Crown Lands are a Canadian rock duo formed by Cody Bowles and Kevin Comeau, musicians whose work reflects a deep admiration for seventies hard and progressive rock, particularly the ambition and scale associated with bands like Rush. Following their Juno Award winning self titled debut in 2020 and the release of Fearless in 2023, the band expanded their sound further with the atmospheric instrumental albums Ritual I and Ritual II in 2025. Across those releases, Crown Lands moved toward longer form composition, conceptual storytelling, and more detailed production, building a more expansive world that continues on their newest album.On Apocalypse, Crown Lands deliver their most ambitious album to date with a heavier and more progressive sound. The album continues the science fiction narrative introduced on their recent releases while also drawing from themes tied to radicalization, institutional violence, and corporate power. Across the record, there are clear parallels to seventies rock in long form songwriting, shifting structures, dense instrumental passages, and theatrical scale, particularly on the nineteen minute title track that anchors the album. It is an album I thoroughly enjoyed and my favorite of theirs so far.
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