The Road of Bones
The eleventh studio album, the first with Neil Durant and the return of Paul Cook and Tim Esau on record.
IQ, 2014
- Released
- 3 May 2014
- Recorded
- December 2013 to March 2014
- Studio
- Aubitt Studios, Southampton
- Label
- Giant Electric Pea
- Producer
- Mike Holmes
The Road of Bones was the first IQ album with Neil Durant on keyboards, and it brought back original members Paul Cook on drums and Tim Esau on bass, Esau's first appearance on an IQ album since 1989. It was recorded at Aubitt Studios in Southampton, December 2013 to March 2014, with Holmes producing, Rob Aubrey engineering and Joe Lewis-Brown and Niall Hayden as additional engineers.
The band began to experiment with more aggressive passages while keeping their familiar sound. It reached No. 36 in Germany, No. 62 in Switzerland and No. 68 in the Netherlands. Its longest track is the 19:15 Without Walls.
Track listing
- From the Outside In7:24
- The Road of Bones8:32
- Without Walls19:15
- Ocean5:55
- Until the End12:00
Personnel
- Peter Nicholls lead and backing vocals
- Mike Holmes guitars, producer
- Neil Durant keyboards
- Tim Esau bass, bass pedals
- Paul Cook drums, percussion
- Rob Aubrey engineer
More from IQ
Tales from the Lush Attic (1983), The Wake (1985), Nomzamo (1987), Are You Sitting Comfortably? (1989), Ever (1993), Subterranea (1997), Frequency (2009), Resistance (2019), Dominion (2025), Live From London: Camden Palace 1985 (2026)
Sources
- The Road of Bones (album), Wikipedia
- IQ: The Road of Bones, Discogs