Temporary Residence Limited

It's no surprise that Envy have increasingly found inspiration in cinematic rock and experimental ambient music - genres that historically circumvent cultural trappings. With each album since their inception in the early '90s the group have chipped away at the linguistic and cultural barriers inherent in international rock music. Their breakthrough came with 2003's A Dead Sinking Story, the groundbreaking third album that replaced familiar hardcore breakdowns with the sound of actual emotional breakdowns, and - along with similarly celestial groups like ISIS and Explosions In The Sky - helped blur the lines between more than a few genres. That began a transition that leads straight to Recitation, by far the most musically and lyrically dynamic, technically diverse and emotionally complex album of Envy's two-decade career. All the touchstones of classic Envy are there: Enormous dynamic range, soaring melodies that feel equally inspired by late 80s power ballads and dramatic film scores, and tortured, impassioned vocals that, even in a foreign language, vaguely recall 19th Century romantic poetry. The difference with Recitation is in its execution. Where recent co-releases with fellow underground rock icons Thursday and Jesu hinted at a band in transition, Recitation is a fully realized vision from a band at their most inspired. Packed with more songs than any previous Envy album - songs lengths range from 90 seconds to nearly 9 minutes - Recitation is more than most any Envy fan could have hoped for, a triumph for the band and an inspiring leap forward for heavy music the world over.

THE FIRST 500 ORDERS WILL RECEIVE LIMITED EDITION COLORED VINYL: CLEAR/LIGHT GREY/BLACK SWIRL.

TRACK LISTING
1. Guidance
2. Last Hours of Eternity
3. Rain Clouds Running in a Holy Night
4. Pieces of the Moon I Weaved
5. Light and Solitude
6. Dreams Coming To An End
7. Incomplete
8. Worn Heels and the Hands We Hold
9. A Hint and the Incapacity
10. A Breath Clad in Happiness
11. 0 and 1
12. Your Hand

ALSO AVAILABLE
"Thursday/Envy" Split 180g LP+CD - Temporary Residence Limited 2008
"Transfovista" DVD - Temporary Residence Limited 2008
"Abyssal" CDEP/LP - Temporary Residence Limited 2008
"Insomniac Doze" CD/2xLP - Temporary Residence Limited 2006
"Compiled Fragments 1997-2003" CD/2xLP - Temporary Residence Limited 2008 / CD - Sonzai 2005
"A Dead Sinking Story" CD/2xLP - Temporary Residence Limited 2008 / CD/2xLP - Sonzai / Level Plane / Rock Action / Nova Recordings 2003
"All The Footprints You've Ever Left And The Fear Expecting Ahead" CD/LP - Temporary Residence Limited 2008 / CD - Rock Action 2004 / CD - Dim Mak 2002 / CD - H.G. Fact 2001