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The Tower (Motorpsycho album)

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The Tower
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 8, 2017
GenrePsychedelic rock, progressive rock, alternative rock
Length85:05
LabelStickman Records
Rune Grammofon
ProducerBent Sæther
Motorpsycho chronology
Here Be Monsters
(2016)
The Tower
(2017)
The Crucible
(2019)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Sputnikmusic[1]

The Tower is a studio album by Norwegian rock band Motorpsycho, released on September 8, 2017, through Stickman Records and Rune Grammofon. This is the first installment in the band's Gullvåg Trilogy with the second installment being 2019's The Crucible and the third and final installment being 2020's The All Is One. The album is available as double vinyl, double CD and a digital download.

The album was nominated for the best rock album at the 2017 Spellemannprisen.[2]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Bent Sæther and Hans Magnus Ryan; all music is composed by Bent Sæther, Hans Magnus Ryan and Tomas Järmyr

CD1
No.TitleLength
1."The Tower"8:44
2."Bartok of the Universe"6:08
3."A.S.F.E"6:53
4."Intrepid Explorer"9:52
5."Stardust"3:34
6."In Every Dream Home"8:35
CD2
No.TitleLength
1."The Maypole"3:39
2."A Pacific Sonata"15:30
3."The Cuckoo"7:29
4."Ship of Fools"14:41
Total length:85:05

Personnel

Motorpsycho

  • Bent Sæther – bass, guitars, keyboards, vocals
  • Hans Magnus Ryan – guitars, vocals, keyboards
  • Tomas Järmyr – drums and percussion, vocals

Additional musicians

  • Alain Johannes – vocals (3), guitar (4,7), flute (6)

References

  1. ^ Stanciu, Raul. "Motorpsycho: The Tower". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
  2. ^ "Nominerte Spellemann 2017". Spellemann (in Norwegian Bokmål). 9 January 2018. Retrieved 2021-12-31.