After the "Pulse" album from 2011 and follow-up "Modern Noise" from 2014, BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME's Thomas Giles now has a new solo album on the horizon. "Velcro_Kid" is due for release on November 4th, 2016 via Sumerian Records and pre-orders in various formats are now avaialble here. The album's track listing is as follows:
1. Immersion Highway
2. Eris
3. Devotion (Feat. Jake Troth)
4. Future Of The Year
5. Gazer (Feat. Devin Townsend)
6. Strangers in a Paranoid Mind
7. Acid Test
8. Slow Gold Becoming
9. Velcro Kid
Bonus tracks on the deluxe edition:
10. Immersion Highway (instrumental)
11. Eris (instrumental)
12. Devotion (instrumental)
13. Future Of The Year (instrumental)
14. Gazer (instrumental)
15. Strangers in a Paranoid Mind (instrumental)
16. Acid Test (instrumental)
17. Slow Gold Becoming (instrumental)
18. Velcro Kid (instrumental)
"Velcro_Kid" will mark Rodgers’ third solo release under the moniker Thomas Giles and his first with a predominantly electronic approach.
“With 'Velcro_Kid' I wanted to step outside of my comfort zone and channel a part of me that I haven’t explored yet,” explains Rodgers. “Taking a more electronic stance was a very natural evolution for me at this moment. The outcome was something I never would have imagined and I’m very excited for the world to hear what’s been in my head for the last couple of years.”
The longtime vocalist continued to add, “I’m more than fortunate to have Navene [Koperweis formally of ANIMALS AS LEADERS] work with me on this music and have some amazing collaborations on a few of the tracks. This is my next chapter and I’m already looking forward to where my music will go in the future. As always, thanks for listening.”
To check out a glimpse of Rodgers’ new electronic approach, be sure to hear his new single “Strangers In A Paranoid Mind” here.