The Neonai

Description

Limited transparent green vinyl to 500 copies.
New Mastering.
New artwork.
First time on vinyl.
Gatefold with printed inner sleeve.
Reverse board print.
180 gr.
For the first time ever, "The Neonai" is available on vinyl, a long-awaited addition after the much-loved pressings of Greater Art, Headstones, A Crimson Cosmos, and Forever Autumn. As the fifth chapter in the band’s discography, “The Neonai” arrived at a crucial juncture in Lake of Tears' career, marking both an end and a reluctant new beginning.
Released in 2002, three years after the melancholic masterpiece Forever Autumn, the album came into existence 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 themselves adrift, unsupported by their label at a time when the world expected them to reach new heights. Instead of global tours and deserved recognition, the band retreated, disillusioned, and made the difficult decision to put all activities on hold.
But one final obligation remained: to deliver one last album to Black Mark Productions. What could have been a soulless, contract-bound release turned out to be anything but.
“The Neonai” pulses with haunting melodies, infectious refrains, and a greater use of keyboards and electronic textures, yet never loses the emotional gravity and melancholic beauty that define Lake of Tears. If this album was indeed written "in a hurry," 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 shade of light and dark. “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 catalogue, a masterpiece where the doom/gothic equation graciously leans into 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 have said before: the end for Lake of Tears is not yet here, and we truly 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