Good on the boys of Protest the Hero for taking their music into their own hands. Their next album is going to be made exclusively by them with help from fan donations, and even though there's still a long time until it makes it into my hands, I have never been this excited for a release. Well, you could make an argument for Chevelle's Sci Fi Crimes and Dead and Divine's Antimacy, but let's live in this moment. In honor of their upcoming work, I've taken a look back at their music and hand-picked "Palms Read," off of Fortress, to come your way this afternoon.
Fortress is an epic album, and "Palms Read" is definitely nothing short of epic itself. It's genuine PTH, with guitar artistry you can only dream of and Mr. Walker's voice from heaven. This is the soundtrack to a dark castle in some forgotten land, and I wouldn't mind swinging by for a visit if that's the case. The lyrics are conceptual and a little abstract, but still wondrous. As often as always, evolution comes crawling form the sea and sneaking through the lecture hall, the crawl across the island. It's put best nearly halfway through the song: we will never answer where we came from, only how we got here. Guys, I don't need to know where you came from, but you're here and making beautiful music for us, and I'm more than content.
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