JOHN CARPENTER 'LOST THEMES II' LP (Blue Smoke Vinyl) Punk Collection Paradise Lost and their 2025

Paradise Lost and their 2025 album Ascension are a shining example that some bands get better with age

furious pulsations of bass and drums

Vocalist/guitarists Dan O’Connor and Alan Day showed up to producer Will Putney’s studio on day one of recording without a single finished song

and diverse bands like The Cure and Cage The Elephant

” "The Lurch" conveys the personal frustrations and sociopolitical observations of its creators

JOHN CARPENTER 'LOST THEMES II' LP (Blue Smoke Vinyl) Punk Collection Paradise Lost and their 2025Label: Sacred Bones Records Vinyl Release Date: 04 15 2016 Original Release Date: 04 15 2016 Variant: Blue Smoke The musical world of Lost Themes II is also a wider one than that of its predecessor. More electric and acoustic guitar help flesh out the songs, still driven by Carpenter's trademark minimal synth. This manifests itself brilliantly in songs like lead single "Distant Dream," which hitches a familiar Carpenterian beat to an expressive drum