BleakHeart to Release Debut Album Dream Griever on Oct. 23
The news about BleakHeart‘s debut full-length, Dream Griever, came through the other day, but believe me when I tell that it’s only now that I sit down to write about it that I understand the wordplay involved. To spare you, “griever” as opposed to “weaver.” Seriously. Actual earth days it took me to put that together. I’d like to tell myself I wasn’t thinking about it the whole time, and I wasn’t, but you know, neither did I immediately snap to.
And if you were looking for a little slice of what my life is like, that’s an instance in which I was just embarrassed, by myself, to myself, over nothing. There you go. Ready for some morose doomgaze? Shit yeah I am. Check out BleakHeart‘s “The Visitor,” the eight-minute unfolding of which is rife with not-debut-style patience that makes me wonder just how much crawl there is across Dream Griever‘s span. The vocals of Dreadnought‘s Kelly Schilling are a draw, but “The Visitor” is immersive in its entire atmospheric impression, as I would expect a significant portion of the record to be. They do it well here.
Info came down the PR wire thusly:
Denver doomgaze unit BLEAKHEART will release their stunning debut full-length, Dream Griever, October 23rd.
A haunting eclipse of sorrow and desire, BLEAKHEART weaves their longing psychedelia into a crushing mass of melancholic wonder. Drawing influences from indie rock, shoegaze, psych rock, doom metal, and goth/darkwave, the collective manifests an emotionally lush atmosphere of rich guitars, haunting synths, and dynamic vocals.
BLEAKHEART was initially the solo project of JP Damron (Vermin Womb, In The Company Of Serpents) who soon recruited friend Kelly Schilling (Dreadnought) to contribute her voice to the venture. Following the release of their first demo, the dreamy-dreary duo was joined by Mark Chronister and Josh Kauffman to fully realize their distinct downtrodden, mournful resonance.
By juxtaposing somber, low-fi, guitar-driven soundscapes with shimmering, ethereal vocals and keys, Dream Griever seeks to reflect on the absurdity of the human condition. “The album explores the patterns of destruction and turmoil created within ourselves, and the time we lose within those fleeting cycles,” says Schilling. Through anger, deception, loss, and wanting, Dream Griever presents a vulnerable and beautiful atmosphere of introspection around the pitfalls of human experience. “The record goes to all of those places – the acknowledgement, the attempted escape, and the inevitable missteps into the depths of our own machinations.”
Dream Griever was produced, recorded, mixed, and mastered by Pete DeBoer (Blood Incantation, Dreadnought) at World Famous Studios in February/March 2020 and comes swathed in the art of Brian D’Agosta (Gostworks Art). In advance of the record’s official unveiling, the band is pleased to release first single “The Visitor” commenting of the stunning hymn, “‘The Visitor’ paints the atmosphere of our ephemeral reality and the anguish felt from repeating our past mistakes.”
BLEAKHEART’s Dream Griever will see release independently on CD, cassette, and digitally with Sailor Records handling the vinyl edition. For preorders, visit the band’s Bandcamp page at THIS LOCATION.
Dream Griever Track Listing:
1. Ash Bearer
2. Heed The Haunt
3. The Visitor
4. The Dead Moon
5. Dream Griever
JP Damron – Guitars
Mark Chronister – Guitars
Josh Kauffman – Drums
Kelly Schilling – Vocals, Keys
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