MARILLION will host a special “by invitation only” listening event for their new album Somewhere Else, to be released on April 24th through MVD Audio. The event will take place at Kenny’s Castaways (157 Bleecker St - New York, NY 10012 - (212) 979-9762 - www.kennyscastaways.net) on Saturday, February 24th at 7pm. Those invited will be treated to an advance preview of Somewhere Else followed by either an electric or acoustic performance by band members Steve Rothery and Pete Trewavas.

Marillion are one of the UK music scene’s best kept secrets; purveyors of soulful, powerful, and often deeply-moving music, whose blistering live shows leave their audiences breathless. Somewhere Else is the latest twist in a 23-year-long history of a group who has held on to the conviction that what they’re doing MEANS something real.

Somewhere Else could well be the one that brings the band the widespread global recognition they have long deserved. The privileged few who’ve heard it think it’s the best Marillion album yet AND it’s their 14th – that’s three more albums than U2, two more than The Beatles, and the same number as The Ramones, a feat rare in the annals of rock.

Rarer still that a band should still be bettering itself after nearly a quarter of a century.

In the face of ignorance and apathy, Marillion continue to defy preconceptions and labeling. The band has evolved into a vibrant, musical force, sharing more in common with the likes of experimentalists Radiohead and Muse, and the timeless majesty of The Blue Nile and Talk Talk. They have forged into new musical territories with a succession of inventive, emotional albums, displaying little regard to the vagaries of The Musical Fashion Police, or the bandwagoneering of radio playlists.

And they have done all of these things without major label backing.

To those who already love Marillion, they’re something special. To everyone else they’re a love affair waiting to happen.