DRINK THE SEA
debut single
from their forthcoming album
on
Sunyata Records/Sony Music
Drink The Sea a veritable supergroup made up of 4 renowned songwriters with 4 distinct backgrounds release their first ever single, ‘Outside Again.’
Listen to’Outside Again’, a song about love and alienation here: https://linktr.ee/DrinkTheSea
Drink The Sea are:
Peter Buck, the founding guitarist and songwriter for R.E.M. His collaborations with other bands and singer-songwriters spans dozens of albums across 40 years. His collaborations with Drink The Sea member, Barrett Martin, includes work on over 35 albums to date.
Duke Garwood, a revered British singer-songwriter and guitarist who has made multiple solo albums. He has also collaborated on albums with Screaming Trees singer, Mark Lanegan.
Alain Johannes, a Chilean-American producer, multi-instrumentalist, and singer-songwriter who founded the band Eleven. His virtuosic skills have been tapped by several artists including Chris Cornell, PJ Harvey, Queens Of The Stone Age, Them Crooked Vultures, and many others.
Barrett Martin, a Grammy-winning producer who was also a drummer and songwriter for the Seattle band Screaming Trees, as well as the supergroup Mad Season. He formed the instrumental group, Tuatara, with Peter Buck and has worked on over 200 albums as a producer and session musician, playing on albums for R.E.M., Queens Of The Stone Age, Brazilian superstar Nando Reis, and various singer-songwriters.
Lisette Garcia, a Mexican-American percussionist who is married to Barrett Martin and has played on multiple albums from around the world. She has also worked as a song-translator for albums made in South America.
Drink The Sea began three years ago in 2022, when Alain and Barrett jammed at Barrett’s studio in Olympia, WA just to see what kind of magic they could conjure together. Two years later, Barrett and Duke toured together in England and Iceland, before recording additional songs in Reykjavik. Then Barrett, Duke, and Peter met in Sao Paulo to record more songs, which continued with Alain joining them in Joshua Tree to record the final batch of songs. Final production happened at Barrett’s studio in Olympia, WA, and mixing took place in Barcelona, Spain. The result are 22 songs, spread across two debut albums, Drink The Sea I and Drink The Sea II.
Taking their name from a lyric that Duke wrote, the albums were produced and mixed by Barrett and Alain and reflect the members vast experience as songwriters, arrangers, and singers. It also shows a strong world music influence that permeates the music. Although the songs are built around traditional guitar, bass, and drums configurations, the songs also shimmer with the sounds of Arabic oud, Indian sitar, Indonesian gamelans, and various exotic percussions like Brazilian surdo, frame drum, vibraphone, marimba, and kalimba.
Drink The Sea will start touring in the late fall of 2025, and following the release of ‘Outside Again’, a new single will be released every two weeks. The two albums will be released on September 19th and October 3rd, respectively.
