Fascination Curve, the progressive rock supergroup spearheaded by Karl Lundeberg, recently released an album on August 4th entitled Corona Time in Amerika, which serves as a socially conscious outcry against hatred and injustice. The latest album by Fascination Curve features a slew of professional musicians, including Gregg Bissonette and Marc Bonilla from Toto, Ken Stacey from playing with Michael Jackson, Amy Keys from playing with Phil Collins, Mha Bhatti from Electric Light Orchestra, and Tim Ries from the Rolling Stones.
Corona Time in Amerika brings about the best qualities of progressive rock music but in a way that is unique to Fascination Curve. Tender jazz stylings are paired with epic and roaring guitar solos to craft a dynamic soundscape that very few artists can pull off. This kind of strange juxtaposition was carefully crafted in order to better reflect the socially conscious nature of the album and the political turmoil we are currently living through.
“The album comes from a long-standing concern about racism in all its forms, and the fact that the lives of my two mixed race daughters changed the moment Trump was elected… In a time of separation, the band was brought together by social unrest. The album takes on the subjects of Ukraine, Roe vs Wade, racism, and the continuing drift towards Civil War.” – Karl Lundeberg
The track of which the album is named after, aptly called “Corona Time in Amerika,” is a twenty-minute track that highlights the best of what Fascination Curve has to offer. The music of the song doesn’t officially begin until you are thirty seconds into the song but the song starts off strong with a driving guitar part that quickly switches to a mellower piano part with the assistance of Lundeberg’s vocals. The song goes through some transformations throughout its twenty-minute duration but the overall message of the song remains the same throughout.
Be sure to check out Karl Lundeberg’s latest album, Corona Time in Amerika, which is available now on your favorite music streaming service!
Words by Brendon Gardner
