BirdPen’s promo comes Alive

BirdPen have released a promo for their track Alive through Prog.

It’s lifted from Mike Bird and Dave Pen’s latest album In The Company Of Imaginary Friends which Prog magazine called a “truly remarkable work.”

They previously issued a video for Equal Parts Hope And Dread.

Pen tells the latest issue of Prog: “The album’s about searching for the light – seeking freedom in a world that’s spiralling out of control.

“It’s easy to slip into the darkness in the modern world where things can be picture-perfect on the outside but there’s a lot going on under the surface.”

The pair are expected to announce tour dates in the near future while Pen launched his We Are Bodies side-project earlier this year with French-based composer Robin Foster.

Prog magazine goes on sale on Wednesday (July 1) and is now available for TeamRock+ subscribers.

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Scott has spent more than 30 years in newspapers, magazines and online as an editor, production editor, sub-editor, designer, writer and reviewer. Scott joined our news desk in the summer of 2014 before moving to the e-commerce team in 2020. Scott maintains Louder’s buyer’s guides, scouts out the best deals for music fans and reviews headphones, speakers, books and more. He's written more than 11,000 articles across Louder, Classic Rock, Metal Hammer and Prog and has previous written for publications including IGN, the Sunday Mirror, Daily Record and The Herald, covering everything from daily news and weekly features, to video games, travel and whisky. Scott's favourite bands are Fields Of The Nephilim, The Cure, New Model Army, All About Eve, The Mission, Cocteau Twins, Drab Majesty, Marillion and Rush.