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”Music is communication. What listener and artist have in common, whether they know it or not, is the desire to connect. Communication is what allows that to happen. Something of the artist is revealed and given away in the process and that’s why you end up feeling like you really know your favorite artists. Just as if you were talking to somebody and suddenly the conversation veered into incomprehensibility and you lost track of the meaning, the same often goes for a song. The cumulative effect of each word being delivered to you hitting the mark and being understood again and again have led to some of the best songs ever written. But also, a Dada collage of words, being delivered just the right way can lead you to thrilling results. And that’s songwriting. You can never pin it down. At least, I know I can’t.” -Gus

Here’s an acoustic performance of Dead Swan, a song off Death & Transfiguration, shot in November 2023 on the Oregon Coast.

”Dead Swan was the last song I wrote for Death & Transfiguration. Two days after I finished it, we played our first show in Montreal. On our way down, we got severely lost on a dirt road in the countryside of Quebec. After driving down this road for many miles, we came to a dead end. A large gate blocked the way and attached to it was nothing other than a dead swan, the magnificent creature seemingly placed there as some sort of admonishment of danger. We spun around as fast as we could and sped away from that ill-omened place kicking up dust and rocks as we went.” -Gus

New acoustic video on Friday, or subscribe to the newsletter to watch it now.