Seminal Irish rockers THERAPY?'s 13th album, A Brief Crack Of Light, displays a stunning mix of angular rhythm, anthemic might and insidious melody. With a career spanning more than two decades (an astonishing feat in these days of disposable, well, everything), Therapy? have thrived, evolved and challenged in equal measure. From the chart bothering, mainstream success of the mid-90s to the musically progressive excitement of their post millennial output, Andy Cairns, Michael McKeegan and Neil Cooper still represent a true pioneer musical spirit. A Brief Crack Of Light may well be their thirteenth album - but it's as full of grit and fire as you could possibly hope for.

The album was recorded in two separate sessions; from December 2010 to February 2011, and in June 2011 at Blast Studios, Newcastle, England. The first session was mixed in March 2011, while the second session was mixed in July 2011. Produced by Adam Sinclair & Therapy?, the album's title comes from Vladimir Nabokov, who describes life as "A brief crack of light between two eternities of darkness".

The album was preceded by a single entitled 'Living In The Shadow Of The Terrible Thing', on January 23rd, a video of which was filmed in November 2011 and premiered on the bands' official page on January 9th (see clip below). The song was debuted at a gig in Cork, Ireland in October 2010 and later played at various European festivals in Summer 2011. 'Before You, With You, After You' was debuted at a festival in Torhout, Belgium in September 2011.

Tracklisting:

'Living In The Shadow Of The Terrible Thing'

'Plague Bell'

'Marlow'

'Before You, With You, After You'

'The Buzzing'

'Get Your Dead Hand Off My Shoulder'

'Ghost Trio'

'Why Turbulence?'

'Stark Raving Sane'

'Ecclesiastes'