Ashton Irwin, drummer of the pop-rock quartet 5 Seconds of Summer (5SOS), released his second solo album, BLOOD ON THE DRUMS. The album is available HERE.
The latest single “The Canyon,” and the opening track of the new album begins with a lilting, reggae-infused sound before it builds into a frenzied climax and then evolves into a warm, multi-tracked psychedelia reminiscent of 1970s Laurel Canyon. Lyrically, the song addresses the epidemic of male suicide under its dynamic sound.
“‘The Canyon’ is potentially the cornerstone of the record conceptually and for me as a human being,” says Irwin. “It taps into breaking the chain: the son of an addict or the son of a gambler or the son of an alcoholic, or whatever your experience in life may be. It explores the concept of ‘am I able to become my own man? Am I able to escape what my father was? Am I able to make my apple fall far from the tree?’ It addresses the times when the depression of the monotony of life can set in, and you’re fighting to retain your inner fire and motivation to live.”
The video for “The Canyon” out this Friday is the latest visual piece to be released from BLOOD ON THE DRUMS. Irwin encapsulated each of the 16 tracks on the album in a music video and will continue to release them throughout the month of August. “The Canyon” is the fourth video and follows “Straight To Your Heart,” “Breakup” and the title track, “Blood On The Drums.”
Ashton Irwin chose to release BLOOD ON THE DRUMS in two installments, “The Thorns” (Side 1 of the album), consisting of the first eight tracks and “The Roses” (Side 2) which today completes the full album.
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