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Dayeater Premiere New Single “Sweet Earth”

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This Friday, March 5, Austin trio Dayeater will release their new single, ‘Sweet Earth.’ And with it, the everybody-sings three-piece of guitarist Jesse Lee, bassist Christopher Brockett and drummer Landry Jackson begin to make their way toward their third full-length by challenging the very form. True, they could put together groupings of songs in some manner of flow as a regular LP might — they’ve done so twice before, with 2016’s Voices Out of Nowhere and their 2018 self-titled — but the times have changed and where one might release a full-length album, plop it out there in the digital/physical ether, be unable to play shows to support it and reap a few decent weeks of momentum then be done, they’re choosing instead to bring out one song at a time, giving their audience a chance to absorb each track on its own before, presumably, some later assembly.

It’s a bold move. “Sweet Earth,” sure enough, is a gem, moving from its uptempo, hooky beginning into later reaches of dayeater sweet earthpsychedelic medley, but generally within the span even of a 38-minute LP, there’s something that, if not an outright clunker, is serving a purpose complementary to the songs around it. That’s a luxury Dayeater are denying themselves. Each song comes under a much closer microscope when released as a single, and in this strange, show-less age, maybe that’s even more true since there isn’t sheer volume of personal delivery or stage energy to draw from in introducing material to listeners, as there would be on a tour. So it goes.

The good news here, which by now I’m sure you’re expecting, is that Dayeater‘s songwriting on “Sweet Earth” finds them meeting that challenge head-on. I won’t speak to the rest of the ‘album’ to come piece-by-piece over the next however long, but a six-minute first single isn’t nothing as regards a sampler, and Dayeater acquit themselves with a sharp sense of purpose and atmospheric flourish alike. They sound like they’re making a go of it, looking to actively engage their audience, and while it’s true this is a harsh moment for a group like that, who would otherwise probably make a killing at SXSW in their hometown, the vitality they’re working with here and the balance of arrangement depth and songcraft makes them that much harder to ignore, which one suspects is precisely the point. The proverbial band with a plan. Right on.

Track premiere follows below, along with details from the PR wire.

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Roaring out of the sonic breeding ground that is Austin, Texas come DAYEATER. Long since branded ‘Austin’s Loudest Psychedelic Trio,’ DAYEATER are a one of a kind force in the underground. Their music is built around the riffs of Black Sabbath, the harmonies of the Zombies and Jimi Hendrix inspired guitars all with a power trio lineup. Featuring a one handed guitarist, an insulin addicted bassist and a vegetarian drummer, DAYEATER are just the sort of motley crew to become the next big thing in rock.

After forming in the spring of 2014, the band released a pair of full length albums, 2016’s Voices Out Of Nowhere and a self titled effort in 2018. Their powerful songwriting full of psychedelic riffs and lush vocal harmonies won over a small legion of fans. That’s why 2020 was when the band really started to pick up steam, being selecting for the Austin Music Foundation Artist Development Program and even having January 9th, 2020 being declared ‘DAYEATER Day’!

Now, the band is gearing up to release their next offering, the single “Sweet Earth,” recorded with Grammy nominated producer, Chris “Frenchie” Smith. The band have a new album ready to go and plan to release one single at a time and through a sustained promotional effort break through to the right audience and explode. As the ongoing COVID crisis comes to an end, DAYEATER look to go out on tour and never come back.

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