Bernardo Devlin - The Night Before The Space Age (2025) [Hi-Res]

The Night Before the Space Age is the new album by cult Portuguese singer Bernardo Devlin, set for release on April 25, 2025. Following his 2021 album Chroma Key, Devlin — known for collaborations with avant-garde artists like Osso Exótico and Andrew Poppy — crafts a record marked by existential themes and future nostalgia. Songs like "The Observation Car," "5.45," "Catch 24," and "An Old Blood Stain" explore uncertainty, solitude, power, and inherited trauma.

Musically, the album features raw, stripped-back arrangements highlighting Devlin’s rich baritone, blending influences from The Velvet Underground, Tom Waits, Television, Wire, Serge Gainsbourg, and Scott Walker. Its cinematic atmosphere evokes the worlds of Taxi Driver and Blade Runner. Devlin aimed to capture the drama of a millennium's turn with a classic rock band sound, avoiding heavy synth use. The Night Before the Space Age showcases his fusion of stage, screen, and rock music into a vivid, noir-inspired experience.

Tracklist:
1-1 Bernardo Devlin - The Observation Car [2:51]
1-2 Bernardo Devlin - An Old Blood Stain [3:28]
1-3 Bernardo Devlin - 5:45 [4:26]
1-4 Bernardo Devlin - Dead eye [5:11]
1-5 Bernardo Devlin - Circumnavigation [3:03]
1-6 Bernardo Devlin - Low lighting [4:55]
1-7 Bernardo Devlin - The Night Before The Space Age [5:31]
1-8 Bernardo Devlin - Dome [5:02]
1-9 Bernardo Devlin - Catch 24 [5:46]
1-10 Bernardo Devlin - It's Closing Time [3:32]