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Calm Before the Storm

by Gwythaints

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Calm Before the Storm—the debut single from Gwythaints (pronounced "gwih-thaints")—is a slow-burn alt-rock ballad that pays homage to the 90s grunge era. The song begins with a chorused-out electric guitar recalling Soundgarden’s Black Hole Sun, as front-man Adam Sweeney’s plaintive vocal and pizzicato strings foreshadow a cinematic build on the horizon. The full band drops in the second verse, kicking the track into middle gear replete with grand piano and a string ensemble as Sweeney sings “you my love / were like a drug / coursing through my very veins / high as fuck / intangible / only an illusion in my brain.” The vocals increase in urgency as the song crescendos into a bombastic second chorus, after which the strings swell orchestrally over an anthemic unhinged guitar solo that finishes out the track.

Calm Before the Storm was produced and engineered by Patrick Tetreault (Laura Gibson, The Features), mixed by Grammy award-winner Craig Alvin (Kacey Musgraves, Kathleen Edwards) and mastered by Grammy award-nominee Pete Lyman (Weezer, Brandi Carslile, Panic! At the Disco.) The music video (available on YouTube) was directed, filmed and edited by Skye Warden (Abney Park, DK-Zero.)

lyrics

clouds and rain dissipate
sun shines happy for a day
wide awake I take it in
all the sparkles on my skin
I’ve got no time to waste

‘cause pretty soon
phases of the moon
all my life I’ve waxed and waned
pleasure with the pain
it’s on the wind
the moment it begins
I can feel the pressure change

the calm before the storm
calm before the storm

you my love were like a drug
coursing through my very veins
high as fuck
intangible
only an illusion in my brain
you left just as you came

a hurricane that bears your name
forgotten like the cycle of the news
a history we’re doomed to repeat
a losing streak
oh, but for the moment we’re seduced

the calm before the storm
calm before the storm
calm before the storm
the storm
calm before the storm
the storm
the storm
storm

credits

released November 12, 2022
"Calm Before the Storm" written by Adam Sweeney and Tim Karplus
Produced & Engineered by Patrick Tetrault
Mixed by Craig Alvin
Mastered by Pete Lyman

Musicians:
Adam Sweeney - electric guitar, vocals
Tim Karplus - electric guitar, vocals
Joe Mengis - drums
Andre Zapata - bass
Julian Kosonovic - cello
Jean Mastaler - violin / viola

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Gwythaints Portland, Oregon

Named after fearsome birds of wrath from obscure Welsh high fantasy, Gwythaints meld wall-of-guitar alt-rock power with cinematic pop production and lyrically charged poetic angst.

Their debut album "There Is No In Between" mixed by Grammy award-winner Craig Alvin lands in early 2023.

Nesting in Portland, Oregon.
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