"Procrastination or intentional delay"

Some waiting is anxiety-filled, like the unnerving and excruciating wait for a follow-up album. Antic Clay released "Hilarious Death Blues" (HDB) in 2007. A true masterpiece in the one-album-only category. Much to everyone's surprise a second album "Broom of Fire" was announced to be released in 2018. The album was originally scheduled in 2017 as a 10 year anniversary of the release of HDB. But no album followed, only updates: songs written and ready to record (2019), "Center of the Night" and "Brother Wolf Sister Moon" released on Bandcamp (2020), "Elijah" released on Youtube (2022) and on Bandcamp (2024). "Broom of Fire" missed the 10 and 15 year anniversary, but could still make the 20 year anniversary. I mention this as a matter of fact, not as a criticism or any reprehension. My frustration comes from not knowing, if and, when a new album will be released. But, maybe I should lower my expectations. "Hilarious Death Blues" was an album that blew your mind. "A slow dark ride across the scorched hide of America. Think Johnny Cash riding a skeletal mule to Hell. Not without moments of beauty and hope, however". Recreating something close to this album should be impossible. Does Antic Clay still got the powers in him after all these years? I don't sense any HDB-vibe in the three above-mentioned songs. But I would like to be proven wrong.