Chicago-based rock band Algren is announcing the April 2009 release of their first full-length album, A Wayward Sound Floods the Streets, as well as the release of an accompanying graphic novel that further explores the themes of their music. The album and book will be packaged and sold together at their shows and various independent music and book retailers around the Chicago area.
The short graphic novel is an abstract work featuring a protagonist who witnesses the destruction of his city and struggles to fight the corrupting influences. The story's look, characters, and environment all share the social observationist perspective taken by Algren, many of whose songs are reflections on corporatization, consumerism, cultural decay, and societal resignation.
The band members brought the graphic novel idea to local writer Jason Hissong and Wisconsin artist Brian Defferding of Deftoons Comics and Illustration (http://www.deftoons.com/), who worked together to craft an original story and design influenced by the eleven songs that will appear on Wayward Sound. Hissong incorporated song titles and lyrics into the script while Defferding used his underground drawing style to provide the perfect visual complement to the music.
The short graphic novel is an abstract work featuring a protagonist who witnesses the destruction of his city and struggles to fight the corrupting influences. The story's look, characters, and environment all share the social observationist perspective taken by Algren, many of whose songs are reflections on corporatization, consumerism, cultural decay, and societal resignation.
The band members brought the graphic novel idea to local writer Jason Hissong and Wisconsin artist Brian Defferding of Deftoons Comics and Illustration (http://www.deftoons.com/), who worked together to craft an original story and design influenced by the eleven songs that will appear on Wayward Sound. Hissong incorporated song titles and lyrics into the script while Defferding used his underground drawing style to provide the perfect visual complement to the music.
More information about Algren can be found online at www.MySpace.com/AlgrenMusic. The band can be contacted at algrenmusic@gmail.com.
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