PATTERN-SEEKING ANIMALS, the California-based band featuring Ted Leonard (lead vocals & guitars), Jimmy Keegan (drums & vocals), Dave Meros (bass) and John Boegehold (keyboards), recently announced the band’s third studio album titled “Only Passing Through”, to be released through Inside Out Music on April 1st, 2022. The album is the follow up to the critically acclaimed 2020 release “Prehensile Tales.”
Today, the band are pleased to release the video for the album’s first single “I Can’t Stay Here Anymore” which you can see below. “Only Passing Through” can be pre-ordered at this location.
John Boegehold describes the song: “This was one of the last songs written for the album and came about pretty quickly. I wanted to write something energetic with a big singalong chorus and several scene-changes. Lyrically it’s very loosely based on a fictional character who finds the place he’s lived his whole life has quickly turned dangerous and even dystopian. Or, maybe it’s not…
The band collective said about the album: “Only Passing Through, our third album picks up where Prehensile Tales left off but soon takes several stylistic detours as it progresses. Everyone involved made this album a lot of fun to make and we’re all looking forward to it to finally being heard.” – John Boegehold
“This new album draws from a lot of different sources and pushes all of us to bring out our best. We all had to dig pretty deep to express out the right spirit of each song. To call it Prog would be highly inadequate. We’re all over the map and yet, there is still a very distinct sound that threads through the whole album. I’m very proud of this record and excited for people to hear it!” – Jimmy Keegan
“Only Passing Through” Track List:
1. Everdark Mountain (2:50)
2. I Can’t Stay Here Any More (6:05)
3. Time Has a Way (13:15)
4. Rock Paper Scissors (5:01)
5. Much Ado (4:49)
6. Only Passing Through (4:19)
7. Said the Stranger (7:08)
8. Here with You with Me (8:07)
Bonus Tracks:
9. I’m Not Alright (4:18)
10. Just Another Day at the Beach (3:33)
“Only Passing Through” will be available as:
- Ltd. CD Edition ‘SleevePac’
- CD Jewelcase (Canada, Mexico, USA)
- Gatefold black 180g LP+CD (etching on Side D)
- Digital Album
Offering eight songs (and two bonus tracks) that are as varied as they are excellent, “Only Passing Through” is a work that will deliver on all fronts. From the opener ‘Everdark Mountain’ to the weighty ‘Much Ado’ and the 13-minute epic ‘Time Has a Way’, the album has something to please fans in all quarters. If you ever wondered what Spaghetti Western Cinema would sound like in the world of 2022 prog, have a listen to ‘Said the Stranger.’ For some jazzier stylings, lend an ear to ‘Here with You with Me.’
Boegehold is justifiably proud of the album: “Only Passing Through picks up where Prehensile Tales left off but soon takes several stylistic detours as it progresses. Everyone involved made this album a lot of fun to make and we’re all looking forward to it finally being heard.”
