Description
New Model Armynbspare a band who continue to thrive outside of any singular genre. Throughout their long and storied career, they have taken the road less travelled, shunning fame and instead, with each successive album, pushing boundaries of creativity.It is the same musicfirst approach that has led to this yearrsquosnbspldquoSinfoniardquo. Recorded at Tempodrom, Berlin on July 15thnbsp2022, withnbspSinfonia Leipzignbspand conducted bynbspCornelius During, it may seem like an obvious evolution, however, in truenbspNew Model Armynbspstyle they have broken the barriers between band and orchestra, redefining that relationship and defying expectation. All songs have been arranged for orchestra by longtime friend and guest violinistnbspShirRan Yinon, who, in collaboration with the band, created something unique but staying true to New Model Army.The show opens with the fully orchestralnbsplsquoOverturersquo, but from the initial notes ofnbsplsquoDevilrsquos Bargainrsquonbspto the closing ofnbsplsquoWonderful Way To Gorsquo, it is a journey through vital and visceral music, elevating the songs with power and sensitivity and resulting in an album subverting the expectations of the welltrodden path between rock bands and orchestras.nbspNew Model Armyrsquos music lends itself perfectly to this fresh interpretation without losing its individuality. Experimentation without compromise is a hallmark ofnbspNew Model Army, and one of the primary reasons they are respected and revered.
