Clockwork Angels is the upcoming 19th full-length studio album by Canadian rock band Rush. Writing began in January - February 2010 with early recording commencing during the Spring. The album is slated for a tentative Spring 2011 release after the band finishes its Summer 2010 Time Machine Tour. The first single from the album, "Caravan" was released June 1, 2010 to radio stations and made available for digital download, along with the B-side "BU2B".
One of the earliest indications that the band would begin working on new studio material came from an interview with guitarist Alex Lifeson in February of 2009. At this time he speculated that Nick Raskulinecz, who worked with the band on their previous album Snakes & Arrows, would be invited to return as co-producer. At the same time, he denied that the band would create a "concept album".
On March 19, 2010, the CBC posted a video interview with Geddy Lee and Lifeson, which contained the first definitive announcement by the members of Rush. During the interview, Lee was quoted as saying "... Just about a month and a half ago we had no songs. And now we've been writing and now we've got about six songs that we just love...". On March 26, 2010, in an interview with The Globe and Mail, Lifeson reconfirmed that the band had already written a half-dozen songs and that there is the potential for two supporting tours, one planned for Summer 2010 and a more extensive tour planned for Summer 2011. While still uncertain of exactly how and when the new material would be released, he projected a tentative Spring 2011 release date. By late March 2010. Neil Peart said that the band had about five songs completed and that American producer Nick Raskulinecz had returned as co-producer.
In late August, Lifeson remarked that an additional three songs were almost complete and that the album is turning out to be very musically diverse. In particular, Lifeson refers to the nearly finished title track "Clockwork Angels" as an "epic song" and a "multi-parted piece". He describes it as "very dynamic".
One of the earliest indications that the band would begin working on new studio material came from an interview with guitarist Alex Lifeson in February of 2009. At this time he speculated that Nick Raskulinecz, who worked with the band on their previous album Snakes & Arrows, would be invited to return as co-producer. At the same time, he denied that the band would create a "concept album".
On March 19, 2010, the CBC posted a video interview with Geddy Lee and Lifeson, which contained the first definitive announcement by the members of Rush. During the interview, Lee was quoted as saying "... Just about a month and a half ago we had no songs. And now we've been writing and now we've got about six songs that we just love...". On March 26, 2010, in an interview with The Globe and Mail, Lifeson reconfirmed that the band had already written a half-dozen songs and that there is the potential for two supporting tours, one planned for Summer 2010 and a more extensive tour planned for Summer 2011. While still uncertain of exactly how and when the new material would be released, he projected a tentative Spring 2011 release date. By late March 2010. Neil Peart said that the band had about five songs completed and that American producer Nick Raskulinecz had returned as co-producer.
In late August, Lifeson remarked that an additional three songs were almost complete and that the album is turning out to be very musically diverse. In particular, Lifeson refers to the nearly finished title track "Clockwork Angels" as an "epic song" and a "multi-parted piece". He describes it as "very dynamic".
