North Sea Echoes
A project by Ray Alder and Jim MatheosJeff Wagner, author of the Fates Warning book "Destination Onward"
"Throughout Really Good Terrible Things [debut album], Matheos and Alder serve up the kind of seductive melancholy Fates Warning fans will recognize. Yet there’s a thoroughly different approach here: vocals are delivered with a sort of nostalgic sadness, and the guitar work is layered in such a way as to feel dreamlike. These are rich sonic landscapes, visiting places haunting, beautiful, spectral and secret. The Matheos/Alder partnership is taken to some new and wonderful places here."
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"The Mission” (Official Video) Released
The fifth single off the album, "Really Good Terrible Things", titled “The Mission” receives an animated official video.
“Throwing Stones” (Official Video) Released
The fourth single off the album, "Really Good Terrible Things", titled “Throwing Stones” receives an animated official video created by Patrick Atkins.
“Empty” (Official Video) Released
The third single off the album, "Really Good Terrible Things", titled “Empty” receives an official video featuring both Ray Alder and Jim Matheos.

"How to Cast a Shadow"
New album arriving July 24th, 2026.





