The Contortionist - Absolve 

This whole album is incredible.

Metal heads cant get over the fact this band got better. This is their best work yet.

I can already tell this is going to be one of the best albums this year.

The wait for this album is killing me

The Contortionist is hands down my favorite evolution of a band. They make music I never knew I wanted so much, and I love all of it.

I'm all for harsh vocals but this band really doesn't need them at this point. I'm looking forward to this direction.

This is probably the most underrated song of The Contortionist. Meanwhile i love to death their whole discography. This particular song is the one where it hits home. It gets me a feeling i can't really describe but feel everything all at once. There's a misery, nostalgia, pain but at the same time as the title suggest absolve and alleviate me from distress. Also musically, its incredible how Joey incorporates all the elements its pure technical but at the same time gives you joy to listen. Well, guitars and keys also go so well like especially when it goes to climax. How about Michael ?? Michael, you're an amazing human being, musician. He definitely adds so much to this song. The way he sings is the exact mix of emotions captures your entire body. I truly believe he sings from the soul. 2017 was a strange year of course. This song ages so well during this time. I love you guys. I love you so much. Thank you for this beautiful peace of music.

Michael's voice is so elegant! I don't miss the screaming at all. I love this!

I think only true musicians can understand this type of music. It beautiful and so complex.

Everything about this band is amazing.

too glad that TC evolved to a softer style

Art

All mixed up; turned around What are you thinking about? What were we talking about now? Emotion-free, euphoric state Too little, too late You pray for rain in hopes that it'll wash away Well let's be honest You don't have that much faith I think it's too late if you're looking to save face I see you slipping from that throne of grace Focused on opening up You're thinking too loud All that comes has to come down At least you can say you tried to pray for rain You pray for rain in hopes that it'll wash away Well let's be honest, you don't have that much faith I think it's too late if you're looking to save face I see you slipping from that throne of grace Why do we ask for these selfish ways? Are we the only ones that need saving? I think we were foolish in thought Then again I'm probably wrong (I'm probably wrong) Well let's be honest you don't have that much faith I think it's too late if you're looking to save face I see you slipping from that throne

That solo section that hit at about 4 min in is sooo gold

Their growth and evolution reminds me a lot of Deftones: rooted in the metal trend at the time but grew to produce interesting melodic pieces. I enjoy this song and hope Clairvoyant explores this sound

Joey Baca's drumming on this song still blows my mind to this day.

It fucking BAFFLES me that you can understand their yang, but not their yin. It's all so METICULOUSLY phrased ... so careful and deliberate. Their compositions are EXQUISITE. And how, as a band, do you have such genius together ... then decide who sings over it? They deserve (insert singer's name because I don't know it) and he deserves them. Clairvoyant is a mesmer of emotions, as was Language. So in love with this group.

3:40 is such amazing melodie, god this band never ceases to surprise me

The culinary musicality of these beat chefs has me eating up their tasty grooves. Can't wait for the new album... Nom nom nom 😋

>Start out as a generic deathcore band (Sporadic Movements, Shapeshifter) >Begin incorporating elements from other genres, effectively being labelled progressive deathcore (Apparition, Exoplanet) >Fully embrace their prog side on subsequent releases (Intrinsic, Language) >Strip away all heavy elements and make what's basically a prog rock album (Clairvoyant) Wow, The Contortionist really are the deathcore version of Cynic

I'm pretty sure the contortionist will bring out a masterpiece. Will surely end in my top 3 of this year if all releases go on like this

3:54 is when you can feel God nearby... I feel lucky I got born as human and had a chance in my life to listen to this kind of beautiful music.. !!

I literally can not stop listening to this masterpiece. The ending, they fucking did it again.

All mixed up, turned around Whatcha thinkin' about? What were we talkin' about now? Emotion free, euphoric state Too little too late Let it go You pray for rain in hopes that it'll wash away Let's be honest, you don't have that much faith I think it's too late if you're looking to save us I see you slipping from that, full of grace Focus stuck, open doubt You're thinkin' too loud All that comes has to come down At least you can say you tried to pray for rain You pray for rain in hopes that it'll wash away Let's be honest, you don't have that much faith I think it's too late if you're looking to save us I see you slipping from that, full of grace Why do we ask for these selfish things? Are we the only ones that need saving? Save me I think we were foolish in thought Then again I'm probably wrong I'm probably wrong You pray for rain in hopes that it'll wash away Let's be honest, you don't have that much faith I think it's too late if you're looking to save us I see you slipping from that I see you slipping from that I see you slipping from that Full of grace

To me Language is day, and Clairvoyant is night. At least it's looking that way. Great things exist in both. Get over yourselves and just enjoy this wonderful piece of music, ya jabronis

Changed my mind about this song.. This shit grew on me very hard.

What I love about this band is that they're unpredictable. Every album they change their sound and it always comes out great. I love this band will never stop loving them.

3:52 that transition gave me chills.

The evolution from Exoplanet to this is incredible and yet each album connects stylistically to the next so well. This is not a band that has reinvented themselves, they've been heading this direction the whole time.

Lots of hate on this album already, but it's only a small piece to the big picture that Clairvoyant is. Wait until the full masterpiece is release to criticise it, for now just enjoy this gorgeous piece of the puzzle.

The Contortionist is taking the leap into prog rock. Phenomenal!

Love the serenity of this music. If fills the gap between soft/ambient music and progressive music that I like. It is very unique.

The sequence at 2:50 never fails to give me chills. Michael’s voice is golden ✨

This track is next level. I like how The Contortionist are always progressing with their music

Why do I even bother reading the comments? Jesus Christ I am gonna explode waiting for this album. Much love ♥️

This album is more enjoyable with every listen. I've been listening to a high quality version of it on Google Music, and recommend that you listen to it in HD if you can. RU-vid strips an entire sonic element from the music. 3:26 - The synth in the background! 4:10 - Solo

These guys never let anyone down. Album of the year hands down.

God-Tier progressive music. Approvation Seal.

This is so great. That outro really gave me some Intrinsic Vibes

As a drummer I'm in love with the subtleties of this track. It's an absolute clinic on polyrhythms, between both guitars and drums. Can't wait for this album to come out.

This song gives off a range of feelings that's hard to describe and I can't stop listening to it.

At least they gave us Language. I'll still be jamming out to that album 50 years from now.

Another "Am I the only one!?!?!?" question. Am I a huge fanboy who was ready to love whatever this group of talented musicians put out, regardless of how heavy or technical it is, but based on the fact they are just sick dudes who make honest music?

I just can't get enough...the wait for Clairvoyant is killing me!

This is going to be the best album to date

I love that they are making the music they want to. Not all fans will follow them in this direction which is fine, but the ones that do are in for something special.

Feels good to know I already pre-ordered this, I'm so ready.

Guys, no other band does for me what your music does for me. It always touches me on such a deep level. I love it, thank you.

All the contortionist's songs are my favorite songs

I've been a Contortionist Fan since about 2009. I found them in a phase of my life when I enjoyed the more heavier stuff. As I grew, and as the band grew, we paralleled in our taste of music. The sound of Contortionist will always be Contortionist. Robby, Joey and Cameron will always have their sound and it will always be immediately recognizable. Jon had an amazing voice and his way of projecting a feeling in a simple manner was incredible, however I feel like as the band Aged and came into their own that Mike's sound is just unbelievably fitting for them. Truly incredible work and I am absolutely stoked to get my copy come September.

the most replayed is beautiful

Masterpiece

Throwing this out there... Anyone else getting a big stevie wonder vibe from this song?

Thank you The Contortionist for not sounding like every other band in the scene.

For me, this a breath of fresh air. I do not care for harsh vocals with this band anymore. They have progressed soooo much, it has done them well.

Man digging the instrumental aspects of this the most. Everything sounds so professional and matured from there past playing.

In the verse it sounds like the drummer plays with himself a polyrhythm. the hi-hat is going at a different beat than the rest... that guy is a beast

I was listening to Intrinsic on the way to work this morning and man, to this day it remains one of the best, most forward thinking, and unique albums I've ever heard in my life. I remember hearing that album the day it was released and being completely blown away by the complexity and stark contrast between soft and heavy moments throughout the album. Sad to think we will likely never get another release from these guys that sounds anything close to that. With that said, I really do enjoy the two new tracks from Clairvoyant and the overall direction we were introduced to in Language. Thus far, these guys have released my 3 favorite albums of all time and I feel that my musical preferences and playing style have evolved perfectly in sync with them. I'm sure this album will have it's own unique sound and bring something to the table that we can all appreciate.

love how creative michael is with his melodies and harmonies over complex music. The wait for this album is killing me!!! Language in 2014 really hit me in the soul, there was nothing like it and to hear their sound further progress like this, yeewww. So ready for this shit!!

Honestly the best album that Mike has ever put out is Lvl. 2 when he was in Last Chance to Reason. That album is PERFECT from start to finish.

Simplicity, its the purest source

The outro is lush.

3:30 and on got me into this track, the subtle metals and then the synth solo sold me on this one, I fell in love with this band because of their EPs but I look forward to what they have to offer in this album.

There are songs, and then there are works of art - The Contortionist consistently prroduces works of art. I can't wait to buy this album!!

Absolutely cannot wait for this album to drop. These guys never disappoint.

Today is a good day for music. New Polyphia and a new Contortionist song that jams. Mikes voice is so clean on this one

Absolute perfection.

The contortionist can do it all. So very much talented musically. Thank you!

I love this whole album, this song especially. This song got me into the album and I’m really glad it did. I’m sorta cringing at the comments but that’s RU-vid. Not an expert, I’m even just a scene kid stumbling into other genres blindly but THIS vibes with me.

I love that Misha is here putting haters in they're place. 😂 I am beyond hyped for this album.

✘ Absolve ✔ Anxiety and mental heaviness

TC, intervals, caligula's horse and ne obliviscaris all coming with new albums before the year's end - holy fuck

I've been mourning the death of Linkin Park's Chester Bennington all day and yesterday, and this was the kind of abstract, transcendental pick-me-up I needed after all the sorrow. Thank you, The Contortionist. I hope to pick up your album when it's out.

This song helped me save myself from an extremely deep depressive rut, thank you.

So much beautiful musical geometry

These guys are going in a great direction. Love ittttt

Absolutely beautiful track man, absolutely beautiful

Let's not forget that both singles off of Language were just like this. Quieter jams that lead into heavier tracks. Have some faith.

I absolutely love the direction The Contortionist is going. Ever since Mike Lessard became the new vocalist they became immediately more listenable for me. This album is gonna kill!

This band will never make a bad song

This is incredible.

Language was Album of the year in 2014. The new one is shaping up to contend for that honor this year too

Ohh this is beautiful !!

Music at its finest.

I love The Contortionist, even with this light sound (compared to previous work) they have a feeling and technique that makes them great and unique. I would love that the album had a couple songs with unclean vocals too though.

They take the thoughts right out of my soul

You know the song is gonna be epic by the first note...

The chorus is so damn good.

Michael with them is one of my favorites to see live. They set a tone that is amazing and can still bring hell when they need to. This is going to be an incredible album.

i was kind of worried when i heard reimagined....not anymore! this band never fails to blow my mind! good job boys!!

what a killer track! cannot wait for the full album

literally life changing.

Lyrics on this song are beautifully heart wrecking

It is the BEST Album of the year 2017

This could be my favorite release this year

I really liked this during first listen. Then I smoked some bud for the first time in around a month, and listened to this song as well as Reimagined and Return To Earth. And now I just fucking love all it. Even more excited for the new album.

I thought I was listening to new "A Perfect Circle" until I realized this was Contortionist. Cool sounding tunes the days I must say

I love this band so much... Everything just mends together to make such a hypnotic sound.

I see people comparing the first two albums with these two newer albums and I don't really think they are connected. Referring to someone who said Intrinsic was Earth, Exoplanet is Space, Language is Sun and Clairvoyant is Moon. I feel once Mike came in, there isn't really a tie to the 2 previous albums. That's just my opinion though. If anyone has heard of Foreign Waves, it's Jonathan Carpenter's(the former vocalist) new project. He originally intended to have a 3 part story but he left the band without concluding his story so he is making an album for his 3rd part so he can close out his story. Exoplanet - Part 1 Intrinsic - Part 2 His new album will be part 3 I don't know about you guys but I am beyond stoked for that as well. He said to expect some groovy prog 😎 Extremely excited for Clairvoyant as well ❤

Best song of the album