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Dirty Wings

Strongest Drug - single

Strongest Drug

Death Don't Have No Mercy

An upbeat piano pop song about not wanting to share the secrets of your heart

Secrets

my 5th album, produced by Nahuel Bronzini in Berkeley, CA.
An album inspired by loss and love, grief and acceptance.
Sometimes we speak with the spirits or essences of things that are no longer here.
They may not be able to listen, but we can still speak.

Tidal Wave

A sequel to one of my earliest songs, Navigator, this one is about living less than a mile from the San Andreas fault and looking back at what brought me there and what frontier means when you've reached the edge of a continent.
lyrics
I went all the way west til I hit the blue

Had to get to land’s end then start anew

Don’t remember anymore what I thought I’d find

But I’m 30 years closer to the other side


Of the faultline

Sugar, I’m a salt mine

Maybe this is all I'm every gonna be

Steady to a fault, I’m breaking at the same time

Came out of the flame, I’m ashes on the sea


Well, my father said “Run from the shaky ground

Better do as I did, turn yourself around”

Dad, I never had the need to settle down

Didn’t blame ya then, don’t blame ya now


For the faultline

Running through the faultline

Way below the wall, I'm tunneled underneath

Waiting for a chance, I’m patient like a landmine

Not the way I planned, I’m always gonna be...


Perpetually in motion

Chasing the sea change

Dying to be growing

Going up in flame


Show me the last place here to see the setting sun

Future island on the other side of highway one

As it tears away slow like a summer night

I can watch you letting go from the other side



Of the faultline

Knowing it was all mine

Slowing to a crawl, I’m struggling to breathe

It isn’t your fault, I’m guarded like a vault,

I’m burning down the wall, I’m ashes on the sea



Ashes on the sea

(Perpetually in motion)

Ashes on the sea

(Chasing the sea change)

Ashes on the sea

(Dying to be growing)

Ashes on the sea

(Falling all the same)
credits
released January 1, 2023
Words & music: Drew Pearce and Jason Roberts

Drew Pearce: vocals
Gawain Mathews: guitars, bass, keyboard
Kyle Caprista: drums
Leah Jones: harmony vocals
Emilie Rohrbach: harmony vocals

Recorded and mixed by Gawain Mathews

Album artwork: Jade Cohen

The Other Side Of The Faultline

escape velocity(original track by mark bush)

guitar reds and blues (for scott m.)(original track by mark bush)

just another player piano (original track by mark bush)

Point Less (original track by mark bush)

Nothing We Can Do

Hello, we’re an acoustic rock trio based in Sonoma County, California. If you’re a fan of Wilco, Gillian Welch & David Rawlings, Crowded House, Waxahatchee, Big Thief or Counting Crows, you might dig what we do. 

As singer-songwriter for the band Darrington, Drew Pearce was part of the SF music scene that orbited around the Bazaar Cafe in the early 00s. After releasing the record "Heat Change Vapor + Snow" in 2002, Drew started hosting a house concert series to present indie musicians  in  living rooms and listening spaces around the SF Bay Area. After lockdowns, the series turned into backyard music parties known as the Secret Song Club. 

In 2016, Drew got inspired to record again with the help of musician/producers Jeff Campbell and Gawain Mathews on the track Fight or Flight. In 2022, he recorded an album called Voices from the Satellite with some of his favorite bay area musicians, including Kyle Caprista, Meredith Edgar, Amie Penwell, Francesca Lee, Leah Jones, Lynn Asher, Jason Roberts, Emilie Rohrbach, and Audrey Scout. In 2024, he met Lindsey McFarland through the Hopmonk Sebastopol open mic scene and began performing in Sonoma County venues as the band Late But Ready.

Lindsey McFarland is a soulful singer and acoustic guitarist known for heartfelt performances that blend unique covers with an authentic, personal touch. With a natural talent for reimagining songs and a love for acoustic simplicity, Lindsey thrives on making music a shared experience, whether she's playing solo or jamming with friends.

At just 16 years old, Rio McFarland is already a seasoned bassist with talent and versatility that span genres and styles. From the rhythmic pulse of rock and reggae to the intricate melodies of jazz, classical, and bluegrass music, Rio brings a unique voice to every performance. Starting on bass at the age of 11, Rio quickly fell in love with the instrument’s ability to bridge rhythm and harmony. Inspired by legends across multiple genres and decades, Rio infuses every note with passion and precision, whether playing the electric bass with a driving groove or the upright bass with a warm, resonant tone.

The Other Side Of The Faultline

Late But Ready

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