The Neonai

Description

Limited sunburst vinyl, 500 copies.
New Mastering.
New artwork.
First vinyl release.
Gatefold with printed inner sleeve.
Reverse print.
180 gr.
For the first time ever, "The Neonai" is available on vinyl, a long-awaited addition following the cherished pressings of Greater Art, Headstones, A Crimson Cosmos, and Forever Autumn. As the band's fifth chapter, "The Neonai" arrived at a pivotal moment in Lake of Tears' career, marking both an end and a hesitant new beginning.
Released in 2002, three years after the melancholic masterpiece Forever Autumn, the album came into being under less than ideal circumstances. Despite its predecessor's commercial and critical success (the band's best-selling album to date), Lake of Tears found itself adrift, without label support as the world expected them to reach new heights. Instead of world tours and deserved recognition, the band retreated, disillusioned, and made the difficult decision to put all their activities on hold.
But one last obligation remained: to deliver a final album to Black Mark Productions. What could have been a soulless, contract-bound release turned out to be quite the opposite.
"The Neonai" pulses with haunting melodies, infectious choruses, and a greater integration of keyboards and electronic textures, without ever losing the emotional gravity and melancholic beauty that define Lake of Tears. If this album was truly written "under duress," let's hope Daniel Brennare continues to compose under pressure, for rarely has urgency sounded so inspired.
As with previous vinyl releases, we are not highlighting specific tracks. Each song, like every Lake of Tears album, carries its own unique charm, its own nuance of light and shadow. "The Neonai" is not merely a continuation; it is a transformation, an echo of a band caught between endings and new beginnings. Another gem in the band's catalog, a masterpiece where the doom/gothic equation gracefully leans in favor of the latter. A deeply cherished album, long adored by Lake of Tears faithful, who have patiently waited 23 years to finally see it released on vinyl.
After all, every end is just the beginning of something new. And as we said before: the end for Lake of Tears is not yet here, and we sincerely hope it won't be anytime soon.
Side A:
1. Intro
2. Return Of Ravens
3. The Shadowshires
4. Solitude
5. Leave A Room
6. Sorcerers
Side B:
1. Can Die No More
2. Nathalie And The Fireflies
3. Let Us Go As They Do
4. Down The Nile
5. Outro