DROWN

DRUNE

July 31st, 2023
2 tracks
27:23
DROWN
DROWN
In the Earth
0:00
11:02
In the Earth
DRUNE
Make for hillside, I hear them scream The sand is shifting, around my feet Or’ horizon, lifting tide Blocks the sun, as the wave comes Sinking To the tide
11:02
In the Sea
DRUNE
Ancestors, blood or line, drawn in fate Wading in the lower seas, muted violet light Sifting waters between Common world and hel’s cave
16:21

The DROWN EP is a few years in the making. The initial sounds and riffs came about in the Summer of 2020, sitting in practice spaces, trying to fill space and time. Everyone in DRUNE has gone through significant changes in the past few years, but this project stayed as a constant and kept calling us back. DRUNE has always said that as long as the music is there, we'll be there to capture it.

Lyrically, the songs tell a story of a great wave rising from the horizon, blocking the sun. The wave crashes over land and pulls you down to the ocean floor. You're pulled further, through the crust, down to a cavernous lake in a world below. In this lake, the dead wade in a large wooden boat, unraveling the secrets of existence, as they travel along their journey through death.

Writing these songs was a way to express grief and anger - for everything lost in the past few years; people, communities, hopes and goals. In that expression, there's a recognition of that sorrow, allowing it to take its course and wipe the slate clean.

Credits

James Isaac Cook - Vocals, Guitar and Synth

Austin Pacharz - Bass

Patrick Haga - Drums

Written by Drune

Recorded remotely by Drune in Portland/Indianapolis/Denver

Mixed by Cook and Haga

Mastered by Brad Smalling at Evergroove

Artwork and layout by James Isaac Cook