Last Friday, Peter Wilson released his debut solo album, Freedom’s Door. While a new endeavor, it’s by no means a radical departure from his band Four Trips Ahead. Drummer Ken Candelas and engineer Nick Cipriano make a welcome return to both embody and reinvigorate Wilson’s signature hard rock sound, with guitarist Glenn Sherman and bassist Harold Skeete – Wilson’s longtime friends from the New York City scene – punctuating this familial unity. For all involved, this project is not just an extension of Wilson’s musical talents and proclivities; it’s unquestioningly vulnerable and forthright, drawing thematic inspiration from both tragic and triumphant personal anecdotes, and translating it succinctly and sincerely.
Seven years following the release of the Four Trips Ahead album …And The Fire Within, we caught right back up, discussing the album’s impact, the nuanced circumstances that catalyzed Freedom’s Door, and the artists that fuel Wilson’s passion for music to this day.
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