The Delines är här med Past The Shadows och i februari kommer nya albumet The Sea Drift!

[December 9th, 2021] Hailing from Portland, Oregon, soul-country masters The Delines have announced their second single from their forthcoming studio album, The Sea Drift, which will be released on February 11, 2022 via Décor records.

“Past the Shadows,” is out today, Dec 9th (digital), accompanied by a music video. The song sees the band digging deep into their retro-soul roots with lush horns and strings, evoking a timeless soul groove.

“This is one of the earliest songs I wrote for the session,” says guitarist and songwriter Willy Vlautin. “I was thinking about that self-destructive dream of never having to live like anyone else, of not having to be a part of regular society. That pull of living like a vampire, the romance of it, the freedom of it, but also the darkness of it, and the unattainability of it. We wanted the song to be a seduction itself, easy and catchy, warm and velvety but underneath is a world of scars and failure. Amy’s voice really draws you in and Cory’s string and horn arrangement creates the sonic world that I always pictured was New Orleans, where in the heat of the day you sleep and hide and recover and it’s only after sundown that the pull of the night life calls you out again.

Video here:

The video for “Past The Shadows” was shot in Portland, Oregon by Greg Schmitt and edited by Zach Jones at the band’s rehearsal space featuring all members of the band.

THE SEA DRIFT TRACKLISTING

1. Little Earl

2. Kid Codeine

3. Drowning In Plain Sight

4. All Along The Ride

5. Lynette’s Lament

6. Hold Me Slow

7. Surfers In Twilight

8. Past The Shadows

9. This Ain’t No Getaway

10. Saved From The Sea

11. The Gulf Drift Lament

More on The Delines + The Sea Drift:

The Delines  are the result of the musical collaboration and friendship of Willy Vlautinand Amy Boone, an opportunity for Willy to continue writing his mini-narrative songs that he gained notoriety for as the frontman of the alt-country group Richmond Fontaine through a new voice and perspective offered by Amy. In addition to being a songwriter, Willy is an acclaimed novelist. Two of his six novels, Lean On Pete and The Motel Lifehave been adapted into feature films, so it’s no wonder that his newest material has such a visually evocative and cinematic mood. Describing Willy’s songwriting style, Amy writes “I think the songs on The Sea Drifthave the kind of ‘realness’ that Tony Joe White was after - romantic realism,” adds Amy. “When Willy would talk to me about his new batch of songs set on the Gulf Coast I remember thinking, ‘is he talking about The Delines' next record or is he writing a screenplay?’"

The cinematic feel showcased on The Sea Drift is bolstered by the rich, warm instrumentation throughout the album. Cory Gray’s keyboard, string, and horn arrangements serve as the musical core while being backed by soul bass supreme Freddy Trujillo and jazz drummer Sean Oldham. On The Sea Drift. The Delines once again partnered with John Morgan Askew who produced their 2014 debut Colfaxwhich evoked a beat-up Dusty Springfield and a weary Rickie Lee Jones, making over a dozen top ten year-end lists. Askew again produced 2019’s The Imperial which spent two weeks topping the UK Official Americana charts and lead to two sold-out tours. The Sea Drift picks up where both previous albums left off, further refining the country soul that the band has become known for.

The Sea Drift is the first new material recorded by The Delines since Amy Boone was in a horrific car accident in 2016 that hospitalized her for multiple years and delayed the completion of their 2019 album The Imperial until Amy was able to stand on her own two feet again to finish recording the already mostly completed record. There was a period of time during Amy’s long recovery in which Willy was unsure Amy would want to continue on with the band after the immense physical and mental toll of her injuries, but Amy has a fighter’s spirit, and as soon as she could, she was ready to get back in the saddle and record another album with the band. Speaking of her contributions to the album, Willy said “‘The Sea Drift’ sessions were also the first time since Amy had been injured that she felt strong and confident in the studio, and you can really hear it on this record. There’s strength to her voice, the strength of someone who’s overcome a lot of trauma and pain.”

The music of The Delines is clearly rooted in the past, as Willy and Amy have bonded over their shared love of soul and country songwriters from the 60s like Tony Joe White and Bobbie Gentry, but what makes this album so special is how it manages to evoke these voices from eras gone by without ever sounding stayed or overly traditional. Speaking to the inspiration for this record, Willy said “The idea for the ‘The Sea Drift’ began with Amy and my mutual love of Tony Joe White. We used to have conversations about his records and she’d always joke, ‘Just write me ‘Rainy Night in Georgia.’ Jesus, what a tall order, but I guess in my own way I started trying.”

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“Majestic… Boone’s smoky vocals fit the desperation of Vlautin’s mini–dramas perfectly, the band’s country–soul swing evocatively solid.” Q – 4 Stars ****

“Boone’s rich, Rickie Lee Jones–meets–Chrissie Hynde voice is the careworn bedrock upon which these bruised, dynamics–rich songs depend. There’s no mistaking it’s pedigree.” MOJO - 4 Stars ****

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