Song in Sevenths

by Aleutian Drift

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Over a brooding bass and (slightly more hopeful) guitar gestures and washes, the single, Song in Sevenths, reflects on a life lived on the wrong side of the seven deadly sins. The song also pays tribute to the significance of the number seven within other human sufferings, including the Seven Years War, and (tragically) the seven ordinary days of the week.

Song in Sevenths is the third single to be released ahead of the full-length album, The Citadel.

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Song in Sevenths

I’ve turned every success into a coin
that I will easily trade in for your affirmation
And I’ve wrapped my arms so tightly around my house
That all I own is my only consolation

I’ve wished to see you suffer and succumb
I’ve desired to see you writhe in humiliation
And I’ve wanted everything you’ve ever had All your accolades given by persuasion

I’ve dreamed of hot fingers and lavish tongues I’ve mainlined with Aphrodite
And I’ve filled my drawers and chests with what I’ve pawned And dreamed of what my world might be

Seven days to excise, to reconcile Seven mirrors to look through, to you Seven years of war and strife
Seven moments I can remember Seven crimes define my life
Seven smiles to hide behind Seven years to a ceasefire Seven chances that I’ve lost

Now I will not rise ‘til well past three
My chamber’s so more to me than honest labor
And if you give me help when I backslide
I very much doubt that I will return the favor

Seven days to excise, to reconcile Seven mirrors to look through, to you Seven years of war and strife
Seven moments I can remember Seven crimes define my life
Seven smiles to hide behind Seven years to a ceasefire Seven chances that I’ve lost

©2024 Aleutian Drift

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released March 1, 2024
Recorded at Drum Farm Studio - Menomonie, WI
Produced by Aleutian Drift
Engineered by Steve Norwick
Mixed by John Richardson
Mastered by Jackson Dols
Released by Farm to Label Records
Release Date: 03/2024

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Aleutian Drift Madison, Wisconsin

Aleutian Drift is a four-piece built on the foundations of late 70s to mid-eighties era punk, and expressed through post- punk sonic washes and melodic song arcs. Drawing influence from such seminal acts as Joy Division, Bauhaus, and Sonic Youth, as well as Radiohead and Interpol, AD finds its place in resonance as revolution, dissonance as dissidence, and seismic pulse as subaltern power. ... more

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