The supergroup Asia is currently led by original member Geoff Downes (keyboards), who is joined by Harry Whitley (vocals and bass, since 2024), John Mitchell (guitar, since 2024) and Virgil Donati (drums, since 2024). They just announced their 14th studio album “Indigo” that will be out next November 6 and shared the first single “The Traveller (Into the Light)”.
Downes talked about the new song, saying: “The first track off the album is a high-power-energy piece with a few elements of prog trickery but retaining the accessible-chorus block, which was always a signature of ASIA’s music from the very beginning.
“Harry and I started working on this as one of the early ideas that seemed to come together very organically. Virgil’s dynamic and innovative drum parts drive the piece along, while John’s soaring guitars keep the momentum. Harry’s vocals are commanding and my keyboard parts hold the wall of sound together. It’s a song of great optimism, mainly about looking forward to the future and travelling ‘into the light’. Play it loud!” This is the first Asia album without the vocalist and bassist John Wetton, who died in 2017.
Hear the new Asia song “The Traveller (Into the Light)”
“Indigo” Tracklist:
- The Traveller (Into The Light)
- Change Of Heart
- Arcadia
- Is This The Life?
- Tattoo Indigo (Part 1)
- Tattoo Indigo (Part 2)
- Tattoo Indigo (Part 3)
- Life In The Sun
- Hymn For The Fallen
- Night And Day
- Valencia (The Ghost Ship)
- An Elegy
- Chesapeake Bay (Featuring Steve Howe)
- On A Winters Night
- Echo Of You
- Tattoo Indigo (Part 3) (featuring Mike Portnoy) (Bonus Track)
The band was originally formed in London back in 1981 by John Wetton (King Crimson, Uriah Heep, U.K.), guitarist Steve Howe (Yes), Geoff Downes (Yes and The Buggles) and drummer Carl Palmer (Emerson, Lake & Palmer). Two of their biggest hits are “Heat of the Moment” and “Only Time Will Tell”.