The Bad Plus To Release New Album May 8

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Do The Math and Heads Up have announced the release of the new album from The Bad Plus, PROG, due out May 8.

PROG, the group’s fifth studio album, is the first record on the band’s own Do The Math imprint.

“Like everything we do, this record brings together a lot of different influences, without drawing any lines around one style or another,” said bassist Reid Anderson. “We don’t create barriers. It’s all brought together with a very open mind. We’ll try anything, as long as it makes good music.”

The album will contain a mix of original compositions and covers from Tears for Fears, Burt Bacharach, Rush and David Bowie.



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