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Rebelski's serene and studied 'Eternal' - OUT NOW

Taylor Ohryn

Rebelski, long-term conspirator of Doves and Peter Hook, offers glacial melancholy as an expression of artistic impermanence with… ETERNAL

New single, Eternal, distils a quarter of a century’s worth of touring and recording wisdom, darkened by brooding discontent around the industry’s sustainability
 
Rebelski – Eternal
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From the album, Monochrome – Digitally released on Fri 24 January 2025
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Taking a breath from international touring, exhaling the past to take in the present, long-standing collaborator with Doves, Peter Hook and The Light and Echo and The Bunnymen, Rebelski releases his latest single, Eternal. Gently lifted from his fourth solo album, Monochrome, which has been announced for full commercial release in early 2025, following a DIY, direct-to-fan exchange earlier this year, the compact composition is a rare Rebelski song featuring guest vocals.
 
Having enjoyed 25 years as a professional musician, both on the road and in the studio, Rebelski’s time to shimmer in his own beams of light came as early as 2003 with the release of Thanks for Your Thoughts on Heavenly Records. Committed to exploring the inner reaches of his relationship to the white and black keys before him, the hectic pace of early-noughties and the era’s modish, Hammond-powered freneticism has cooled to a modern, minimalist study in the piano’s expressive reach.
 
Where Rebelski gave ample space and time to the notion of Simplicity with his 2023 album of the same name, offering 15 unadorned piano compositions of deft emotional impact, his return with Monochrome has toyed with suitable partners for his core instrument. Strings and vocals, sparingly used, offer accents to accentuate Rebelski’s intention to promote his art and the art of listening.
 
Announcing that Monochrome will become available on major streaming platforms on Fri 24 January 2025, Rebelski calls for focus on Eternal’s specific expression of disillusion at the prospects for young musicians and a career in music like the one he has enjoyed. 

He says: “After being a professional musician for 25 years, the music industry can sometimes feel like an eternal struggle. Record deals are now self-releases and physical merchandise has become 100,000 uploads to streaming services daily. Producing, performing and having a career in the music industry is ever the fading shadow for most. Which I find incredibly saddened by for the younger generation.
 
“For its modern-day ills, music is still what drives me as an artist, and it is a constant thread that has focused my resolve in any moments of insecurities and reinforced my vigour in positive moments. The eternal struggle is also the eternal driving force and inspiration.”
 
Establishing a new online community to bypass the conventional music industry as so many artists are compelled to do, Rebelski’s Bandcamp profile made an immediate impact on his perception of independent releasing in 2020. Releasing the single, electronic track, Shinda, during the depths of lockdown, it found an immediate and willing audience. After growing through EP and album projects, Monochrome finds Rebelski more confident in his craft than ever.
 
Having played a short run of record shop dates this month, Rebelski continues to take his music to the racks of independent outlets and performs amongst them in 2025. The following intimate dates are set to take place next month: