Thrice – Horizons / West

Description

Release Date 3rd October 2025

Indies Exclusive Oxblood Black Marble Vinyl LP

Horizons/West (2025) completes the thematic arc begun with Horizons/East
(2021), pairing personal reflection with sweeping sonic ambition
Self-produced by the band, engineered by guitarist Teppei Teranishi, mixed by Scott
Evans, and mastered by Matthew J. Barnhart, Horizons/West balances cinematic
tones with spacious atmosphere. Teranishi calls it “less dense,” while vocalist Dustin
Kensrue sees it as their first sequel–two halves of a larger emotional and political
panorama.
Blending post-rock textures from their earlier albums Beggars and Major/Minor, with
rhythmic complexity from Horizons/East, the band sharpens its edge without losing
nuance. Kensrue’s vocals shift from whisper to roar, anchoring meditations on
perception, memory, and social influence.
Horizons/West looks inward while never ignoring the larger world–urging listeners not
to adopt beliefs, but to interrogate them. After more than two decades, Thrice
continues building catharsis from chaos, and clarity from noise