Chilean prog rockers AISLES announce new singer & release new video

Acclaimed Chilean prog rockers AISLES have announced their new singer, Israel Gil, with their new video 'Smile of Tears'.

'Smile of Tears' is a re-recording of the band's 2009 single, and a fantastic introduction to the band's exciting new chapter.

Watch the video, premiered on Prog, here: 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZ82yUtJbCQ

Stream: https://aislesproject.fanlink.to/Smile2020

After almost two years of searching the Chilean band welcome their new singer with 'Smile of Tears'. The track, from 2009's In Sudden Walks album, displays a strong electronic Depeche Mode-esque influence, but through a very 21st Century lens.

“This song affects me a lot because when we recorded it, social distancing and the pandemic were starting in Chile", says Israel, the band's new vocalist. "The title makes a lot of sense to me, because in these lockdown days, with videocalls and contact through social media, you pretend on camera that you are happy, but you are suffering on the inside”. Germán Vergara, AISLES’ guitarist and producer, points out that they chose this song because “we have rarely played it live and we thought that this was a good opportunity to bring it back and to introduce Israel to our audience”.

“We feel that he has been part of the band for years", continues Germán, "even though we have really shared just a few months. There has been a lot of chemistry, a lot of conversation. We need to work with someone that makes you feel comfortable, because the creative process is too intimate”. Israel adds: “After the audition process, I realized this is the path I want to follow, I want to see how this mechanism works. In this band, there’s a constant search and there are also different opinions, which makes it complex and also extremely motivating”.

AISLES, formed also by Rodrigo Sepúlveda (guitar), Felipe Candia (drums), Juan Pablo Gaete (keyboards, synth) and Daniel Concha (bass), are working on their fifth studio album, which will be released by June, 2021. “Most of the music is already recorded, we only need to record the voice and we hope to start showing new material starting on January”, says Germán. This album leaves behind the sound and visual complexity of Hawaii (2016), keeping the melancholy and instrumental passages that have defined AISLES thoughout their career, adding influences as Porcupine Tree and Animals as Leaders.

A shining example of prog rock's universal reach, the Chilean band, formed more than 15 years ago, have a long and illustrious history. Previously nominated in the Italian Prog Awards, AISLES are the only South American group to be invited to France's Crescendo Festival de Rock Progressif. The band released their fourth studio album Hawaii in 2016, a monumental, immersive, beautiful double-disc journey, reminiscent of Camel, Yes, Rush, Genesis, Marillion and more.

AISLES can lay claim to being South America's most important progressive band of the past two decades. Hawaii was declared a masterpiece and received attention from Prog, NeoProg, iO Pages and many more. An exciting new era awaits.

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