THE BEAST

Neonfly's new album "The Future, Tonight" will be out on June 18th via Noble Demon and is now available for pre-order or to pre-save to the library of your preferred streaming service here: https://snd.click/neonfly You can also stream the new single "Beating Hearts" or add it to your favorite playlist at this link and gorgeous colored vinyl will be available there soon as well. "Beating Hearts" is a song about not being afraid of being yourself, and not having to justify yourself for being different. It’s a song about following your heart and accepting your choices, regardless of what certain religious groups, social conventions or other people might dictate. It’s a song about passion, that celebrates alternative culture in all its manifestations: music, art, lifestyle, community… and it’s a song about overcoming any personal doubts you might have, and finding harmony within yourself. For the album cover and the artwork associated with the release, Neonfly wanted to work with an artist whose artistic vision matched the general concept and the various lyrical themes used in the album. After a long search, they found Korean artist NOMA (Noh Gyeong Hwan) via his Instagram, and instantly fell in love with his work. He graciously accepted Neonfly’s offer to work with them on the album, and to paint the portraits of the band members in his own distinctive style. The album cover and the portraits are part of his 21st Century Mona Lisa collection. Noma explains the idea behind his collection in the following statement: We are one of the many organisms that coexist in this modern era. However, we are potentially just one of the many 21st century’s expandable products that may disappear at any time. We live in a rapidly changing digital era, locked within an ever-repeating media reality that turns on and off under their direction. It is like being a lifeless pixel on a TV screen, essentially becoming one of the many tools that are used to shape and create the future. We always hide our feelings and goals from some unknown enemy who could appear at any time. Our crooked desires, greed, and the accompanying cries of injustice are hidden behind the veil of a warm and happy face, expressing itself only in a way of our choosing. But even when our hidden emotions are exposed, we choose to suppress and deny them, choosing instead to lock them up in a snare of reality. It is as if we were a machine, calculating the right words to say and expressions to reveal, never acknowledging or expressing our true feelings. Unlike how the warm smile of Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa from the 15th century reflects suppression, I choose to freely express our repressed and restrained desires. That might just be the self-portrait of the 21st century that we are living in. Band member portraits: 116.8x91cm; mixed media on canvas. For more information about Noma check out his Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/artist_noma/ Lyric video footage shot by NOMA in his studio. Video cut and edited by Frederick Thunder. © 2021 – Music & Lyrics by Frederick Thunder. Recorded, produced, mixed and mastered by Romesh Dodangoda at Long Wave studios in Cardiff. Orchestra and keyboards produced by Miro Rodenberg. Female vocals performed by Andriah Arrindell & Faye Hamilton, recorded at Rogue Studios by Alessio Garavello. ------- LYRICS: We found a way to fight the darkness We found a way to kill the pain We took a thousand deadly shots of poison And washed them all away like rain Kill the light all around us Burn the candles away Sinners gather around and pray ‘Til the morning Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh Our sins don’t wash away Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh We don’t need saving We used to run around in shadows We spent a lifetime bound in chains But now our secrets are no longer hidden We bear the lasting Mark of Cain And feel no regrets! And now I’m coming back to life My beating heart no longer lies And now this vessel is no longer empty Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh Our sins don’t wash away Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh We don’t need salvation Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh No matter what you say Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh There’s poison in our souls Will we give in to temptation If there’s no heaven or hell Where are the gods of creation? Pray they don’t take us away And now this vessel is no longer empty The sound of beating hearts that lose control ------- #Neonfly #NobleDemon #TheFutureTonight