Artwork: Jim Jones
St. Morris Sinners are set to release their highly anticipated fourth studio album, Nightmares, on October 31st through French label Beast Records. The album conceptually weaves together Evagrius Ponticus’ seven deadly sins with the hauntingly vivid imagery of Dante’s The Divine Comedy. Lyrically, frontman Stephen Johnson draws inspiration from Tim Burton and Edgar Allan Poe, crafting a dark, gothic atmosphere across the record.
Nightmares showcases the band’s signature improvisational jazz background, with ominous, cinematic guitar leads by Django Rowe, doom-laden bass lines from Lyndon Gray, and dynamic, free-flowing drums by Miles Farnan. The album’s dramatic sound is further elevated by unique string arrangements and a horn section featuring sousaphone, bass trumpet, trombone, and baritone sax.
Influenced by the likes of Tom Waits, Glenn Branca, and Primus, Nightmares promises to be a bold, genre-blending musical journey into the depths of sin and redemption.
