Red Bird

Tracklist
1. Red Bird
2. Synergy
3. The Danger of Alignment
4. Remaining in a Constant State of Discomfort

This album is best listened to in a quiet space on your best set of headphones.

From soaring guitar lines, complex rhythms and ambient soundscapes, “Red Bird,” demonstrates the vastness of metal music, taking influence from Caspian, Cloudkicker, The Contortionist and more. Traditionally grouped into progressive metal and djent, the quartet has made a conscious effort to transcend all conventions and constraints that factor into production, songwriting and image of those genres. Leaving behind direct-in guitar recording, programmed drums and in-house mixing/mastering, all four members performed and critiqued the album, creating the most organic and truest form of the band yet. “Red Bird” evokes cathartic feelings of love, growth and uncertainty, and being that it’s instrumental, it encourages the listener to create their own narratives in the music.

credits

released April 21, 2017

Outrun the Sunlight is Austin Peters, Cody McCarty, Connor Grant and Pedro Villegas.

Red Bird was written and arranged between 2014 and 2016 by Austin with additional writing by Connor.

Drums performed by Pedro on August 6, 2016 at Audiotree Studios in Chicago, engineered by Rick Fritz.

Bass & guitars performed by Connor, Cody, and Austin, August 7, 13 & 14, 2016 at Populous Chicago, engineered by Kevin Frytz.

Auxiliary guitars recorded by Austin Peters in his home studio.

This album was mixed August 2016 thru January 2017 by Auré Pereira at Flatcurve Studios in Metz, France.

Red Bird was mastered January 30, 2017 by Rick Fritz at Audiotree Studios.

Original watercolors commissioned by Stephen Sloan, photographed by Kirsten Miccoli.

Ⓟ & © 2017 Outrun the Sunlight. Released independently.