Frontman Archive gaat solo

Zijn eerste soloplaat verschijnt op 29 oktober.

Maar de single van Dave Pen, Death Of Adele, kan je hieronder al beluisteren. 'Abran Wish & The Light Party', zoals de titel van de langspeler luidt, is een conceptalbum over een secte die The Light Party heet en haar leider. Pen legt uit: "I have always been slightly obsessed with cults. I'm fascinated by the mindset of it all and how easily we can be manipulated through fear, feelings, love and control. I've written songs about cult mentality for both Archive and BirdPen, but never a concept album in its entirety. I wanted to create a story about someone who was lost with nothing but is then given a new chance of life from a higher power."

De songs werden geschreven en opgenomen in zijn thuisstudio in Southampton. "I had wanted to make a solo album for a while and for a first effort I wanted it to be made entirely by myself. The various lockdowns and complete disappearance of European touring for both Archive and BirdPen provided the opportunity to do it", licht de voormalige Archive-frontman nog verder toe.