Portal Hopper, by Mothman and The Thunderbirds

Portal Hopper

by Mothman and The Thunderbirds

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releases July 12, 2024

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	1.	Ruby Skies
	2.	Polygonal Polliwog
	3.	Flatwoods Monster
	4.	Liminal Spacetime Continuum
	5.	Fractals
	6.	Squonk Kingdom
	7.	Akashic Records
	8.	Escape From Flatwoods
	9.	Somewhere In Time
	10.	The Zaratan
	11.	So Long (Portal Hopper)
	12.	Attic

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Mothman and The Thunderbirds are back and soaring to new heights on their sophomore album Portal Hopper. This new installment is a concept album that sees the band melding elements of prog metal and dream pop.

The central theme of the album is escapism, and the eventual escape from escapism. The 12 tracks follow the eponymous portal hopper’s journey out of the natural world and into a series of surreal worlds accessible only by portal. Being granted access to the portals by the dubious Flatwoods Monster, the portal hopper meets a variety of cryptids in these strange lands. The hopper’s journey eventually leads to the Squonk Kingdom, where homely creatures hold access to the only space station able to reach the Akashic Records, a compendium of all knowledge past, present, and future. Overwhelmed with the burden of infinite knowledge and a finite mortality, the portal hopper journeys back to the natural world to make peace with an earthbound fate, but must face the Flatwoods Monster in battle to gain freedom.

Portal Hopper is an eclectic mix of adventurous prog, thrilling hard rock, and dreamy psychedelia. Whether it’s the anthemic “Ruby Skies” and “Polygonal Polliwog”, the shoegaze-inspired “Liminal Spacetime Continuum”, the astral funk of “Fractals”, the whimsy of “Squonk Kingdom”, the folksy bounce of “Somewhere In Time”, or the bizarre yet irresistible “So Long (Portal Hopper)”, Portal Hopper is an album that will keep the listener on their toes while maintaining a strong sense of cohesion.

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releases July 12, 2024

Alex Parkinson - lead vocals, backing vocals, guitars, bass, synths, vocoder, drum programming

Egor Lappo - guitar solo (track 5), mixing, mastering, production, drum programming

Joe Sobieski - lead vocals (verses of tracks 4 & 9), backing vocals (track 5)

Sam Parkinson - guitar solos (tracks 8 & 11)

Music written by Alex Parkinson. All lyrics by Alex Parkinson, except for tracks 4 & 5, which were written by Alex Parkinson & Joe Sobieski. Guitar solo for track 12 written by Joe Sobieski, all other solos were written by their respective soloists.

Artwork by Roving Stars (@roving.stars)

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Mothman and The Thunderbirds Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Mothman and The Thunderbirds is a rock/metal band based in Philadelphia that explores themes of cryptids and other curiosities.

Initially started as a prog/sludge metal project, the band’s sound has spanned multiple subgenres throughout their releases (doom, thrash, alt metal, shoegaze, folk, and more). Their 2023 EP Gazer sees the band embracing a mix of psychedelia and adrenaline. ... more

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