Less Faith is now yours.

Well, the wait is over, and our second full-length album Less Faith is out now. We’re so happy to offer this work to the world. Creating it was a manic, passion-fueled effort. I joined the band because I was a fan, I enjoyed our interview on the Dissonant Echoes podcast, and I felt I had something useful to offer. Initially, I offered my mixing and mastering services to Griffin and Thomas for whatever they cooked up next. This quickly morphed into me playing bass for them, which quickly morphed into me co-producing and co-writing the new material.

Drop C#-tuned guitars in hand, Griffin and I got to work. He had already written “Years Gone,” which is still one of my favorite songs on the album. The next one we finished was “Nether.” That song really solidified that this was a new direction for Mind Prisoner. A more Cascadian/melodic direction. But we weren’t abandoning MP’s dark roots. As No Clean Singing’s Islander wrote in his review of the album, “The stratospheric melodies seem to provide glimpses of a better place, but everything else leaves doubt that it will ever be reached.”

The rest of the album came together rapidly, but not without some duds along the way. I wrote at least three songs that didn’t fit well enough to include. One of them was even a cover of the jazz standard “I’ll Be Seeing You,” based on Julian Lage’s incredible rendition. While those efforts may never see the light of day, we do have some bonus tracks that aren’t included on the digital version of the album. One is exclusive to the vinyl edition of the album, the other to the cassette. If you aren’t picking either physical version up, don’t fret. Those will eventually see a broader release.

I couldn’t write this post and not extend sincere gratitude to a few folks. Firstly, to CVSPE, for the striking artwork. To Violet Hour Transmissions, for making a vinyl pressing of the album a reality. And to my brother Adrian of Hauntology Records, for laboring on the handmade cassettes. I guess the only thing left to do is let go. To let all of the passion we poured into this body of work grow wings and do what fate would have it do. We three are extremely grateful for your interest in our art.