PURE REASON REVOLUTION

Progressive alternative rockers Pure Reason Revolution return with their new album ‘Terrifying Angels’, their fourth since reemerging in 2019. The record will be released on the 25th September 2026, and is preceded by the single ‘Spin Like Fire’, the video for which you can watch now here: [link]

Following the somewhat gentler, moving themes of sorrow and transience guiding 2024’s ‘Coming up to Consciousness’, the new sound is dark and potent, full of savage riffs, ominous soundscapes, and thrashing, grungy layers – melded, of course, with the band’s signature transcendent harmonies. “The last record was more chill, so it just felt terribly natural to do something grittier, heavier and more aggressive,” Courtney explains. “My initial thought of an angel was the cute kind of cherub, but traditionally angels aren't cute or comforting figures,” says Jon Courtney. “They’re often overwhelming, terrifying beings.”

The core trio of Jon Courtney, Annicke Shireen & Ravi Kesavaram are joined by a cast of collaborators for the album, featuring old friends and new partners alike. The eponymous song was born out of a jam session in Portland, Oregon, with founding bandmate Greg Jong, who also co-wrote “Rumination Ruin”. Meanwhile “Haywire Heart” and “Hold Your Wrath” – respectively the shortest and longest tracks in PRR’s discography – were both written alongside Paul Mullen, the alt-rock legend who fronted Losers and Yourcodenameis:milo. Finally, “Below Radiance” grew out of a section from a composition by Courtney’s mentee Kenny Fitzgerald.

The album also features bass contributions from Mariusz Duda (Lunatic Soul) and Kristoffer Gildenlöw, while mixing duties are once again handled by Bruce Soord of The Pineapple Thief.

The album (featuring artwork by Carl Glove), will be available as a Limited CD Digipak, Gatefold LP edition and as Digital Album. The full track-listing is below:

1. Spin Like Fire 03:31
2. Black-Arrow Acrobats 08:38
3. Haywire Heart 02:42
4. Terrifying Angels 12:26
5. Rumination Ruin 04:25
6. Below Radiance 03:34
7. Hold Your Wrath 14:45

Following the success of their 20th anniversary celebrations for The Dark Third, British progressive rock innovators Pure Reason Revolution are entering an exciting new chapter with the announcement of their forthcoming album, Terrifying Angels, and a UK tour.

Formed at the University of Westminster in 2003, PRR quickly made their mark with their debut single on Alan McGee's Poptones label before signing with Sony BMG. Their acclaimed debut album, The Dark Third (2006), established the band as one of the UK's most distinctive progressive acts, blending influences as diverse as Pink Floyd, Nirvana, Massive Attack, Nine Inch Nails, Fleetwood Mac, Kraftwerk and Porcupine Tree. Extensive touring followed, including European dates with Porcupine Tree, Blackfield & Mew. After releasing Amor Vincit Omnia (2009) and Hammer and Anvil (2010), the band called it a day in 2011 before returning in 2019 for a festival performance that reignited both the band and its fanbase.

Since then, PRR have enjoyed a remarkable resurgence through InsideOut Music with the critically acclaimed albums Eupnea (2020), Above Cirrus (2022) and Coming Up To Consciousness (2024), reaffirming their reputation as one of progressive rock's most inventive and emotionally resonant bands.

Having recently celebrated the 20th anniversary of The Dark Third with acclaimed shows at London's Islington Assembly Hall, Manchester Academy and across mainland Europe, PRR are turning their attention to what's next. Terrifying Angels promises another bold step forward, dark and potent, full of savage riffs, ominous soundscapes, and thrashing, grungy layers – melded, of course, with the band’s signature transcendent harmonies. The accompanying tour will feature brand-new material alongside fan favourites spanning their catalogue, plus The Dark Third in full. Some bands revisit the past. Pure Reason Revolution build on it, with Terrifying Angels opening a striking new chapter in a career defined by reinvention.

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