{"id":27008,"date":"2025-04-18T21:03:19","date_gmt":"2025-04-18T21:03:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/?p=27008"},"modified":"2025-04-18T21:03:22","modified_gmt":"2025-04-18T21:03:22","slug":"brass-camel-strikes-back-with-genre-bending-sophomore-album-camel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/2025\/04\/18\/brass-camel-strikes-back-with-genre-bending-sophomore-album-camel\/","title":{"rendered":"Brass Camel Strikes Back with Genre-Bending Sophomore Album \u201cCamel\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

After successfully criss-crossing Canada three times on the strength of a word-of-mouth reputation and a hard-earned live following, Vancouver-based Brass Camel return with their second full-length record: Camel<\/em>. Clocking in at 40 minutes across just six tracks, the album is an unapologetic artistic statement from a band whose sound resists easy classification\u2014equal parts progressive rock ambition and deep-pocket groove, with no shortage of swagger, surprises, and soul.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Their self-styled \u201cprog-funk\u201d sound may raise eyebrows on paper, but as multiple Grammy-winner Fantastic Negrito put it: \u201cThey sound like a funky Rush.\u201d Or, as Big Sugar frontman Gordie Johnson (who also guests on the record as the group\u2019s Zappa-tinged \u201ccat whisperer\u201d) once declared, \u201cBrass Camel\u2026man, they\u2019re good worldwide.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Following their 2022 debut Brass<\/em>, the band doubled down\u2014both on the road and in the studio. Camel<\/em> is the result of that momentum: two 11-minute bookends, four shapeshifting shorter tracks, and zero interest in playing it safe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The album opens with \u201cZealot,\u201d a tense, swinging epic about the inquisition inspired by The Pit and the Pendulum<\/em>, and closes with \u201cAnother Day\u201d\u2014a three-part reflection on life, death and the promise of peace in eternal rest, written after the suicide of Sveinson\u2019s sibling. The track climaxes in an explosive Minimoog solo by keyboardist Aubrey Ellefson, which sees the guitars step out of the picture as the trio of Ellefson, bassist Curtis Arsenault and drummer Wyatt Gilson put their respective instruments through the paces, not unlike a hard-rock \u201cThe Cinema Show\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lightening the tone, bassist Arsenault\u2019s cat Lionel gets his own theme song in \u201cPick of the Litter,\u201d which melts seamlessly into the riff-heavy \u201cChain Reaction.\u201d Side B brings the slinky, Little Feat-tinged drug-running tale \u201cOn the Other Side,\u201d followed by the strutting \u201cBorrowed Time,\u201d praised by LouderSound<\/em> in their \u201cTracks of the Week\u201d feature as a stomping, riff-driven anthem about burnout and the grind with no shortage of swagger and subtle weirdness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Recorded at Vancouver\u2019s iconic Hipposonic Studios (formerly Little Mountain Sound which saw the likes of AC\/DC, Metallica and Aerosmith roll through) and co-produced\/mixed by multi-Juno-winner Ben Kaplan (Biffy Clyro, Rise Against, Mother Mother), Camel<\/em> captures a band at a turning point\u2014gritty, gutsy, weird enough to stand out, yet fun enough to make people move. They\u2019ve played over 120 shows together in the past two years. They\u2019ve got the chops, the chemistry, and the catalog. All they need now is the world to catch up. As Crown Lands\u2019 Kevin Comeau put it after seeing the group live for the first time in 2024, \u201cI have seen the future of prog rock\u2026and it is Brass Camel\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Track list:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Zealot<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Pick of the Litter<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Chain Reaction<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. On the Other Side<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. Borrowed Time<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6. Another Day<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brass Camel is:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Daniel Sveinson \u2013 vocals\/lead guitar
Curtis Arsenault \u2013 bass\/vocals
Wyatt Gilson \u2013 drums\/percussion
Aubrey Ellefson \u2013 keyboards\/vocals
Dylan Lammie \u2013 lead guitar<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more information:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Official Website: http:\/\/www.brasscamel.ca\/epk<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bandcamp: https:\/\/brasscamelband.bandcamp.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Spotify: https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/album\/1eroFWwChPKA70w8LIDY3y?si=4J1P70GcR5arvc_2w6EHnQ<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

YouTube: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@BrassCamel<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/brasscamel<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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