Bethan Lloyd releases new album ‘Metamorphosis’

Welsh artist Bethan Lloyd‘s latest album, Metamorphosis, is a sonic journey that takes the listener on an exploration of the spirit and emotional realms. The album is a collaboration between Bethan and her Pre-Human bandmate, Isaac Ray, and offers a blend of gritty experimental pop wrapped up in rave-inspired production. The album’s eight tracks are an ode to the forgotten past, a spell for transformation, and a call for a return to sovereignty and autonomy of mind, body and spirit.

The album begins with “Boss of Big Dreams,” a track that explores the primal state of emptiness, a place where no thought exists, and only being, acting and living remain. The track uses expressive vocal layers and hypnotic percussion breaks to pull the listener into an ecstatic experience. The following track, “No Umbilical,” serves up a bright and rhythmic experimental synth pop sound that perfectly develops the energy of the record’s listening experience.

The album’s third track, “Antares,” is a standout moment that showcases Bethan’s mesmeric vocals and the album’s trance-inducing production. The track’s opening notes immediately draw the listener in, and Bethan’s vocals transport them to another realm. “Cutting Circuits” is another highlight moment that showcases Bethan’s vocal range, dynamic delivery and harmonic layering. The track’s production is more subdued than some of the album’s other tracks, allowing Bethan’s vocals to take centre stage, creating a visceral listening experience.

“None Of The Above” is a track that uses experimental production and ethereal vocals to create a sense of otherworldly ecstasy. Packed full of pounding rhythm, a kaleidoscopic of synths and capped by Bethan’s commanding and angsty vocal work, it’s serves as the perfect showcase of her wild creativity and her sound that drips in originality. The album closes with “Whatever We Delete,” a track that uses ethereal vocals and buzzing instrumentation to create a sense of unease, providing a superb end to the journey of the record.

Bethan Lloyd’s Metamorphosis is an album that explores the spirit and emotional realms and blends them into something entirely new while still maintaining and enjoyable and danceable feel. The album’s themes of mind control, diluted society and returning to our true gifts are powerful messages that resonate with the listener.

Bethan’s hypnotic vocals and the album’s trance-inducing production create a truly spellbinding listening experience that transports the listener to another realm. Metamorphosis is a groundbreaking release from an artist who continues to deliver at the top of her game and we can’t wait to hear what she’s got in store for the future.

Listen to Metamorphosis below