LP – Standard Edition Black Vinyl. Singer / songwriter, once a member of folk psych band Espers, returns after 15+ years. Cryptic, melancholic melodies on acoustic guitar ornamented with classic analog instruments.

Dormancy comes in many forms. For some it is a break from the world of stress and the constant demands one finds oneself under. For others it is a much needed respite from the grind, a time to disengage from the wheel and collect oneself for the next challenge. If The Sun Dies, Greg Weeks seventh release, is a signal that his respite is over. Pursuing creativity once again, Weeks finds himself in a period of explosive productivity. He has written an enormous number of songs over the past few years, enough to fuel five separate projects, including If The Sun Dies. In addition, he has rebuilt his Hexham Head Studio (still all analog, still twenty-four tracks) and resuscitated his label Language Of Stone (sans imprint status).

If The Sun Dies, which takes its title from an Oriana Fallaci novel, is every bit a Weeks album: cryptic-poetic lyrics over melancholic melodies strummed on acoustic guitar and ornamented with the analog instruments he has forever treasured (Hammond Organ, Mellotron, Mini-Moog, and effects-laden guitars). However, the album feels like a departure, a maturation in both content and approach despite its many echoes from the past.

The albums running thread is melancholia, but lyrically the tunes couldnt be more disparate. If The Sun Dies is an anthem that posits the end of things being the only means by which two people can find time to truly connect. The Heathen Heart speaks to ones desire for salvation yet underscores a different, more frightening reality. The more narrative A Narrow Star follows a young womans journey into entropy, while Tail Lights Burn The Hillside Red explores the depression that likely drove her there. Shifting gears, Dream You Awake investigates the more archetypal territory of the star-crossed lovers, while Driven attempts, unsuccessfully, to put the genie back into the bottle. Ridley Street, a song about a stalker, is juxtaposed to Rainless, a song that believes in the transcendent power of love. While A Million Ways To Die and Gone Darkside tread quite literal territory, the albums closer, What It Takes questions identity in the face of pharmaceuticals. Taken in total, the album amounts to a complete return to form.

Tracklist:

1.If the Sun Dies
2.The Heathen Heart
3.A Narrow Star
4.Tail Lights Burn the Hillside Red
5.Dream You Awake
6.Driven
7.Ridley Street
8.Rainless
9.A Million Ways to Die
10.Gone Darkside
11.What it Takes