Impermanence

After more than two decades of touring and recording, The Appleseed Cast have slowly transformed themselves from emo new-comers to indie-rock elder-statesmen. The Fleeting Light of Impermanence, the band’s first release since 2013’s Illumination Ritual, finds the Kansas-based band once again putting a fresh spin on their trademark heart-on-your-sleeve anthems.

While Impermanence is Peter Silberman’s first solo album, it could easily be thought of as a continuation of the emotional-spiritual odyssey begun through his work in The Antlers over the past decade. It travels some of the thornier terrain of the trio’s previous albums Hospice, Burst Apart, and Familiars, while carrying the conversation further down the path. What distinguishes Impermanence from its forebears can be attributed to an unexpected injury, as Silberman developed a hearing impairment in his left ear that resulted in a temporarily total hearing loss, extraordinarily loud tinnitus, and an excruciating sensitivity to everyday noises. “Writing Impermanence became my effort to meditate on what had happened, and grasp what it had taught me: about my mortality, compassion, and change. There’s no remedy for the unpredictable, and I want this record to reflect that, to offer an alternative way to think about changing circumstances.”

Migration of peoples across borders has shaped the human experience for millennia. While securing permanent shelter—a home—has become a goal for the majority of individuals in our world, migration remains one of our main strategies for survival. Today, tens of millions of individuals live a nomadic lifestyle as hunter gatherers or pastoralists. Pilgrims seek moral or spiritual significance through extended physical journeys. Immigrants and refugees seek freedom, stability, and safety in a new community or country. Whether physical or metaphysical, humanity survives by way of continuous movement—our culture, beliefs, and histories are marked by impermanence.

The bestselling author of Mindfulness in Plain English guides the reader toward a direct and personal realization of one of the foundational tenets of Buddhism: all things that arise must pass away.

Selon les propos d’Alain Chamfort lui-même, L’Impermanence devrait être son tout dernier album. Il en a décidé ainsi. Mais pour couronner une carrière longue de plus de 50 ans, le chanteur vaut bien faire les choses. Un EP est ainsi sorti dès le mois de janvier, annonçant l’arrivée de l’album. "C’est une espèce d’hors d’œuvre", expliquait-il au micro d’Europe 1. Quatre titres réalisés en collaboration avec Sébastien Tellier ont été publiés pour faire patienter les fans.

• Shows how the certainty of change and loss can support rather than diminish love
• Shares practices and meditations to help love endure in the face of loss, disappointment, change, or any of the ways relationships and circumstances are altered by time
• Explores how to cultivate gratitude for every expression of love we encounter, strengthen compassion for others, and recognize the power of love after life