Trifecta The New Normal 2LP

Welcome to The New Normal. Following their debut release, 2021's Fragments, the trio of bassist extraordinaire Nick Beggs (Kajagoogoo / Steven Wilson), gifted jazz keyboardist Adam Holzman (Grover Washington / Steven Wilson) and rhythmic powerhouse Craig Blundell, return to deliver their signature brand of instrumental Prog-Funk or Prunk / Frog if you were to be so bold.

Aside from being immensely talented performers, the three have all at one point performed together as part of Steven Wilson's band and all three appear on Wilson's album The Harmony Codex.

For listeners seeking to escape the confines of the normal world, The New Normal will enable a window into vistas in a multitude of wacky tracks both in sonics and in concept. Combining elements of Progressive Rock and Jazz Fusion with a dash of typical English wit, the band bring the listener into a world where sound is malleable, time is a mere concept and vegetables have otherworldly properties like the "Stroboscopic Fennel."

Joining the trio of masterful musos is Alex Lifeson (Envy Of None / Rush) for additional guitar on "Once Around the Sun with You" and Theo Travis (Steven Wilson) on saxophone for the insectoid grooves of "Daddy Long Legs." Alongside John Paul Jones' very chapman stick from 1979 that was sent to Nick and used to record The New Normal.

The album was recorded in the Bermuda Triangle of normality that is Leighton Buzzard, Bedford and New York between 2019 and 2023. The New Normal was engineered by the band and mastered by Andy VanDette (Beastie Boys / Rush / Whitney Houston), adorned with artwork that was inspired by an original idea from Hajo Muller.