Canadian progressive rock duo Crown Lands launch ‘Ritual II’

Canadian progressive rock duo Crown Lands launch ‘Ritual II’; announce limited edition vinyl release

Canadian progressive rock duo Crown Lands have garnered acclaim in recent years with their self-titled debut album released in 2020, followed by the brilliant 2023 follow-up, Fearless. Now recently signed to InsideOutMusic, the Juno Award-winning group is poised to take the next step in their journey. While the duo, made up of vocalist and drummer Cody Bowles and multi-instrumentalist Kevin Comeau, work on their third studio album, they have created a pair of ambitious instrumental EP’s titled ‘Ritual I’ & ‘Ritual II’, further building out the Crown Lands world. Following the release of ‘Ritual I’, they are now pleased to reveal ‘Ritual II’ which you can stream now here: https://crownlandsmusic.lnk.to/RitualTwo

To coincide with this, the band & InsideOutMusic are pleased to announce a limited 2LP vinyl edition, bringing both ‘Ritual’ releases together. Pre-order now on transparent orange 2LP (UK/EU/Canada) or transparent light blue 2LP (USA), for a 3^rd October release here: https://crownlandsmusic.lnk.to/RitualVinyl

Stream ‘Ritual I’ now here: https://crownlandsmusic.lnk.to/RitualOne

Watch Cody & Kevin discuss the meaning of ‘Ritual’ here: https://youtu.be/VjiHpijbxF0

‘Ritual II’ came to be a couple of years after ‘Ritual I’. This time, they recorded the music themselves with Comeau spearheading the recording.

“We wanted to record this one ourselves as our own decompression from the mechanical precision of the Fearless sessions with David Bottrill. The only constant between the two was the ritual of coming together under a different pretence to the norm—not to fulfil a specific expectation or outer pressure, but rather to create solely with the joy of creation in our hearts. In a special way, this record was truly our own in a way none other had been before,” says Bowles.

Bowles concludes, “It felt liberating to be so free with our creativity, and it was the next logical step for Kev and I, both in musicality and in scope: more textures, more strings, more complexity. We hope you enjoy these two journeys into unknown realms, and uncover the mysteries of the Ritual for yourself.”

The stunning artwork for both ‘Ritual’ releases was created by Justyna Koziczak, and the full track-listing is below.

Ritual I