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The Church – The Hypnogogue (Album)
CV0072Release Date: February 24th, 2023
Australian psych-rock legends The Church release their 26th studio album ’The Hypnogogue’. Gatefold double album on black vinyl & CD





Australian psych-rock legends The Church release their 26th studio album ’The Hypnogogue’. Gatefold double album on black vinyl & CD
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Australian psych-rock legends The Church release their 26th studio album ’The Hypnogogue’. Gatefold double album on black vinyl & CD
Weight | 1 kg |
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ARIA Hall of Fame inductees The Church reveal the latest track “No Other You” ahead of their highly anticipated 26th studio album The Hypnogogue out Friday 24 February 2023. A monumental concept album, The Church hone in on their bespoke sound in without retreading creative steps, unveiling a cinematic record. Featuring already released singles “The Hypnogogue” and “C’est La Vie”, the album offers a pool of melancholy tones and psychedelic swells, transporting listeners to another realm, guided by its striking science fiction narrative.
The album was recorded at Australian iconic studios Damien Gerard Studios on the Central Coast and mixed by Darrell Thorp (Radiohead, Beck, M83) The renowned five-piece line-up is made up of bassist, vocalist and founder Steve Kilbey along with long-time collaborator, drummer and producer Tim Powles, who’s remained a staple across 17 albums since 1994. Joining them is guitarist Ian Haug, who has been strumming with the band since 2013 and formerly of Australian rock icons Powderfinger. Touring multi-instrumentalist talent Jeffrey Cain is now a full-time member since the departure of Peter Koppes in early 2020. Rounding out the members is the newly recruited Ashley Naylor is one of Australia’s finest guitarists and is a long-time member of Paul Kelly’s touring band.
Entering their fourth decade as a band, The Church continue to remain a treasured creative force.
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ARIA Hall of Fame inductees The Church reveal the latest track “No Other You” ahead of their highly anticipated 26th studio album The Hypnogogue out Friday 24 February 2023. A monumental concept album, The Church hone in on their bespoke sound in without retreading creative steps, unveiling a cinematic record. Featuring already released singles “The Hypnogogue” and “C’est La Vie”, the album offers a pool of melancholy tones and psychedelic swells, transporting listeners to another realm, guided by its striking science fiction narrative.
The album was recorded at Australian iconic studios Damien Gerard Studios on the Central Coast and mixed by Darrell Thorp (Radiohead, Beck, M83) The renowned five-piece line-up is made up of bassist, vocalist and founder Steve Kilbey along with long-time collaborator, drummer and producer Tim Powles, who’s remained a staple across 17 albums since 1994. Joining them is guitarist Ian Haug, who has been strumming with the band since 2013 and formerly of Australian rock icons Powderfinger. Touring multi-instrumentalist talent Jeffrey Cain is now a full-time member since the departure of Peter Koppes in early 2020. Rounding out the members is the newly recruited Ashley Naylor is one of Australia’s finest guitarists and is a long-time member of Paul Kelly’s touring band.
Entering their fourth decade as a band, The Church continue to remain a treasured creative force.
Weight | 1 kg |
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“C’EST LA VIE,” the new single from seminal psych-guitar masters THE CHURCH, continues the
retro futuristic narrative that began with the release of the title track from their
upcoming album THE HYPNOGOGUE (release date: February 24, 2023 via Communicating Vessels).
Reading like a short story from visionary science fiction author Philip K. Dick, (“A Scanner
Darkly,” “Electric Dreams”), the dystopian fable revolves around the mythic machine that
extracts music directly from subconscious dreams.
While the single “The Hypnogogue” introduces characters Sun Kim Jong (Korean
scientist/occult dabbler and creator of the aforementioned contraption) and her love
interest/rockstar Eros Zeta who wants to employ the machine to revive his flailing career,
“C’est La Vie” continues the narrative which serves as a cautionary tale from Zeta’s agent
not to mess with the Hypnogogue. “His manager has heard some bad rumors about it and he
doesn’t want his boy all strung out on this unknown thing,” explains STEVE KILBEY, the
bassist, vocalist and founder of The Church. “Musically, the song is a fast-paced rocker
very much initiated by our guitarist Ian Haug. But it has plenty of twists and turns and
ends up fading away in a delicate and winsome way.”
“The Hypnogogue is the most prog rock thing we have ever done. ‘We’ve also never had a
concept album before,” he says. “It is the most ‘teamwork record’ we have ever had. Everyone
in the band is so justifiably proud of this record and everyone helped to make sure it was
as good as it could be. Personally, I think it’s in our top three records.”
Entering their fourth decade of making music and playing live shows with all the fierce
creative energy of their early years, The Church have announced a North American tour that
kicks off on March 11th in Los Angeles and circles the States, concluding on April 8th in
Pelham, TN.
Starting out in 1980, The Church have continued to expand their highly cinematic and
atmospheric blend of indie rock, shimmering post-punk, icy dreampop and psychedelic
post-rock without any retread. Their expansive music career yielded a string of hit songs
including “Under the Milky Way,” “Reptile,” “The Unguarded Moment” and “Almost With You”
amongst others and their equally stellar live shows have been deemed “spectacular” by MAGNET
Magazine, citing their “dreamy psychedelia that will daub your evening with shades of
paisley.” Their most recent U.S. performance at 2022’s Cruel World Festival alongside
Blondie, Bauhaus and Morrissey was heralded as “a subtle delight… that captivated the late
afternoon audience” (Orange County Register), “providing the perfect soundtrack” (Rock
Cellar Magazine).
The 2022 epic five-piece line-up is bassist, vocalist and founder Steve Kilbey; with
long-time collaborator Tim Powles, drummer and producer across 17 albums since ’94;
guitarist Ian Haug formerly of Australian rock icons Powderfinger, who joined the band in
2013 and Jeffrey Cain (Remy Zero), touring multi-instrumentalist who is now a full-time
member of The Church since the departure of Peter Koppes in early 2020. The band have also
recruited Ashley Naylor, long-time member of Paul Kelly’s touring band and one of
Australia’s finest and most respected guitarists (Even, The Grapes, The Stems).
Weight | 1 kg |
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“C’EST LA VIE,” the new single from seminal psych-guitar masters THE CHURCH, continues the
retro futuristic narrative that began with the release of the title track from their
upcoming album THE HYPNOGOGUE (release date: February 24, 2023 via Communicating Vessels).
Reading like a short story from visionary science fiction author Philip K. Dick, (“A Scanner
Darkly,” “Electric Dreams”), the dystopian fable revolves around the mythic machine that
extracts music directly from subconscious dreams.
While the single “The Hypnogogue” introduces characters Sun Kim Jong (Korean
scientist/occult dabbler and creator of the aforementioned contraption) and her love
interest/rockstar Eros Zeta who wants to employ the machine to revive his flailing career,
“C’est La Vie” continues the narrative which serves as a cautionary tale from Zeta’s agent
not to mess with the Hypnogogue. “His manager has heard some bad rumors about it and he
doesn’t want his boy all strung out on this unknown thing,” explains STEVE KILBEY, the
bassist, vocalist and founder of The Church. “Musically, the song is a fast-paced rocker
very much initiated by our guitarist Ian Haug. But it has plenty of twists and turns and
ends up fading away in a delicate and winsome way.”
“The Hypnogogue is the most prog rock thing we have ever done. ‘We’ve also never had a
concept album before,” he says. “It is the most ‘teamwork record’ we have ever had. Everyone
in the band is so justifiably proud of this record and everyone helped to make sure it was
as good as it could be. Personally, I think it’s in our top three records.”
Entering their fourth decade of making music and playing live shows with all the fierce
creative energy of their early years, The Church have announced a North American tour that
kicks off on March 11th in Los Angeles and circles the States, concluding on April 8th in
Pelham, TN.
Starting out in 1980, The Church have continued to expand their highly cinematic and
atmospheric blend of indie rock, shimmering post-punk, icy dreampop and psychedelic
post-rock without any retread. Their expansive music career yielded a string of hit songs
including “Under the Milky Way,” “Reptile,” “The Unguarded Moment” and “Almost With You”
amongst others and their equally stellar live shows have been deemed “spectacular” by MAGNET
Magazine, citing their “dreamy psychedelia that will daub your evening with shades of
paisley.” Their most recent U.S. performance at 2022’s Cruel World Festival alongside
Blondie, Bauhaus and Morrissey was heralded as “a subtle delight… that captivated the late
afternoon audience” (Orange County Register), “providing the perfect soundtrack” (Rock
Cellar Magazine).
The 2022 epic five-piece line-up is bassist, vocalist and founder Steve Kilbey; with
long-time collaborator Tim Powles, drummer and producer across 17 albums since ’94;
guitarist Ian Haug formerly of Australian rock icons Powderfinger, who joined the band in
2013 and Jeffrey Cain (Remy Zero), touring multi-instrumentalist who is now a full-time
member of The Church since the departure of Peter Koppes in early 2020. The band have also
recruited Ashley Naylor, long-time member of Paul Kelly’s touring band and one of
Australia’s finest and most respected guitarists (Even, The Grapes, The Stems).
Weight | 1 kg |
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“‘The Hypnogogue’ is set in 2054… a dystopian and broken down future,” explains Steve Kilbey, bassist, vocalist and founder of seminal Australian psych-guitar masters THE CHURCH about their new single “The Hypnogogue”. “Invented by Sun Kim Jong, a North Korean scientist and occult dabbler, it is a machine and a process that pulls music straight of dreams.”
The latest single from the ARIA Hall of Fame inductees, “The Hypnogogue” is a swirling, textural epic that captures the band’s trademark psychedelia-tinged post-punk dreampop and imbues it a modern sensibility that’s heightened by a mix from Darrell Thorpe (Radiohead, Air, Beck). “The song is about Eros Zeta the biggest rock star of 2054 who has traveled from his home in Antarctica (against his manager’s advice) to use the Hypnogogue to help him revive his flagging fortunes,” he continues, fleshing out the song’s science fiction storyline. “In the midst of the toxic process, he also falls in love with Sun Kim and it all ends tragically (of course…as these thing often do).”
Entering the fourth decade of making music and playing live shows with all the fierce creative energy of their early years, The Church have been hard at work on their 26th album, the follow-up to 2017’s Man Woman Life Death Infinity which PopMatters called “a 21st-century masterpiece, a bright beam of light amid a generic musical landscape, and truly one of the Church’s greatest releases.” Planned for release in early 2023, its first single “The Hypnogogue” is just a precursor to the music that the band is prepping for release.
Starting out in 1980, The Church have continued to expand their highly cinematic and atmospheric blend of indie rock, shimmering post-punk, icy dreampop and psychedelic post-rock without retreading their steps. Their expansive music career yielded a string of hit songs including “Under the Milky Way,” “Reptile,” “The Unguarded Moment” and “Almost With You”
The 2022 epic five-piece line-up is bassist, vocalist and founder Steve Kilbey; with long-time collaborator Tim Powles, drummer and producer across 17 albums since ’94; guitarist Ian Haug formerly of Australian rock icons Powderfinger, who joined the band in 2013 and Jeffrey Cain (Remy Zero), touring multi-instrumentalist who is now a full-time member of The Church since the departure of Peter Koppes in early 2020. The band have also recruited Ashley Naylor, long-time member of Paul Kelly’s touring band and one of Australia’s finest and most respected guitarists (Even, The Grapes, The Stems).
“The Hypnogogue” is now available for pre-save on your favorite streaming platform.
Weight | 1 kg |
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“‘The Hypnogogue’ is set in 2054… a dystopian and broken down future,” explains Steve Kilbey, bassist, vocalist and founder of seminal Australian psych-guitar masters THE CHURCH about their new single “The Hypnogogue”. “Invented by Sun Kim Jong, a North Korean scientist and occult dabbler, it is a machine and a process that pulls music straight of dreams.”
The latest single from the ARIA Hall of Fame inductees, “The Hypnogogue” is a swirling, textural epic that captures the band’s trademark psychedelia-tinged post-punk dreampop and imbues it a modern sensibility that’s heightened by a mix from Darrell Thorpe (Radiohead, Air, Beck). “The song is about Eros Zeta the biggest rock star of 2054 who has traveled from his home in Antarctica (against his manager’s advice) to use the Hypnogogue to help him revive his flagging fortunes,” he continues, fleshing out the song’s science fiction storyline. “In the midst of the toxic process, he also falls in love with Sun Kim and it all ends tragically (of course…as these thing often do).”
Entering the fourth decade of making music and playing live shows with all the fierce creative energy of their early years, The Church have been hard at work on their 26th album, the follow-up to 2017’s Man Woman Life Death Infinity which PopMatters called “a 21st-century masterpiece, a bright beam of light amid a generic musical landscape, and truly one of the Church’s greatest releases.” Planned for release in early 2023, its first single “The Hypnogogue” is just a precursor to the music that the band is prepping for release.
Starting out in 1980, The Church have continued to expand their highly cinematic and atmospheric blend of indie rock, shimmering post-punk, icy dreampop and psychedelic post-rock without retreading their steps. Their expansive music career yielded a string of hit songs including “Under the Milky Way,” “Reptile,” “The Unguarded Moment” and “Almost With You”
The 2022 epic five-piece line-up is bassist, vocalist and founder Steve Kilbey; with long-time collaborator Tim Powles, drummer and producer across 17 albums since ’94; guitarist Ian Haug formerly of Australian rock icons Powderfinger, who joined the band in 2013 and Jeffrey Cain (Remy Zero), touring multi-instrumentalist who is now a full-time member of The Church since the departure of Peter Koppes in early 2020. The band have also recruited Ashley Naylor, long-time member of Paul Kelly’s touring band and one of Australia’s finest and most respected guitarists (Even, The Grapes, The Stems).
“The Hypnogogue” is now available for pre-save on your favorite streaming platform.
Weight | 1 kg |
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