The new R.S.A.G. album, Chroma, is awesome.

The first full-length release from Jeremy Hickey in ten years, it starts off with the gentle lullaby-like 'Morning Sun' and then gets its groove on with primetime Talking Heads, LCD Soundsystem, Brian Eno, Pigbag, The KLF, James Chance & The Contortions and New York's other 1970's No-Wavers among the reference points.

Renowned for his powerhouse drumming, Hickey also plays a very mean guitar and violin, and has made Chroma sound massive. Read Hot Press' review here.

https://open.spotify.com/album/1WCEse2TWES2bfjop66ePb

"Chroma started as a musical diary of sorts, an interior perspective of my life while recording from my home studio in Kilkenny," Jeremy reflects. "It is full of my daily challenges and experiences. I soon realised that these mood pieces, these colours, were part of a larger picture that might combine to form an album and so it progressed, regressed, changed and through frustration even nearly came to a grinding halt at one point. Each song reflects these different experiences, struggles and emotions, the realities of pursuing a creative goal whilst also trying to keep the wolf from the door. Chroma’s evolution has inevitably been a long one. I've always been fortunate to have a great family and friends, the perfect sounding boards for my ideas. I am proud that my co-writer Jamie Walsh and I were able to merge our musical and lyrical ideas to produce songs of intensity and emotion."