Sounds | The Vintage Caravan - Philosopher
- John Van de Mergel
- 15 aug
- 2 minuten om te lezen
Nu moest ik toch eens goed lachen! Had ik over de eerste nieuwe single Riot geschreven dat ik minder enthousiast was over hun shift richting 'progressieve rock met een snuifje Opeth' ten tijde van Monuments, trekken ze toch wel Mikael Åkerfeldt aan om Philosopher in te zingen zeker. Maaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrr... de Opperpeth brengt op zijn uitstekende cleane zang verder niet al te veel invloeden mee. Driewerf hoera dus voor de drie van The Vintage Caravan om hun roots en de ingeslagen weg met de eerste single trouw te blijven. Het levert hun alvast een héél knappe song op, de te verwachten zalige solo incluis.
Bovendien: geen studentikoos-knullige video!
Portals verschijnt op 26 september 2025 via Napalm Records.
Luister ook naar: Riot
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This rare collaboration bridges generations of progressive rock, uniting Åkerfeldt’s iconic melancholy with the band’s vibrant, vintage spirit. This is an exciting meeting of the minds – many years in the making!
Bassist Alexander Örn Númason reveals:"
The Vintage Caravan proudly present our new single Philosopher which features none other than the amazing Mikael Åkerfeldt from Opeth on lead vocals!
Having toured extensively with Opeth the last years we made quite good friends with them and we were so honored when Mikael offered to lend us a helping hand with our new album. Originally Óskar meant to sing the whole song but after discussing the possibility of having Mikael guest on one of the songs I couldn’t hear the song anymore without him singing the verses. He did a stellar job and we couldn’t be more happy with it."
Örn adds:"
Philosopher is the opening track of our album and we wanted to start this album with a more quiet dreamy intro leading into this quite heavy song. Full of laid back rock riffs with bubbling arpeggiating synth textures, the song leads into the first Portal of five signaling the beginning of this journey of an album.
We hope you enjoy listening and hope to see you on tour in Europe and UK this fall! "
