Swedish prog rock band Beardfish have unveiled their new single "Torrential Downpour" today.

The new track is the second single from Beardfish’s forthcoming studio album Songs For Beating Hearts, which is slated for a November 1 release via Insideout Music. An accompanying music video for the song can be seen here.

Beardfish vocalist Rikard Sjöblom said this about the new single:

“I lost my dad to cancer in 2022 and when this song was written there was something I couldn’t quite put my finger on, but it felt almost like a lament. When I later read the lyrics I realised it was about him, but also about family and our heritage as humans in general - how we all come from two people who also come from two people and no one ever really disappears because we’re all connected in a way. Call me the son of someone you used to know, or someone you never knew - it doesn’t matter. Call me the son of sun… Suddenly it’s not just a lament for someone who’s dead, it’s also a celebration of life.”

Pre-orders for Songs For Beating Hearts can be made here. This will be the band’s first studio album since 2015’s +4626-COMFORTZONE.

Beardfish will appear at next year’s Cruise To The Edge, which will feature performances from Thank You Scientist, Riverside, and Haken. More information about the cruise can be found here.