Author: Kory Grow / Source: Rolling Stone
Queen guitarist Brian May released a new song on New Year’s Eve to mark the voyage of the New Horizons space probe as it passed by the trans-Neptunian object Ultima Thule. It’s the farthest object in the solar system that a spacecraft has visited, and it took 12 years to get there.
“New horizons to explore, new horizons no one’s ever seen before,” May sings to a propulsive beat on the song, “New Horizons (Ultima Thule Mix).” The four-minute song contains well-orchestrated rock riffs, a typically soaring guitar solo and plenty of Queen-style vocal harmonies. He described the song as “an anthem to human endeavor.”The ship’s voyage was especially meaningful to May,…
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