Spooky Action at a Distance Pattern-Seeking Animals

• 1The Man Made of Stone07:01
• 2Window to the World03:58
• 3What Awaits Me05:22
• 4He Once Was12:17
• 5Underneath the Orphan Moon03:53
• 6Clouds That Never Rain05:17
• 7Bulletproof04:17
• 8Somewhere North of Nowhere06:46
• 9Summoned from Afar07:33
• 10Love Is Still the Light04:42
• 11There Goes My Baby03:50
• 12Orphans of the Universe (Live at ProgStock 2022)10:39
• 13Elegant Vampires (Live at ProgStock 2022)04:27
• 14Time Has a Way (Live at ProgStock 2022)13:13
• Total Runtime01:33:15

Info for Spooky Action at a Distance

Pattern-Seeking Animals is a pioneering prog rock force, consistently pushing the boundaries of musical exploration. Comprising John Boegehold, Ted Leonard, Dave Meros, and Jimmy Keegan, the band continues to captivate audiences with intricate compositions and emotive storytelling.

Their 4th album finds Pattern-Seeking Animals more confident than ever, approaching new soundscapes and topics, combined with the DNA of their previous work for their most memorable and powerful album to date. Boegehold explains, “Because this is our fourth release in less than five years, my intention was to shift gears and not go over ground that’s already been covered. In addition to using different sounds, textures and musical styles, we approached the vocals, especially backing vocals from a fairly different angle.”

The different approach is not only noticeable in production and sounds, but in the lyrics as well. “The subject matter of the lyrics include a Norse king contemplating life while being conquered, an aging seeker on the path toward enlightenment, aliens hunting down humans trying to evade capture, the life of a conflicted soldier before and after WW1, a pregnant teenager leaving a bad situation at home, a reluctant hero victorious in her final battle and a guy’s girlfriend who leaves him because of his conspiracy theories.”

Fans will experience something new with the album’s first single “Window to the World,” high-energy, up-tempo art-rock with a hint of ska and reggae. “Somewhere North of Nowhere” is straight-ahead lengthy prog track with a unique bridge section. “Underneath the Orphan Moon” is a somber ballad that deals with a teenage girl leaving a bad situation. Evocative and cinematic, it is not unlike the feel of a classic Elton John song, complete with a real string section.

Ted Leonard, lead vocals and guitar
Jimmy Keegan, drums, percussion and vocals
Dave Meros, basses
John Boegehold, synths, programming, Mellotron, guitars, electric sitar, charango, ronrocco, vihuela, mandocello, autoharp, string arrangments and vocals
Additional musicians:
Abbie Parker, backing vocals (1, 4, 10)
Alex Bone, tenor saxophone (4)
Diane Boothby, backing vocals (1, 2, 5, 6, 10)
Gary Cambra, additional guitar (10)
Holly Rix, backing vocals (7, 9)
Ivy Marie, backing vocals
Marcela Detroit, backing vocals (6)
Liz Hanks, cello (1)
Maisie Ireland, cor anglais (4)
Rich Mangicaro, percussion (4, 7, 8, 9)
Sue Winsberg, flute (4, 9)
Vesislava, cello (3)
Quartet405, strings (5, 6)

PATTERN-SEEKING ANIMALS
a Los Angeles-based rock project PATTERN-SEEKING ANIMALS were founded as another brainchild by current & former Spock's Beard members Ted LEONARD (guitars, voices), Jimmy KEEGAN (drums, voices), and Dave MEROS (bass) as well as a long-time contributing songwriter / producer / keyboardist John BOEGEHOLD for "producing music that's progressive and intricate while keeping things immediate and melodic" according to John's words. In early 2018 he's been working for some material, that could see the light in collaboration with three Spockers, apparently drawing on a few different musical influences and using some contemporary production ideas and sounds that he probably wouldn't use with Spock's Beard for various reasons. Their debut album crystallized with the "ideas and sounds" was released in July 2019 under the eponymous title.

This album contains no booklet.