KLONE Reveal Haunting “Summertime” Cover; Audio

French progressive rock group, Klone, will release their sixth album, Here Comes The Sun, on April 27th via Klonosphere/Pelagic Records.

The six talented members of Klone combine their influences into one cohesive and satisfying progressive stew with mature, otherworldly rock overtones. Today, fans can witness the art of Klone first-hand via a track premiere of their haunting cover version of the traditional classic “Summertime”.

Guillaume Bernard, Klone guitarist and lead co-writer states, “I have great memories of this song, all the way back to when I first performed it at school when I was 10 years old. Since then, this melody has looped in my head and I really wanted to release it with my own feeling and artistic rendering. This song is emotionally strong and timeless. I’m a big fan of the Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong cover, and also Janis Joplin’s. We attempted to perform the song with these two versions in mind, but with our own Klone twist!”

Here Comes The Sun is self-produced by the band in conjunction with longtime co-producer Francis Castes and sees the band evolve from their heavy metal roots to a more ethereal post-rock sound, without losing one bit of intensity. Driven by heavy riffing as much as by delay-soaked guitar-reverie and careful vocal melodies, melancholia defines the band’s sound while leaving room for a much broader emotional spectrum.

Alone features central masterminds Yann Ligner (vocals) and Guillaume Bernard (guitars), with musical reinforcement from guitarist Aldrick Guadagnino, bassist Jean Etienne Maillard, saxophonist Matthieu Metzger and drummer Florent Marcadet (also of recognized French progressive metal group Hacride).

Guitarist Guillaume Bernard states, “We really worked hard on this album – it was a real challenge for us to not repeat what we did on our previous albums. This new album is emotionally intense and this music was written to touch the people in their hearts – a sort of “call to meditation”.”

Tracklisting:

“Immersion”
“Fog”
“Gone Up In Flames”
“The Drifter”
“Nebulous”
“Gleaming”
“Grim Dance”
“Come Undone”
“The Last Experience”
“Summertime” (cover, CD version only)

Album teaser:

“Immersion”:

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