Has it really been eleven years since the last Claudia Brücken solo album? Where has the time gone? I still do not have copies of two of her last three albums, and the last one [xPropaganda] I still only have in a BluRay surround sound format. Not a disc for the day-to-day listening. But I’ve always followed the path that she carefully ekes out either in collaborative or solo works. If I ever get those two albums [“Where Else…,” “Beginn“] and the new one, we could take a month or two to have a Claudia Brücken Rock G.P.A.! But let’s not get ahead of ourselves. Let’s look at the new offering first.

It’s called “Night Mirror,” and it will be ten new songs as co-written with her longtime creative foil John Williams. No, not that John Williams. This would be the John Williams who produced The Housemartins “London 0, Hull 4.” The first single is “Rosebud,” which is streaming so we can have a listen now and see what we think.

The sequencer line teases us before the deeptwang guitar, contrasting with the electronic pulse and the almighty motorik beat. The lyric addresses the passage of time and the shifting of climate in what is a human scale from youth to age, The keyboards here had room for organ and piano as well as synthesizers. It carries the elegance I expect from Claudia Brücken while showing change and flexibility.

Claudia Brücken: Night Mirror – UK – 2xCD [2025]

Disc 1

1. My Life Started Today
2. Rosebud
3. All That We Ever Have
4. Sound And The Fury
5. The Only Ones
6. Funny The Things
7. Sincerely
8. Shadow Dancer
9. To Be Loved
10. Dancing Shadow

Disc 2 – mixes

1. Sound And The Fury (After Midnight Mix)
2. Shadow Dancer (Moonlight Mix)
3. Sincerely (Stars At Night Mix)
4. To Be Loved (Early Hours Mix)

The album will be released on July 4, 2025 in a number of formats. Both silver and blue discs as well as the licorice pizza. First up, the DLX 2xCD package. Exclusive to retailer Lexer Music. The cost is modest: $25.07 and Lexer Music has seven world currencies so you’ll have to look further for any others. My lunch hour is limited. Its features are:

• Lexer Music Exclusive Limited Edition of 1200 units
• CD + Bonus 4-Track CD EP ‘Nighttime Mixes’ by Jason Mayo
• Alternate Sleeve
• Bonus Signed Print

So I need to be pre-ordering this soon! The single typical CD is $18.47, making the DLX ED an easy preference. But there’s also vinyl, of course. Also in two editions. The DLX 2xLP also has the remix EP and a signed print.

Claudia Brücken: Night Mirror – UK – 2xLP [2025]

LP 1 [twilight purple]

1. My Life Started Today
2. Rosebud
3. All That We Ever Have
4. Sound And The Fury
5. The Only Ones
6. Funny The Things
7. Sincerely
8. Shadow Dancer
9. To Be Loved
10. Dancing Shadow

LP 2 – [black]

1. Sound And The Fury (After Midnight Mix)
2. Shadow Dancer (Moonlight Mix)
3. Sincerely (Stars At Night Mix)
4. To Be Loved (Early Hours Mix)

There are only 1000 of these and the price is still a reasonable $38.27 with signed print. But if you miss out on that there is a single LP as shown below. It features the same photo as the not pictured single CD edition.

Claudia Brücken: Night Mirror – UK – LP [2025]

LP [dark cherry]

1. My Life Started Today
2. Rosebud
3. All That We Ever Have
4. Sound And The Fury
5. The Only Ones
6. Funny The Things
7. Sincerely
8. Shadow Dancer
9. To Be Loved
10. Dancing Shadow

But there’s one more format to decide on. As with xPropaganda, there is also a SuperDeluxeEdition Dolby Atmos® Blu-Ray that’s packed with music.

Claudia Brücken: Night Mirror – UK – Blu-Ray Atmos®/5.1/Binaural [2025]

• Night Mirror  – Dolby Atmos Mix
• Night Mirror – 5.1 Surround Mix
• Night Mirror – Stereo Mix
• Night Mirror – Binaural Mix (headphones only) 
• Night Mirror – Dolby Atmos Instrumental Mix
• Night Mirror – 5.1 Instrumental Mix
• Night Mirror – Stereo Instrumental Mix
• Night Mirror – Binaural Instrumental Mix

As with recent SDE Blu-Rays, we get a lot of content! The instrumental mixes in two different surround mixes from mixer David Kosten. There are also 1500 copies of this available for the typical SDE price of £25.00. It also has the “normal” cover design.

Phew! My days of ALL-IN on Claudia Brücken have to recede into the shadows. There’s just not money or space for that. Back in 2012 when “The Lost Are Found” also was released in a signed LP it was somewhat ahead of the deluge of records so I bought one as well as the CD. But that was before multiple colored wax variants conspired to put an end to that. In a perfect world, I would be ordering the Blu-Ray and the 2xCD, but you may have noticed that the world is far from perfect. Hopefully, I can just grad the limited CD.

Of course, the SDE webstore and Lexer Music have numerous bundles where you can gang up on formats with a bit of a discount, so DJ hit that button!

LTD CDS + RECORDS @ LEXER MUSIC

BLU-RAY SURROUND @ SDE.COM

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