Midlake - For the Sake of Bethel Woods - Blue Wave Color Vinyl

Loss and hope, isolation and communion, the cessation and renewal of purpose. Timeless and salient, these themes echo throughout the fifth album from Midlake, their first since Antiphon in 2013. Produced to layered, loving perfection by John Congleton, For the Sake of Bethel Woods is an album of immersive warmth and mystery from a band of ardent seekers, one of our generation's finest: a band once feared lost themselves by fans, perhaps, but here revivified with freshness and constancy of intent. Eric Pulido comments on the album's lead single: "Meanwhile... is a song referencing the time in between what transpired leading up to our hiatus in ‘14, and what inspired us to reconvene in '20. The former being an unhealthy and unsustainable place that called for pause and the latter a serendipitous visit from Jesse's late father (Dave Chandler, depicted on the album cover) in a dream encouraging him to reunite with the band. Everyone had their respective experience during the uncertain time apart culminating in a confident and celebratory return to form."

1. Commune
2. Bethel Woods
3. Glistening
4. Exile
5. Feast Of Carrion
6. Noble
7. Gone
8. Meanwhile...
9. Dawning
10. The End
11. Of Desire