From their EPK, “Prepare for a mind-blowing trip through space and sound with GOD IS AN ASTRONAUT new album "Embers." Dropping on September 6th, this record is their biggest and boldest yet. From chill vibes to face-melting riffs, they've packed it all in. Enriched by guest musicians adding exotic flavors with sitar, cello, and shamanic drums and adorned with artwork by renowned Irish artist David Rooney, "Embers" promises to be a progressive, psychedelic instrumental rock masterpiece. Please listen to the album, and let's talk about potential coverage.”

“Apparition” is the first song, and it features a slow build of smooth guitars, audible bass, and some light leads. The ambiance is the best part of the song for me…it has melancholy tones. When the sound finally arrives however, darker tones take over. “Falling Leaves” definitely smells of autumn for me….warm days, cold nights, and scents of cinnamon and vanilla in the air. It has a simple, but beguiling melody…the kind that seeps in slowly and fills the listener with hope. This is a real heartwarming song. “Odyssey” has softer tones and a gentle melody. For me, it reminds me of a stretch of rainy days where you just can’t get warm enough. The rain and the sun trade places from there.

The title track is the longest song on the album, and it begins with smooth synths, followed by a heavy, thumping bass line. Guitars join in, and we are off and running. Like the skies following a storm, it shifts several times, sometimes with angry tones, and others with a pause to soak in the beauty. “Realms” is shorter, and has a more weighted feeling to it. The cello notes are very nice, and they help to fill the song with a sense of mystery. The word is defined as “the region, sphere, or domain within which anything occurs, prevails, or dominates.” Wherever you are, it just feels right. “Oscillation” casts a shadow at first, but it lifts as the sun continues to rise. These two competing elements are locked in battle from that point forward,

“Prism” features more cello notes, but this time they have a tinge of hope within the notes. You tread lightly, because you are afraid to step forward with all of your weight, but the song coxes you to allay your fears. “Hourglass” closes the album, and it’s a gorgeous piano led song that get prettier as it continues. Soak in this warm sound, and it will fill your heart. One definition of “embers” is “slowly dying or fading emotions, memories, ideas, or responses still capable of being revived,” and I believe that definition is met with the music on the album. I have always maintained that instrumental albums are harder to digest for the average listener, but if you let the combination of various emotions on the album in, you will feel their beauty, no matter how sad it is at times.