Sonus Umbra News

Summer in the Shire

Summer in the Shire

We are scheduled to play our first show since 2018 on Thursday, July 22nd in Lincolnshire, Illinois. This is a free all-ages outdoor concert series to benefit the Riverside Foundation. Food and drinks will be sold by Half Day Brewing Company. Check out the details in...

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Sea of Tranquility Review

Sea of Tranquility Review

Check out this excellent review of “A Sky Full of Ghosts“ by Pete Pardo from Sea of Tranquility, a really cool Youtube channel that has kept us entertained throughout the pandemic. Be sure to check ‘em out next Tuesday when our own Luis Nasser is a guest on Pete’s...

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A Sky Full of Ghosts is Now Available!

A Sky Full of Ghosts is Now Available!

Greetings fellow cosmonauts and current survivors in this year of the plague, 2020! I am writing simply to share that the new album has arrived. Yes indeed! I had a chance to listen to the finished printed product, with my normal stereo I use all the time and also...

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Winter Soulstice Revisited

Winter Soulstice Revisited

Tonight is the winter solstice, the longest night of the year. Seven years ago, the newly minted Chicago version of Sonus Umbra released their first album, Winter Soulstice, a cold and foreboding semi-autobiographical album written primarily by Luis and set deep in...

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Pre-release for A Sky Full of Ghosts

Pre-release for A Sky Full of Ghosts

The pre-release sale has begun for "A Sky Full of Ghosts", which officially drops in 12 days! We are excited to announce that December 22 will be the official release date for our new album. It is now available on our Bandcamp store at...

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Alone Together at Home

Alone Together at Home

Greetings, furry mammals. We here at Sonus Umbra miss playing live for you, so with all of us at home, we put together a version of "Alone Together Alone" from our album "Beyond the Panopticon" with the help of a few special guests. While doing this, we've been...

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