Prog artist Lee Abraham’s ninth solo album is out now on F2. Only Human follows last year’s Harmony/Synchronicity and once again features some major musical talent, including drummer Gerald Mulligan (Credo), vocalist Marc Atkinson (Riversea) and Tiger Moth Tales’ Peter Jones. “I wanted to work with Peter again,” Abraham says. “His sense of melody is inspiring.”
The guitarist also took inspiration from world events over these past 18 months, and the idea for the 30-minute centrepiece, Counting Down, came from elsewhere: “My album The Seasons Turn [2016] is a firm favourite among many, and I think that’s due to the long and engaging title track. I wanted to do another epic song, with no real plan other than to make it long, progressive and uplifting. I have written some of my most memorable melodies in this song, and Peter completely understood the feel I was going for.”