Providence

"Providence" is the third album from Raúl Lupiáñez under the name SomewhereOut, written over the course of two years and built as a collection of stories, each one drawing from the pages of Lovecraft and Poe. It's not a literal tribute, but a way of letting those stories keep breathing through sound. Lupiáñez builds a heavy, orchestral-rooted progressive sound, with guitar and keyboards as the connecting thread, joined by a cast of guest vocalists who bring distinct shades to each chapter of the record. Everything leads into the closing, title track, an eighteen-minute piece that works as both summary and culmination of everything that came before. The result is a record that demands time and attention, one that doesn't fully reveal itself until it has finished telling its last story.