” “Every Single Time,” “An Anthem for The Strange,” “Solar Angels,” and “No Love Lost.” Lyrically, the songs off The Wheel delve into isolation and make use of intergalactic imagery. The creation of this album was the result of the personal fallout Grant experienced from the tumultuous series of events that have affected the world in the last few years.
"Over the past four years or so, quite a few relationships that I valued were destroyed in an instant - over politics or just basic unacceptable differences,” said Grant. “Then came Covid, and I lost a few more for reasons beyond their control. There was a lot of anger in my first record. This one is more melancholic than angry. I write about outer space a lot on both records. I find it inspirational. It’s vastness. It’s the place I’d most like to go to. Maybe the place I’d most like to escape to might be a better definition."
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