Nick D’Virgilio, Neal Morse & Ross Jennings release video for “You Set My Soul On Fire”
8th February 2022The new trio of Nick D’Virgilio (Big Big Train, ex-Spock’s Beard), Neal Morse (Transatlantic, NMB, ex-Spock’s Beard), and Ross Jennings (Haken, Novena) are set to release their debut album titled ‘Troika’ on Feb 25th, 2022.
The band have now released the video from the album’s third single “You Set My Soul On Fire”, directed by Christian Rios.
Nick D’Virgilio had this to say about the track:
“You Set My Soul On Fire is simply put, a love song. It’s a song about love being able to warm even the coldest heart if you open the door and let it in.
It is the first song I wrote for this project. Knowing that Neal and Ross would be adding their voices to the mix gave me real inspiration. “
You can watch the group talk about the debut album on a new 3-part interview series.
Parts 1 and 2 are out now:
Tracklisting:
1.Everything I Am (5:43)
- Julia (6:07)
- You Set My Soul On Fire (3:22)
- One Time Less (4:53)
- Another Trip Around The Sun (4:39)
- A Change Is Gonna Come (4:24)
- If I Could (4:02)
- King For A Day (5:47)
- Second Hand Sons (4:43)
- My Guardian (3:43)
- What You Leave Behind (4:16)
‘Troika’ will be available as Ltd. CD Edition / Gatefold 2LP+CD / Digital Album and is available for pre-order here:
https://dvirgiliomorsejennings.lnk.to/Troika
Watch the video for “Everything I Am” here:
Watch the video for “Julia” here:
Recorded during lockdown, the process began with Neal Morse writing some acoustic songs that he thought would be enhanced by strong vocal harmonies. He already knew how well his voice blended with former Spock’s Beard band-mate and Big Big Train drummer/ vocalist, Nick D’Virgilio who came on board and, considering a third man, the Americans sought out Haken’s Ross Jennings from the UK to complete the trio. All three found they had songs that would benefit from the three part harmonic blend, and so they pooled their resources, inputting creatively into each others compositions.
Neal comments: “What a great pleasure it’s been to work on this album with these amazing artists! It was kind of funny… We had been working on the songs remotely for several months before I finally heard all of us singing together at the same time. The first time I brought the faders up, I knew we had the magic!“
Nick adds: “I’ve known and worked with Neal for over 30 years and I’ve been a big fan of Ross and the music he makes for a long time. I felt confident right away that this would be a fun project to be a part of. I was so right.”
Ross comments: “Receiving ‘The Call’ from Neal to participate in this project was somewhat of a prayer answered… As a long time fan of their work, I’ve been singing along to Neal’s & Nick’s records for years, so it felt really natural for my voice to slot right in.”
The tracks took shape with the musicians recording all of the music and vocals separately, yet the eclectic performances burst with the energy and excitement of the collaboration. Acoustic anthems, charged rockers and sensitive ballads are all part of the mix, and the unique blend of Ross, Neal and Nick’s voices and styles have created an album in which you will encounter these musicians in a way you’ve never heard before.
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