New Music Alert: Skullcrusher's "Song For Nick Drake"

 

I've never seen a live in-person set by Skullcrusher. I've only seen them via my computer screen. I happened to come across the band early in the pandemic during an online music festival called Cancelled Fest. When I saw the name, I figured they were a punk band. Was I mistaken! After the initial shock of hearing a singer-songwriter, I became entranced with the music. I later caught a solo set during Echo Park Rising.

The band has a song dedicated to the singer-songwriter Nick Drake out. The song has the same dreamy vocals and tunes that initially drew me to this band.

Here's what was written on an Instagram post about the song:

I wrote this song while reflecting on moments in my life that feel most intertwined with Nick Drake’s music. I was thinking about how music is the only art form (at least for me) that becomes one with my memories in a really distinct way. When I remember moments from my hometown I think of Nick. I think of walking & taking the train to the city & listening to his albums. Moments that would otherwise be mundane & routine are now bonded with someone else’s art. I think about that as a maker as well. How something I share might become woven into someone else’s life in a way I will never know or understand. That thought sometimes feels overwhelming for me but also cool. It’s really my homage to music & the times I’ve felt most connected to it. 

We all relate to this sentiment? For me, maybe it isn't as classy a musician as Nick Drake, but when I hear Red Red Wine by UB40, I remember driving through San Luis Obispo on a dark rainy night.

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