Drift Wood Miracle make the holiday very merry and especial indeed. The young men of music hailing from Durham, NC break out another sonic boom birthed from the echo chambers of their combined hearts. The Earology Dept is thrilled to premiere the band’s Christmas present to their dear fans (me included). My Condition, is the equivalent of a pound of osmium wrapped around a beloved’s velveteen and feather soft kisses.
As a band, comprised of Jack Chapman (lead guitar), Keir Schwarze (bass), Alex Phillips (drums, vocals) and Bryan Diver (rhythm guitar, vocals and keys), they find ways to mix their unique brand of subtle indie pop rock with a nuanced bitter-sweetness, it stirs up the conventional milieu of songcraft and replaces it with surprise aplenty and benevolent lyricism.
On first listen the high-energy on display will draw you in and lead vocalist Byran Diver’s emotive tone seals the deal. And with the palpable and totally tectonic drum-work and enough bootylicious bass play to warrant an NG-17 rating this single will do things to you you’ll want to hear (and feel) again.
So, if your ears were converted by the Cuidadé EP (2011) and The 21st LP (2013) then with My Condition they’ll remain faithful followers of DWM well into 2014 and beyond. And yes, it’s a gift, i.e., FREE DOWNLOAD. Peace.
My Condition Lyrics:
Two highways one car
Two people, still one car
And there’s a stranger
Sitting next to me
I’m losing faith in security
Maybe I, Maybe I, Maybe I’m falling x2
Hey say, say, say, What’s it gonna say
Is it going to breath fire like a dragon or hiss like a snake?
I’m ill prepared
I’m sickly and scared
I’ve got no intentions of getting better
Maybe I, Maybe I, Maybe I’m falling
And maybe I, Maybe I, Maybe I’m falling
I’m reduced to a whisper
Like a shadow inside my head
Its pushing on the volume
I feared may wake the dead
My mother says take the meds
And I have no affliction
What goes on inside my head is my condition.
Written by Bryan Diver, Co-written by Alex Phillips