The Melodic And Painful Side Of Joe Satriani's New Album Illustrated In The Single Song Faceless

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JAKARTA - World guitar mogul, Joe Satriani will release his 19th studio album, The Elephants Of Mars, on April 8 through earMUSIC, the international rock label of entertainment group Edel. The album's second single, Faceless, has just been released.

Faceless shows the melodic and poignant side of this album. Satriani describes Faceless as a composition related to loneliness.

"It's about when the person you want to see who you really are but doesn't seem to recognize you," Satriani said.

"It's also a commentary on a society where people know each other less and less, separated by their differences rather than united for shared hopes and dreams. The solo part represents the true self of a person who finally breaks free."

This album comes with an exciting new energy. Through The Elephants Of Mars, Satriani challenged himself to create a new standard for instrumental guitar albums.

"I wanted to show people that instrumental guitar albums can contain much more creative and entertaining elements than I think people are using today," he explains.

From the gripping sci-fi madness of Through A Mother's Day Darkly to the isolation felt in a decaying urban landscape, as depicted in Sahara's first single to the general level of endorphins peaking when elephants finally roar in the title track The Elephants Of Mars, this album will trample your mind while leaving a sonic imprint that doesn't fade.

In 2020, when this album was being worked on in the midst of the lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Satriani said The Elephants Of Mars really represented the album he hoped to bring with his band.

"We did everything," he said. "We tried the craziest ideas. And we entertained every idea we had about flipping something backwards, upside down, seeing what could happen."

The following is a list of songs on the album The Elephants Of Mars:

01. Sahara

02. The Elephants Of Mars

03. Faceless

04. Blue Foot Groovy

05. Tension And Release

06. Sailing The Seas Of Ganymede

07. Doors of Perception

08. E 104th St NYC

09. Pumpin'

10. Dance Of The Spores

11. Night Scene

12. Through A Mother's Day Darkly

13. 22 Memory Lane

14. Desolation