Former Anathema singer Vincent Cavanagh launches new music project The Radicant
The Radicant will release their debut EP, We Ascend, in July with an album to follow next year
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Former Anathema singer Vincent Cavanagh has shared the first new music from The Radicant, his new projct. You can watch the video for Zero Blue below.
It's taken from Cavanagh's upcoming EP as The Radicant, We Ascend, which will be released through Kscope Music on July 12.
"I’ve waited for this day for a long time," says Cavanagh. "After years of composing with (and for) visual artists, I’m excited to release my own music as ‘The Radicant’. Big love to the Kscope fam and everyone involved."
Musically The Radicant moves on from the atmospheric sound associated with Anathema, exploring melodic psychedelia and electronica, while Cavanagh's trademark soaring vocals will delight longtime fans.
The EP was produced by Cavanagh and French producer Ténèbre, with mastering by Sam John at Precise Mastering.
Cavanagh is collaborating on Homecoming, an interactive mixed-reality installation and dance performance with Georgia Tegou and visual artist Kristina Pulejkova, set to debut in selected theatres in 2025, as well as working on The Radicant's debut album, which will also be released next year,
The We Ascend EP will be available on classic black 12” vinyl.
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Writer and broadcaster Jerry Ewing is the Editor of Prog Magazine which he founded for Future Publishing in 2009. He grew up in Sydney and began his writing career in London for Metal Forces magazine in 1989. He has since written for Metal Hammer, Maxim, Vox, Stuff and Bizarre magazines, among others. He created and edited Classic Rock Magazine for Dennis Publishing in 1998 and is the author of a variety of books on both music and sport, including Wonderous Stories; A Journey Through The Landscape Of Progressive Rock.

