Mike McCready is here to make people care about opera again. Today the Pearl Jam guitarist announced Farewell To Seasons, a “graphic album” and rock opera set in 1990s Seattle about a fictional grunge musician named David Williams.
The full Farewell To Seasons package comes in the form of an LP and a large graphic novel, the latter of which McCready made with writer Mark Sable and illustrator Sebastian Piraz. According to its description via its publisher Z2, it “unflinchingly shows the brutal cost it had for so many artists and musicians as it captures the lived experience of that seminal era. The glory and the heartbreak as it asks the unanswerable question… was it worth it?” McCready adds in a statement:
It’s a story I’ve been developing for many years, inspired by the creativity, community, and chaos of the Seattle music scene. Farewell To Seasons is a historical fantasy set in that world, and alongside the graphic novel, there will also be a “lost” rock opera connected to the story, featuring original music written from the perspective of David Williams, one of the main characters. I’ve had a great time bringing this project to life with Z2, and I hope people enjoy the journey as much as I did creating it.
Farewell To Seasons is out 10/7 via Z2. Pre-order it here.
