VEGYN RELEASES NEW ALBUM ‘THE ROAD TO HELL IS PAVED WITH GOOD INTENTIONS’
Pioneering producer, DJ, designer and label head Vegyn – real name Joseph Thornalley – shares has officially released his highly anticipated latest solo album, The Road To Hell Is Paved With Good Intentions via his own label PLZ Make It Ruins.
The new album will also be available in CD format and Vinyl starting on May 24th and follows Vegyn’s recent streak of remarkable singles from the record where he gave fans a glimpse of what was to come with, “Another 9 Days”, “A Dream Goes on Forever,”“Halo Flip,” “Makeshift Tourniquet” and “The Path Less Travelled”. Thornally takes the wheel as a master curator and delivers an emotive journey where feelings of melancholia and restlessness intertwine with euphoric moments of clarity and acceptance. The Road To Hell Is Paved With Good Intentions threads the needle between dance music and songs that were meant for self-reflection. Vegyn leaves no room for doubt or hesitation when making creative choices as features from rising stars John Glacier, Matt Maltese, Léa Sen, Lauren Auder & Ethan P. Flynn all culminate into an eclectic and modern sonic entity that still manages to hold a sense of familiarity.
The Road To Hell Is Paved With Good Intentions emerged from a space of free-flowing experimentation. Often traveling as part of his work as a producer and label head, Thornalley wrote the new songs across studios, living rooms, and hotel rooms worldwide. The result is his most accomplished and cohesive body of work to date with features from rising stars John Glacier, Matt Maltese, Léa Sen, Lauren Auder & Ethan P. Flynn.
On this latest album, Vegyn’s trademark flourishes and BPM fluctuations take a backseat to the melody and song structure. Still, there are plenty of sardonic and nostalgic moments that make a Vegyn record instantly recognisable. Most notably the radio-style stings, which interject periodically throughout the record. Each one gives the record a distinctly Vegyn feel. “I think the thing that’s pertinent through all my work is a sort of happy melancholia,”
Vegyn’s shape-shifting musical output as a solo artist has so far tended to fall into extremes; partly known for his excess, working tirelessly with some of the world’s biggest rap and R&B artists, and unleashing mixtapes of 70+ tracks. This record is the culmination of many years’ experience and refinement and is the sound of an artist truly at the top of his game.
Tracklist
- A Dream Goes On Forever (feat John Glacier)
- Another 9 Days (feat Ethan P. Flynn)
- Turn Me Inside (feat Léa Sen)
- Halo Flip (feat Lauren Auder)
- Everything Is The Same
- The Path Less Travelled
- Makeshift Tourniquet
- Time Well Spent
- In The Front (feat John Glacier)
- Trust (feat Matt Maltese)
- Stress Test
- Last Night I Dreamt I Was Alone
- Unlucky For Some…
Upcoming Vegyn show dates:
April 10th – HERE at Outernet, London UK
April 12th – La Gaîté Lyrique, Paris FR
April 13th – Mutek Festival, Barcelona ES
June 5th – Liquidroom, Tokyo JP
June 6th – Meta Valley, Osaka JP
June 30th – Paradise City Festival, Perk BE
August 24th – Field Day, London UK
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