gainst the Crowd, the debut and ultimately final album by Lithuanian duo Perfect Tense, arrives in 2026 as a remarkable document of friendship, musical persistence and a creative partnership spanning more than four decades.
\nFormed in Vilnius in 2012 by Audrius Dauk\u0161a (keyboards, vocals) and Dainius
\nBla\u017eys (guitars), Perfect Tense grew out of a musical relationship that began much earlier. In the late 1970s and early 1980s, both musicians were members of the Lithuanian rock group Vacuum (1976\u20131983), a band remembered for several popular Lithuanian-language songs, including Paskutin\u0117 Cigaret\u0117, Metai and Svajoklis. Vacuum also explored an international repertoire, performing material by artists including Supertramp, 10cc, Wild
\nCherry, Styx and Queen.
\nThose early influences would ultimately inform the musical direction of Perfect Tense.
\nThe duo began recording Against the Crowd in their home studio, working gradually over a number of years. The recording process continued until 2018, resulting in an album that would prove to be both their first and, tragically, their last.
\nAudrius Dauk\u0161a passed away in January 2020.Following his death, Dainius Bla\u017eys undertook the painstaking task of revisiting, refining and completing the existing recordings. With the technical support of longtime friend Gintautas Rakauskas, and the expertise of renowned Lithuanian musician and sound engineer Romas
\nRainys, the original home-studio material was carefully polished and prepared for release.
\nIn 2026, Against the Crowd finally reaches listeners worldwide.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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