“I had a blast making this video for a bunch of reasons,” explains Matt Halpern. “It’s a fun song to play, it’s a really nice change up from Periphery in terms of feel and in terms of the drum set up, but most important it was awesome to be able do the shoot at my home in my own space – it was a litmus test that turned out great for even more playthroughs in the future, so hopefully everyone digs it!”
The band previously released the song “Cosmic Meltdown” (https://youtu.be/v7G1PA0HIGA),. which Revolver dubbed “just f***ing fun” and Rock Sound described as “rambunctious and rousing.”
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King Mothership is a project Sotelo has been working on for a number of years, recording bits and pieces for a project that had yet to take shape. Taking inspiration from bands like Muse, Jamiroquai, The Mars Volta, The Dear Hunter, and, yes, Queen, a distinct sound emerged but the record remained in hard drive purgatory for nearly a decade. “I just got sick of hearing it in the demo form,” he says of the album. “But I would have some Periphery fans hit me up every now and then, and they’d be like, ‘What happened?’ Somebody hit me up in my direct messages like, ‘What’s the deal with that?’ And I was like, ‘Yeah, what is the deal with that?’ A couple years ago, I went back and started opening the sessions. I was like, ‘This is fucking cool.’ I was re-inspired.” Periphery bandmate/drummer Matt Halpern soon signed up for the band, while former Slaves’ member Tai Wright laid down most of the bass. There’s also a guest solo from Australian prog guitarist Plini on closer “I Stand Alone.”
